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DISTINGUISHED 

SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

OF  OUR  DAY 

CONTAINING 

BIOGRAPHIES  of  PROMINEMT  AMERICANS 

NOW  LIVING 


NOTEWORTHY   AS    HAVING   ACHIEVED    SUCCESS    IN   THEIR   CHOSEN 

AVOCATIONS  IN  THE  VARIOUS  CIVIL,  MILITARY,  EDUCATIONAL, 

RELIGIOUS,  INDUSTRIAL,  COMMERCIAL  AND  OTHER  LINES  OF 

HUMAN  EFFORT— MEN  OF  THOUGHT  AND  MEN  OF  ACTION 

WHO   HAVE   BEEN   EFFECTIVE  IN  THE  ESTABLISHMENT 

AND     MAINTENANCE     OF     OUR     COMMONWEALTH, 

PROMINENT  CITIZENS  IN  ALL  WALKS  OF  LIFE 

WHO    ARE    REALLY    THE 

FOUNDERS,  MAKERS  AND  BUILDERS  OF  OUR  GREAT  REPUBLIC 

AS  MANIFESTED  IN  AMERICA'S  GREAT   INSTITUTIONS  OF  FINANCE, 

COMMERCE  AND  TRADE,  AND  ITS  UNPARALLELED  PROGRESS 

IN   EDUCATION,    LITERATURE,   ART,    SCIENCE   AND   IN 

THE   DEVELOPMENT    OF    OUR   NATION    IN    ALL 

LINES    OF   HUMAN    ENDEAVOR. 


Edited  from 

STANDARD  BIOGRAPHICAL  WORKS 
and  original  sources. 


One  thing  is  forever  good; 
That  one  thing  is  Success. 

— Emerson. 


CHICAGO,  ILL. 
SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

1912. 


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Lives  of  great  men  all  remind  us 
We  can  make  our  lives  sublime 

And,  departing,  leave  behind  us 
Footprints  on  the  sands  of  time. 


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EDITIONS  OF  THIS  WORK. 


PREFACE 

OUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  is  thoroughly 
^  National,-  covering  every  part  of  the  United 
States,  and  puts  in  enduring  form  something  of  the 
history  of  great  American  merchants,  manufacturers, 
railroad  builders  and  other  great  men  who  have 
played  an  important  part  in  the  country's  history. 
It  is  not  insisted  that  the  work  is  fully  comprehen 
sive,  but  it  is  thought  that  it  occupies  a  place  of  im 
portance  in  a  field  which  has  not  heretofore  been 
occupied. 

This  most  admirable  collection  of  contemporary 
biography  of  America's  foremost  leaders  of  life  and 
thought  will  be  an  invaluable  acquisition  to  the 
world's  libraries  and  historical  archives.  The 
sketches  of  the  leaders  of  life  and  thought  now  at  the 
helm  of  America's  Ecclesiastical,  Civil,  Military, 
Industrial  and  Commercial  lines  of  human  activity 
have  been  selected  with  the  greatest  of  care  from 
current  historical  works  and  publications  and  from 
various  other  sources.  As  Builders  and  Merchants 
they  have  built  cities  and  illumined  the  marts  of 
trade ;  in  the  field  of  science  and  medicine  they  have 


obtained  great  prominence;  in  the  arena  of  states 
manship  they  have  produced  men  of  thought  and 
men  of  action,  while  at  the  bar  and  in  the  admini 
stration  of  Justice  they  have  shown  erudition  and 
wisdom.  As  clergymen,  educators  and  lecturers  they 
have  occupied  high  places;  and  as  musicians,  com 
posers,  artists,  authors  and  poets  they  have  contrib 
uted  profusely  to  social  life. 

This  volume  is  submitted  to  the  public  in  the 
confidence  that  the  careers  herein  described  will  be 
found  stimulating  to  patriotism;  and  a  potent  factor 
in  cheering  and  inspiring  the  efforts  of  rising  gen 
erations. 


INDEX 


Abbott,   Edwin    M 128 

Abbott,    Frederick 40 

Abernethy,  Alonzo 437 

Abney,  John   Rutledge. 147 

Adams,  Charles  Frederick. .  .243 

Adams,  Francis  A 273 

Adams,  Jay  Elmer 579 

Adams,   Marion  A 243 

Adams,    Samuel    Shugert. .  .  .243 

Adams,  William   C.  T 491 

Adreon,  Edward  Lawrence.  .421 

Ahern,  William  B 190 

Aigner,  Martin 222 

Aiken,  Wyatt 67 

Ailshie,  James  Franklin 346 

Albertson,  Charles  Carroll. .  .372 

Albin,    John    Henry 607 

Albright,  Isaac  H 147 

Allen,  Charles  Herbert 394 

Allen,  Frederick  Hobbes 184 

Allen,    George    H 598 

Allen,  Henry  Tureman 186 

Allen,   John   Jervis 244 

Allison,  Henry  Hearten 103 

Ambler,  Benjamin  Mason... 345 

Ameiss,  Frederick  C 429 

Amey,  Harry  Burton 620 

Amidon,  Charles  Fremont. .  .245 

Anderson,    Charles    W 183 

Anders-  n,  James  H 642 

Anderson,  Winslow 245 

Andrews,  Lucius  C 385 

Andrus,  John  Emory 336 

Ansel,  M.  F 246 

Appel,  John  Bridge 614 

Appel,   Peter 184 

Armstrong,   Harry  Gloster..200 

Armitage,  Thomas  L.  F 616 

Armstrong,  Aur^lius  L 599 

Arnette,    V.    Glenn 114 

Arnquist,    Otto   W 248 

Ashmead,    Henry    G 586 

Aycock,  Charles  B 227 

Avery,    Alphonso    C 405 

Ayres,   I-rvin  W 180 

Babbott,  Frank  Lusk 171 


Baggett,  John  Robert 622 

Bailey,    Edward 162 

Bailey,  Frank 172 

Bailey,  Mark  Trafton 561 

Bailey,  Warren  Worth 158 

Baird,  Richard  Loper 370 

Baker,   Bernard  N 348 

Baker,  James  Hutchins 476 

Baker,  Robert  Breckenridge.564 

Bakke,  Dyre  B 611 

Balch,  Galusha  Burchard. .  .  .397 
Ballou,   Walter  Seymour ...  .246 

Banks,     Charles 348 

Barbour,  John  Baxter 117 

Barclay,  William  Franklin  ..  .473 
Barhydt,  Theodore  Wells. .  .  .434 

Barnard,  Charles 388 

Barnes,  Vischer  Vere 563 

Barnes,   William,   Jr 247 

Barry,  William  Wesley 605 

Barton,  Edgar  R 608 

Baruch,  Emanuel  de  Marnay.228 

Bascom,   Florence 208 

Bassettt,  Carroll  Phillips 548 

Beardsley,  Morris   Beach.... 465 

Becker,  Philip  August 399 

Bell,    Alfred    W 187 

Bell,   George  W 79 

Bell,  James  Dana 248 

Bell,   James    Stroud 606 

Beltzhoover,  F.   E 350 

Belzner,  Theodore 375 

Benecke,    Louis 247 

Bennett,  Charles  G 622 

Bentley,  Harry  T 47 

Benze,   Gustav  Adolph 609 

Berliner,  Emile 248 

Berry,  James  Henderson. ..  .249 
Beyer,  Samuel  Walker. ..... .249 

Bibb,  John   M 38 

Bierkamp,  William 250 

Bigarel,    Frank    D 113 

Birrell,  Henry 220 

Bissonnet,  George  E 509. 

Bitting,  William  Coleman.  .  .  .428 
Blackader,  Alexander  D 531 


II 


INDEX 


Blackman,  Wilbur  Fisk 250 

Blackmer,  Lucian  Richmond. 396 

Blair,  Robert  W 554 

Blomfield,  Sidney  J 417 

Boarman,  Aleck 508 

Boas,  Emil  Leopold 435 

Bodine,  Samuel  Taylor 156 

Boeschenstein,  Charles 512 

Bogart,  John  Bion 393 

Bogert,  Walter  Lawrence ....  127 

Bohmer,  John  George 412 

Bolton,  J.  Gray 544 

Bonynge,  Robert  W 275 

Booth,   David  S... 83 

Boothby,    Frederic    E 392 

Bopp,  Charles  W 251 

Bostwick,   Arthur   E 514 

Boswell,  Russell  Thomas 484 

Boughton,  Daniel  H 615 

Bouton,    Arthur    Frisbe^ 486 

Bovard,  Freeman  D 363 

Bowron,  Robert  Henrv 75 

Boynton,  Edward  Briggs 141 

Bradbury.  William  Fvothing- 

ham 251 

Breitung,  Edward 457 

Brennan,  Martin  S 606 

Brenner,  Victor  David 221 

Brevoort,  James  Renwick 452 

Brewster,  Eugene  V 1 76 

Breyfogel,  Sylvanus  C 182 

Briscoe,  John  Parran 408 

Brittain,  John  E 236 

Britton,    Roy    F 614 

Brock,   Robert   Alonzo 251 

Brooker,  Charles  F 253 

Brooks,  Edward  F 87 

Brooks,  Edward  Ulysses  A..  .241 

Brooks,   Floyd   W 337 

Brothers,  Samuel  F 123 

Brown,  Augustus  Cleveland.  130 

Brown,   Benjamin   F 187 

Brown,  Earl  Wesley Ill 

Brown,  Elmer  Ellsworth. ..  .252 

Brown,  Frank 112 

Brown,  George 253 

Brown,  George  McLaren. ...  168 

Brown,  George  Warren 454 

Brown,    John    B 487 

Brown,  James  A 618 

Brown,  James  Curns 118 

Brown,   John   D 253 

Brown,  Philip  King 284 


Brown,  Roland  Graeme 48 

Brown,  Thomas  Jefferson 254 

Brown,  William  Listen 492 

Brush,  Charles  Francis 482 

Bryan,  Enoch  Albert 339 

Bryant,  Wilson  J 116 

Buchanan,  J.   P 254 

Buchanan,  John  Ross 88 

Buckles,  Abraham  Jay 255 

Buford,  F.  G 601 

Bull,   Henry  Adsit 178 

Bulson,  Albert  E 256 

Burchard,  John  Ely 577 

Burke,  Maurice  Francis 255 

Burkett,  Charles  William. ..  .257 

Burnett,  William  H.  C 420 

Burns,   Louis   N 434 

Burpee,  Washington  Atlee..l43 

Burrage,  Albert  Cameron 257 

Burrows,  Lansing 496 

Burton,  George  Dexter 258 

Burton,  Hiram  Rodney 258 

Butler,  Hugh 520 

Butz,  George  Samuel 130 

Byrnes,  James  Williamson.  .436 

Byron-Curtiss,  Arthur  L 132 

Caille,    Auguste     Arthur. ..  .443 

Calderhead,   William   A 414 

Caldwell,  John  Curtis 353 

Calhoun,    John    Caldwell. ..  .516 

Calkins,    George    C 189 

Callahan,    Ethelbert 259 

Camden,  Johnson   N 441 

Campbell,  John  Shaw 259 

Candler,  John   Slaughter. ..  .260 

Carey,  Robert  D 185 

Carl,   S.   C 191 

Carpenter,    Philip 385 

Carpenter,  William  Henry.. 596 

Carr,    Clarence    A 358 

Carr,  Julian  S 569 

Carrel,  M.  Drew 490 

Carrington,    Augustus    B....389 

Carson,   John    Fleming 188 

Carson,   John    Miller 319 

Carter,  John  Ridgely 575 

Carter,  Solon  Augustus 259 

Gary,  William  Joseph 224 

Cassedy,  William  Fraser. .  .  .615 

Cassel,  Henry  Burd 596 

Chadbourne,  Thomas  L 490 

Carter,  Solon  Augustus 259 

Chalenor,  Louis  E 105 


INDEX 


III 


Chamberlain,  John  Thomas..  79 
Chambers,  Walter  Boughton211 

Chancellor,    Eustathius 499 

Chandler,    William    M 260 

Chancy,  John  C 263 

Charlton,    George   James....  130 

Chester,    Frank    Dyer 456 

Childs,  James  Edmund 155 

Childs,  Thomas   Spencer. ..  .260 
Chittenden,   Hiram    Martin.. 261 

Chute,  Horatio  Nelson 474 

Clare,  Israel  Smith 142 

Clark,   Elias   S 262 

Clark,  E.  M 262 

Clark,  George  W 485 

Clarke,  Charles  W 314 

Clearwater,  Alphonso  T 600 

Clemens,  William  M 585 

Cline,  Cyrus 378 

Clover,  George  Frederick. .  .  .391 

Cochrane,  Alexander 481 

Coffin,  Henry  N 263 

Cole,    Cornelius 263 

Collier,  George  Kirby 80 

Collins,  Chester  L 193 

Collins,  J.  Ross 237 

Collins,  William  W 73 

Connelly,    Everett 264 

Connors,   Maurice   S 238 

Converse,  John  H 115 

Conwell,  Russell  H 505 

Cook,  Fayette  L 486 

Cook,    Thomas    A 344 

Cook,  Thomas  B 349 

Cooke,   Abbot     S 604 

Coons,  Edward  Sherwood.  .  .381 
Corinth,  Albert  Bonafon.  . . .  106 

Coshow,  Oliver  P 556 

Coughlin,  Robert  Emmet ....  95 

Coulter,  John   Merle 459 

Covert,  John  C 502 

Coyle,  Robert  M 144 

Craig,    John    Guthrie 543 

Crawford,  David  Francis....  34 

Creighton,  George  W 97 

Gulp,  John  M 64 

Cunningham,   John    L 209 

Curran,  Richard  J 35 

Curry,  Elmer  W.  B 243 

Curtis,    Bracey 356 

CushingJ.    Stearns 617 

Cutler,  James  G 262 

Cutler,    John    C 264 


Danforth,  Isaac  Mosely 336 

Daniel,  W.  W 152 

Dannemiller,  Edward 86 

Darnall,   George   D 194 

Davis,    Charles    Henry 597 

Davis,    Gilbert   Asa 446 

Davis,  Irby  D 546 

Daw,   George  Weidman 613 

Debevoise,  Thomas  McElrath  77 

Decker,   Oliver  John 122 

Decker,  William  N 353 

Deems,  Edward  Mark 264 

Denegre,   Walter  D 495 

Denn,iston,    Henry    Martyn..265 

Detmer,  Julian  Francis 196 

Devanter,  Willis  Van 223 

Dinkins,    James 294 

Ditson,   Charles   Healy 475 

Dittenhoefer,    Abram    J 139 

Dixon,  B.  F 342  and  346 

Dixon,  Lincoln 265 

Dohan,  Edward  George 559 

Donnelly,  Charles  H 266 

Donovan,  John   J 644 

Donovan,  Joseph  W 266 

Dortch,    Josiah    H 193 

Doster,  William  E 165 

Dougherty,  C.  Bow 162 

Dougherty,   Hugh 582 

Douglas,   Walter 70 

Douglas,   William   Lewis.... 347 

Downing,  Joseph  R 140 

Draper,  Charles  A 60 

Draper,    William    H 395 

Dreer,    Edwin    Greble 221 

Drexel,  George  W.  Childs...  164 

Duane,  James  May 87 

Duell,  Charles  Holland 266 

Duff,  Thomas   196 

Dunn,  Horace  B 598 

Dunn,  Reuben  Wesley 114 

Dunton,  Minnie   Priest 402 

Dyer,  Charles 462 

Dyer,    George    Rathbone. . .  .587 

Eakins,  Thomas 567 

Edwards,    David    M 555 

Eaton,   Levi  F 409 

Echlin,    Henry    Magifford.  .  .362 

Ehrhardt,  Frederick  C 267 

Ellis,   DeLancey   Montrose..   55 

Ellis,    Edgar    Clarence 266 

Ellis,  Edward  E 100 

Elrod,   Morton  John 42 


IV 


INDEX 


Eisner,  John 506 

Elton,  Thomas  J 107 

Emery,  Walter   E ,  37 

Enricht,   Louis 210 

Ensign.J.  D 267 

Erlanger,  Mitchell  L 84 

Estes,  William  Lawrence 268 

Evans,  Britton  Duroc 45 

Evans,  George  E 39 

Evarts,  Allen  W 157 

Everman,  John  W 156 

Everts,  Silas  E 187 

Eyman,  Frank  P 65 

Eyre,  Wilson 132 

Faber,  John   Eberhard 476 

Fahnestock,  Allen  Lewis 463 

Fairbanks,  Charles  Warren.. 268 

Fales,    Charles    Sumner 78 

Farlow,   William   G 588 

Farmer,  William  M 269 

Farquhar,  Fergus  G 117 

Farnsworth,  Chas.  Stewart.,  42 

Faulkner,  Charles  James 269 

Fell,   Thomas 610 

Felton,  Samuel  Morse 133 

Ferguson,  James  Atkinson..  92 

Fernald,  James   C 478 

Field,  Archelaus  G 354 

Field,  D.  M 351 

Finck,   Edward   Bertrand 348 

Finley,  John  Huston 270 

Fisher,  Irving 270 

Fitch,  James  Seely 444 

Fleischmann,  Julius 612 

Flint,  Charles  Ranlett 507 

Floaten,  A.  H 487 

Floy,  Henry   192 

Focht,    Benjamin    K 231 

Foote,   Henry   Gould 612 

Foraker,  Joseph   Benson. ..  .271 
Fordham,  Herbert  Latham.. 225 

Fosdick,    Lucien    John 354 

Foster,  Scott 161 

Fouse,  Levi  Garner 169 

Fowler,   Edward   Payson. .  .  .577 

Fox,  Charles  James 350 

Fox,  Fred  C 97 

Frankel,  Lee  K 359 

Fracker,    George   H 197 

Fraser,  Elisha  Alexander. .  .  .571 

Frazier,  John  Wesley 568 

Frear,  Walter  Francis 198 

French,  Daniel  Chester 341 


French,  George  Hazen 339 

Friedenwald,  J  ulius 98 

Friedrich,  Charles  E 613 

Frohman,  Charles 213 

F"rost,  William  Goodell 561 

Fuller,  William  Oliver 269 

Gaffy,  Loring  E 317 

Gamble,   Daniel    482 

Gannett,  William  H 272 

Cans,    Joseph 194 

Gardiner,  Joseph  Warren... 335 

Garretson,  Arthur  S 451 

Garrison,  Frank  Lynwood. .  .234 
Garrison,  Oliver  Lawrence. .  .426 

Gary,    Elbert    Henry 271 

Gates,  John 199 

Geddes,   William    M 272 

Gehrung,  Eugene  Charles. .  .445 

Geiger,  Jacob 272 

Genest,   Louis  Omer 141 

Giegerich,   Leonard  A 619 

Gilbert,    D.    B 621 

Gilbert,  Richard  Henry 610 

Gilbert,   Newton  W 479 

Giles,  Joseph  S 273 

Gill,  Samuel  Ekin 202 

Gillett,  Hezekiah  M 536 

Gillette,   Clarence    P 244 

Gillis,  Kenneth  C 200 

Glass,  Arthur  Lorenzo 69 

Gobble,   Aaron   Ezra 149 

Godfrey,  Edward  Settle 503 

Golden,  William  Augustine.  .374 
Goodrich,  Joseph  Parshall. .  .407 

Gordon,  Milton  J 181 

Gould,  George  Milbry 274 

Grace,  John  Patrick 468 

Graham,  James  M 46 

Graham,  Loyal  Young 235 

Graham,  W.  A 278 

Grant,  Andrew  J 542 

Grant,  H.  Horace 449 

Grant,  John  P 273 

Gray,  Carl  Raymond 101 

Gray,  Charles  Oliver 537 

Greeley,  Edwin  Seneca 275 

Gre'en,  Ernest  Le  Roy 126 

Greene,  William  Stedman. .  .279 

Greenwood,    Moses,   Jr 439 

Gregg,  William  Henry 447 

Grier,    Thomas    A 548 

Griffin,   Thomas  R 278 

Griggs,  John  M 345 


INDEX 


Gross,   Francis   Anthony. ..  .576 
Grosvenor,  Edwin  Augustus. 281 

Grumme,    August 431 

Gunnison,  Royal  A 323 

Hackstaff,  Alexander  G 382 

Haffen,  Louis  F 57 

Hale,   Eugene 565 

Hale,  Frank  Judson 416 

Hall,  Edward  Channing 49 

Hall,  Frederick  James 373 

Hall,  Granville  Stanley 477 

Hall,  Henry  Clay 74 

Hall,  James  Parker 282 

Halloran,   Patrick  M 80 

Halls,  William,  Jr 204 

Hamlett,    Barksdale 625 

Hammer,  Frederick  0 504 

Hammond,  William  A 596 

Hand,    Alfred 205 

Hanna,  D.  Blythe 90 

Hanrahan,  John  David 494 

Hard,  Anson  Wales 588 

Hardenbergh,    Daniel    B 71 

Hardenbergh,  James  E 56 

Hardesty,   Edmond   C 279 

Hardison,   G.   L 283 

Harker,   Joseph    Ralph 408 

Htrker,   Oliver   Albert 282 

Harris,  John   Andrews 53 

Harris,  W.  John 491 

Harsh,  James   B 281 

Harsh,  Willard  M 52 

Hart,    William    Octave 201 

Hartigan,  William  C 72 

Hartman,  Alexander  W 618 

Hartwich,  Herman 110 

Harvey,   William    M 409 

Hascall,  Wilbur 85 

Haslerud,    Peter    K 76 

Hastings,  Frank  W 203 

Haugen,  Gilbert  N 283 

Hayes,  Doremus  A 575 

Hays,  Charles  Melville 204 

Hayward,  William   C 400 

Head,  Franklin  H 527 

Head,  John   B 284 

Headland,    Isaac    Tavlor....   71 

Heckel,  George  Baugh 125 

Hedge,  Frederic   Henry 283 

Hedinger,  Charles 416 

Heinberg,  Israel 237 

Heinz,  Henry  J 467 

Henry,  Albert  M 403 


Hendry,    James    G 203 

Hering,  Rudolph 412 

Herrick,   Addison    E 284 

Heselton,  George  W 285 

Hesseltine,  E.  Adelbert 290 

Heston,   John   William 351 

Hener,    Harry    Dohrman....  36 

Hicks,  Josiah  D 286 

Hicks,   Thomas    L 138 

Hiddleson,  Clifford  S 285 

Hill,    Edson    George 292 

Hill,    Frank    Pierce 555 

Hill,    James    J 290 

Hill,  John  Fremont 287 

Hill,   John   Weslev 66 

Hill,   Joseph    Morrison 65 

Hill.  Judson  Sudborough. .  .  .289 

Hinds,  Charles  Gilbert 464 

Hinebaugh,  William  H 164 

Hines.   Mrs.  E.  Remington..  53 

Hirschfelder,  Joseph  0 94 

Hitchcock.    Edward 469 

Hoard,   William    Dempster.  .214 

Fohbs,  William   J 373 

Hodges,    Harry   Marsh 209 

Hoffman,    Frank    Sargent. .  .419 

Holbrook.  Charles  C 299 

Holley.    Marietta 153 

Holt,    Et-a^tus    Eueene 64 

Holt,  William  Grattan 165 

Holt.  William  Henry ?10 

Holton.  Henrv  D 210 

Hook.  Charles  The^Hore.  .  .  .547 
Hooner,   Franklin   William... 35 

Hookins,  James  Love 40 

Horn.    Tohn   C 415 

Homer,  Harlan  Hoyt 364 

Hornor.  Wm.  M^cn^erson  ..   89 

Horr,    Georee    Edwin 512 

Ho«ea.  RanVne]  Moore 161 

Hoskins.  William   Horace... 276 
Houofh,  Warwick  Massey. .  .  .425 

Houston,  Joseph  D 5?5 

Howard,  Jnsiah 254 

Howard.    William    Lee 77 

Howell,  Benjamin  Franklin.  .392 

Howell,   Frank  W 280 

Howland,  Lucien  B 101 

Hubbard,  Thomas   Hamlin..213 
Hubbard,  William  Henry. . . .  146 

Hubbell,  William  Stone 212 

Hudgins,   Charles   Buckner..552 


VI 


INDEX 


Hudson,  Charles  1 604 

Hudson,  Charles  R 369 

Hughes,  Charles  Hamilton.  .578 

Hughes,  Louis  C 38 

Hughes,  William  Edgar 214 

Hugo,  Trevanion  W 617 

Hulbert,  Henry  C 82 

Humphrey,Chauncey    Benton  41 

Humphrey,  George  S 415 

Hurd,  Albert  Arthur 118 

Hurlbut,  W.  D 277 

Hurry,  Edmund  Abdy 216 

Hurty,  J.   N 458 

Hyde,  Miles  Goodyear 217 

Hyland,  Aquila  Jackson 61 

Iglehart,   Ferdinand   Cowle..  44 

Iliff,   John    W 456 

Ingersoll,  Raymond  V 46 

Inman,    Samuel    Martin 592 

Intemann,    Ernest    August 

George 215 

Irish,   Edwin   M 278 

Iverson,  Samuel  Gilbert 560 

Jackson,  John  Price 167 

Jackson,   Thomas    E 611 

Jacobson,    William 240 

Jaeggi,    Albert    M 276 

James,  Edward  F 644 

Jenkins,   E.   Fellows 413 

Jenkins,    Oliver    P 76 

Jenkins,  William  Dunbar 34 

Jennings,  T.  Albert 488 

Jepson,  Lowell  E 625 

John,   Sam   W 343 

Johnson,  Ben 226 

Jo|hnson,  Charles  E 629 

Johnson,    Edward   Tracy....   73 

Johnson,  Karl  J 402 

Johnston,  Rienzi  M 72 

Joiner,  George  A 337 

Jones,  Benjamin  Lee 164 

Jones,    David    Newton 608 

Jones,    Paul 68 

Jones,    Richmond    L 94 

Jones,  W.   A.   Fleming 331 

Jones,   Wilie 166 

Joy,  Charles  Frederick 274 

Joyce,    Frank    Melville 510 

Judson,  Frederick  Newton.. 219 

Junghans,    Charles    F 430 

Katz,    Mark    Jacob 502 

Kaufman,  Abraham  Charles. 219 
Keep,  Charles  Hallam 270 


Keifer,  Joseph  Warren 497 

Keller,  Columbus  Alonzo. . .  .570 

Keller,    Herbert    P 470 

Kelley,    Edgar   Stillman 105 

Kellogg,    John    Harvey 410 

Kelly,    John    F 221 

Kelly,   Melville   Clyde 107 

Kelly,  William 220 

Kelsey,  Frederick  Wallace..  59 

Kenan,   Thomas   S 335 

Kendall,  Joseph  Brown 626 

Kendrick,  John  E 178 

Kent,  Charles  W 285 

Kerfoot,    Samuel    Fletcher.  .167 

Kerr,  Mark  Brickell 472 

Kerr,  William  Jasper 280 

Kestler,   Fred 62 

Keyser,    Naaman    Henry....  159 

Kieffer,  Alonzo  Rouse 425 

Kimbrough,   Allen   McC 289 

Kimbrough,    E.    R.    E 289 

Kindred,  John  Joseph 33 

King,   Joseph    Elijah 46 

King,   Morris  K 76 

Kingsbury,  David  Lansing..  67 

Kingsley,  Norman  W 63 

Kinkaid,  Moses  P 38 

Kirchner,    Otto 622 

Kirk,   John   R 288 

Kixmoeller,   Herman  W 640 

Klapp,  James  0 40 

Klar,   Adolph   Julian 51 

Kline,    David    C 68 

Knapp,    Sheppard 584 

Kneule,    Albrecht 230 

Knight,   Harry   French 418 

Knowland,  Joseph   Russell.. 428 

Koch,  Louis  Karen  Jan 620 

Koehler,  Hugo  Arthur 436 

Koontz,  George  W 395 

Kretz,    Hermann 635 

Kroeger,    Ernest    R 524 

Kurtz,  Charles  M 147 

Lacy,  William  H 589 

Ladd,   Eugene   Frederick. ..  .228 

Ladinski,   Louis   J 45 

Lamar,  William  H 287 

Lamb,  Charles  Rollins 83 

Lamb,  George  Harris 160 

Lamb,  James  Hart 106 

Lamb,    John 63 

Lamberton,  John   Porter 173 

Landis,   Charles   1 175 


INDEX 


VII 


Landis,  John   H 288 

Langdon,   Cavour  S 639 

Langdon,  William   H 90 

Langf itt,    Joseph    A 286 

Larpenteur,  Auguste  Louis..   60 

Larrinaga,   Tulio 230 

Latham,    George    Robert 291 

Latrobe,    Ferdinand    C 235 

Lauchheimer,  Charles  H....624 

Lauck,   William  Jett 85 

Lauder,    William 53 

Laughlin,    Julian 47 

Lauterbach,    Edward 592 

Laux,  Jacob 291 

Law,   James   D 134 

Lawrence,  Florus  F 43 

Lawrence,  Robert  M 62 

Lawson,  John  Davison 293 

Lawson,  Victor  Fremont. ..  .233 
Leavitt,    Charles    Wellford..  96 

Leavitt,  Roger 591 

Le  Baron,  John  Francis  P. ..232 

Lee,  Edward  Trumbull 131 

Lee,   Edwin 73 

Leithhead,   Leslie   W 607 

Leslie,  Mrs.  Frank 48 

Leonard,  Charles  Henri..    ..531 
Leutze,    Eugene    Henry   C...292 

Levering,    Joshua 473 

Levi,   Charles   S 138 

Levin,  Judah   L 214 

Levy,  J.    Leonard 61 

Lewis,    Sanford    C 580 

Lewis,    Vivian    M 169 

Lindberg,   Conrad  Emil 381 

Lindeke,  Albert  W 623 

Little,  Joseph  J 634 

Little,   William   N 479 

Lloyd,  James  Tighlman 101 

Lloyd,  John  U 420 

Loeb,  James 233 

Logan,  Robert  Samuel 137 

Lohman,  Henry  William. ..  .441 

Lord,    Livingston    C 399 

Loud,  John  Hermann 115 

Loveland,    Frank    0 292 

Lowell,  Daniel  Ozro  Smith.. 233 
Lowry,   Hiram   Harrison. ..  .421 

Lyon,  A.  Maynard 150 

Lyon,    William    Henry 427 

Maas,    Anthony    J 422 

MacDougall,    Clinton    D 330 

MacFarlane,  Will  C 166 


Macrae,  Donald 321 

Magill,    Lawrence 294 

Main,  James  Porteus 437 

Majette,    Mark    Marsden 234 

Maloney,  Andrew  P 71 

Manchester,    William    C 438 

Mangham,  James  Clarence..  91 

Manning,  James  Henry 84 

Mansfield,  Ira  Franklin 513 

Marcy,  Henry  Orlando 290 

Marks,  Marcus  M 361 

Marpole,    Richard 174 

Martin,  John   H 332 

Martin,   Wesley 486 

Martin,  William  Alex.  P 242 

Mason,  Amos  L 583 

Maxwell,   Guy   Everett 626 

Mayer,  Levy 538 

Maynard,  C.  H 162 

McAfee,    Robert 299 

Mc.Calmont,  Daniel  B 498 

McCawley,    Charles    L 296 

McCleskey,  L.   L 151 

McConchie,    William 460 

McCormick,  Alexander  H...  .638 
McCready,   E.   Bosworth. .  . .  129 

McCurdy,  Charles  W 515 

McDonald,  James  D 141 

McDonough,  John  James . .  .  .295 

McGillivray,  James  J 295 

Mclntyre,  Harry  H 621 

McKee,  William  James 298 

McLin,    B.    E 296 

McMichael,  Charles  B 616 

McMillan,    Frank   G 489 

McNally,  Michael 509 

McNeal,  Joshua  Vansant....  63 

Mead,  Albert  E 296 

Mead,   Elizabeth   Storrs 236 

Mead,  John  Abner 600 

Meek,  P.  Gray 116 

Meeker,  Stephen  Jones 623 

Meighan,    Burton    C 229 

Meinel,    Edward 168 

Mekeel,  Charles  Haviland...  41 

Mellon,  James  Ross 119 

Mellor,  John   H 206 

Mercur,  Rodney  Augustus.  .179 
Merry,  William  Topping. ..  .555 

Merton,    Ernst 335 

Meserve,  Frank  P 331 

Meservey,  Edwin  C 484 

Metcalf,  Edwin  D 239 


VIII 


INDEX 


Metzger,  M.  C 478 

Meyer,    Edwin   John 450 

Michaels,  John  Randolph.  .  .135 
Michener,  Louis  Theodore.  .238 

Migdalski,  Reynold   F 241 

Miles,  Arthur  Wellington. .  .297 

Millard,  Jacob  F 619 

Miller,  Charles 297 

Miller,  D.  M 297 

Miller,  James  A 640 

Miller,  James  Henry 303 

Millikin,   Charles   W 37 

Millsaps,   Reuben   Webster.. 517 

Mishler,    John    D 519 

Moeller,  Herman  Frederick.  .102 

Mottit,  John  T 297 

Moftitt,    Nathaniel    Lyon....419 
Mondell,  Frank  Wheeler. ..  .364 
Montgomery,  Edmund  Dun 
can    355 

Montgomery,  Edward  Em 
met  423 

Montgomery,    William 

Alexander     298 

Moore,  Ernest  R 581 

Morehead,   John    Motley ...  .352 

Morgan,  Charles  Hill 346 

Morgan,  James  Appleton. .  .  .120 
Morgan,  John  Harcourt  A. ..450 
Morgan,  William  Sacheus. .  .390 

Merrill,  Harold  E 74 

Morris,    Effingham    B 54 

Morris,  John  ±< .  L 301 

Morris,    Robert   Tuttle 355 

Morse,  Amos  Addison 112 

Morse,  Waldo  Grant 368 

Moser,  Jetferson  F 628 

Morton,    Charles 69 

Morton,  John  W 299 

Moseley,    L.    L 173 

Mossell,    Nathan   F 223 

Mullin,  William  J 109 

Mumford,    Charles    C 170 

Munroe,  Addison  P 634 

Murdock,  William  Edwards. 590 

Murphy,   Franklin^ 522 

Neill,    Richard    Renshaw  . .  . .  163 

Nelson,  John   Mandt 183 

Nelson,    Julius    E 92 

Nelson,  Thomas  Hiram 250 

Nevins,  William  S 578 

Newark,   Hyman 215 

Newsom,  John  F 362 


Nicholls,  Charles  Chamber 
lain  413 

Nicholson,  Timothy 337 

Nixon,  William  C 367 

Norcross,    George 239/ 

Norden,    Norris    Lindsay. ..  .365 

Norton, Romeo  A 602 

Norton,  Thomas  Herbert 300 

Nottingham,    C.    W 301 

Nye,  Frank  Mellen 380 

Oades,  Walter  Henry 537 

O'Brien,  William  H 602 

Ochs,  George  Washington.  .225 
Ockerson,  John  Augustus. .  .630 

O'Connell,  John  J 302 

O'Connell,  William   Henry..  170 

O'Fallon,  Charles  Pope 438 

Ogden,   Isaac   Governeur. .  .  .109 

Oliver,  Robert  Shaw 171 

Olmsted,  Marlin  Edgar 145 

Olmsted,  William  Beach 582 

Olsen,  John   C 356 

O'Neill,  Edward  Joseph 440 

Orahood,  Harpe^-  M 300 

Orman,  James  Bradley 361 

Oster,   George  W 301 

O'Sullivan,  Sylvester  f 140 

Otis,    Charles    Rolling 521 

Otis,  Edward  Osgo<->d 526 

Palmer,   George   Herbert 62.5 

Palmer,   Samuel   Sterling 170 

Parker,   John    Henry 363 

Parkhurst,    Charles    H 197 

Pastorius,  Charles  S 352 

Patterson,  Thomas  MacDo- 

nald     367 

Paul,   John    Rodman 200 

Payne,  Christopher  H 576 

Peabody,   George   Foster. ..  .643 

Peachy,  John  Robert 60 

Pearce,  Henry  Allen 304 

Peck,  George  Bacheler 641 

Pelletreau,  Robert 2l7 

Pepperman,  W.   Leon 302 

Perkins,   George    Henry 302 

Perkins,   Willis    B 303 

Perry,   T.   B 305 

Peterson,  S.  D 543 

Pettingill,  Frank  Hervey. .  .  .527 
Peters,  William  Richmond. .  188 
Peyton,  Carlton  Preston  ...  .110 

Pinnell,   Ethan  Allen 304 

Plummer,  Stanley 303 


INDEX 


IX 


Poindexter,  Miles 305 

Polk,  Jefferson  Scott 371 

Pollock,  John  C 306 

Pope,  Winfield  Scott 277 

Porter,  Edward  W 227 

Porter,  Eugene  Hoffman. ..  .357 

Porter,    Gen.    Horace 528 

Porter,  James  G ! 79 

Potter,    Charles    Nelson 307 

Potter,  Edwin  Graham 464 

Potter,  William 306 

Potts,  Jesse  Walker 152 

Potts,  Templin  Morris 455 

Powell,  James   L 557 

Powell,  Thomas   Carr ..218 

Powers,  Gorham 601 

Powers,  James  Knox 36 

Price,    George    M 211 

Prime,  Ralph  Earl 307 

Prince,  Le  Baron  Bradford  .  .429 

Prouty,  Charles  Newton 306 

Pulsifer,  Nathan  TrowbridgelSl 

Pyne,  Moses  T 371 

Quinby,    Henry   B 368 

Rackley,    Edwin    H 45 

Rainsford,  William  S 624 

Ramaley,    Francis 427 

Rand,  Stephen    

Randolph,  George  F 530 

Randolph,  Tom 3 

Rathburn,  Charles  M 99 

Raven,  Anton  Adolph 532 

Raynor,  Isidor 304 

Redmond,  J.  W 480 

Reed,  Henry  Thomas 307 

Reed,  N.  F 367 

Rees,  R.  R 308 

Reeves,  Arthur  J 627 

Reeves,  James  Haynes 372 

Reinhardt,  Caleb  S 346 

Remington,    Arthur 312 

Richards,    Joseph    Thomas.. 581 

Richards,  George 635 

Richardson,  Charles  Albert.. 377 

Richardson,  Harris 629 

Richardson,    Royal 374 

Richardson,   William 15 

Ridgway,    Craig    14 

Riley,  Henry  C 309 

Rine,  Edwin  M 137 

Roach,   Richard   P I/O 

Roberts,  Ellis  Henry 308 

Robertson,  E.  B 309 


Robinson,  Alexander  Kelly.. 310 

Robinson,  Fred  Austin 418 

Robinson,  John  Buchanan.  .338 
Roddy,  Joseph  Stockton. ...  122 

Rodenberg,  William  A 333 

Rodgers,    Raymond    P 308 

Rodney,  Robert  Burton 145 

Roeschlaub.   Frank  S 501 

Rogers,   William   Evans 359 

Rollins,  Charles  Leonard  ...368 
Rook,  Charles  Alexander. ..  .533 

Rosenthal,    Herman 198 

Rowe,  Stewart  Everett 631 

Rumer,   James    F 309 

Ruppert,  Jacob,  Jr 226 

Russell.   Linus   E 310 

Ryan,  John  J ' 50 

Ryan,    Thomas 376 

Ryan,  Thomas  Fortune 535 

Sanborn,  Arthur  Loomis. .  .  .347 

Sanders,   Jared  Y 310 

Sanford,    Stephen 560 

Sanger.  Henry  H 417 

Sapp,  Dexter  Taylor 311 

Sapp,  William  Frederick. ..  .311 
Sargent,  Charles  Sprague. . .177 
Satterlee,  Francis  Le  Roy.. 639 

Savage,    Minot   Judson 431 

Sawyers.  John  Lazelle 599 

Sayre,   William    L 4«5 

Scanlan,    Lawrence 435 

Scarborough.    William 537 

Schenck,  Bm'amin  RoHnson  398 

Schieren,    Charles    Adolf 538 

Schmidt.  Carl   Ernest 407 

Schutt,  John 377 

Sc^uvler,  Aaron 311 

Schwab.   Charts    M 593 

Scott,  James  Hutchison 52 

Scriver,    Hiram    A 632 

Scriber,  Hiram  A 632 

Seamans.  Clarence  Walker.. 481 
Search.  Theodore  Carson... 433 

Seargeant.  Mi'ner 192 

Seay.  James  W 314 

Seeeer,  Albert  H.  F 388 

Seehorn,  Thomas  J 339 

Sevmour,  Jo^n  Sammis 386 

Sevmonr,  William  W 598 

SV-ackleford.  Dorsey  W 312 

Shannon,  John  B 469 

Shanklin.   Charles  S 312 

Sharp,  Frank  J. •  -502 


X 


INDEX 


Shaw,  Charles  Gray 376 

Shelton,  William  H 442 

Shepard,  Edward  Martin. . .  .378 
Sherman,  James  Schoolcraft.313 

Shippen,  Joseph 383 

Shiras,  Oliver  Perry 391 

Shriver,  Alfred  Jenkins 336 

Sikes,   John    C 624 

Simmons,  George  Welch.... 454 

Simpson,   Charles  T 449 

Simpson,    Edward 501 

Sims,  Edwin  W 329 

Singer,  Isidor 387 

Skaggs,  Andrew  E 315 

Skeel,  Frank 54 

Skiffington,  Alfred  J 411 

Skinner,   Clarence   Edward.. 448 

Slater,   Samuel  Scott 157 

Slayden,  James   L 317 

Smart,  Isabelle  Thompson.  .379 

Smith,  Artemas  B 369 

Smith,    B.    Decatur 315 

Smith,  David  Stanley 196 

Smith,  Edward  Robinson. .  .  .380 

Smith,  Francis  Marion 571 

Smith,    Frank 377 

Smith,  George  P 383 

Smith,  George  T 594 

Smith,  Jane  Luella  Dowd...447 

Smith,  Jared  Gage 512 

Smith,  Jay  Herndon 432 

Smith,   Lyndon  A 540 

Smith,  Martin  Snyder 316 

Smith,  Milton 382 

Smith,  Walter  Scott 338 

Smith,   Wickliffe   R 347 

Smith,   William    Orlando 314 

Smyth,  Andrew  Woods 256 

Sniffin,   Culver   C 285 

Snively,    L.    E 88 

Snowden,    Llewellyn 62 

Snyder,  Edward  Eugene. ...  154 

Snyder,  George  W 382 

Snyder,   Martin   L 344 

Snyder,  Jonathan  L 349 

Sobel,    Isador 205 

Soper,  George  A 541 

Southard,   Frank   Bishop....  85 

Spalding,  George  Burley 471 

Speed,   James   B 461 

Speed,   John   James 419 

Spencer,  Daniel  S 121 

Spencer,  Stanhope  Reid 207 


Spenzer,   John    George 399 

Spofford,   Paul    N 383 

Sprague,  Austin  V.  W 640 

Spring,   Leverett  Wilson 537 

Springer,  John  Wallace 597 

Stackhouse,  James  Alonzo.,562 

Stafford,    George   A 218 

Stanford,  Henry  L.  D 632 

Starkweather,  John   L 316 

Staude,    Edwin    G 317 

Steele,   Frederick  Morgan... 636 

Steele,  O.  B 340 

Stephens,   M.   Bates 315 

Sterling,  John  A 318 

Stetson,   Augusta    E 144 

Stetson,  Willis  Kimball 393 

Stevens,   Cyrus   Lee 163 

Stevens,  Frederick  Clement.. 466 

Stiness,  John   Henry 318 

Stirling,    Yates 603 

Stoffel,  Remy  Joseph 457 

Stone,    Eugene    Potter 553 

Stone,    George 332 

Stone,   Mason  S 171 

Stookey,    Lyman    B 448 

Storch,  Joseph  A 181 

Story,  William 487 

Stowe,   Andrew   David 633 

Straus,  Oscar  S 423 

Street,    Jacob    Richard 48 

Stuart,  J.   C 151 

Sullivan,  Frank  Hugh 433 

Sundberg,    Bengt   E 338 

Surface,  Harvey  Adams 119 

Sverdrup,   George 562 

Taggart,    Thomas 318 

Talcott,  James 461 

Talcott,  John  Butler 252 

Tanner,  J.    Mack 319 

Tanner,  Willard  B 319 

Taussig,  B.  J 319 

Taylor,   George   Edwin 394 

Taylor,  George  Washington. 396 

Taylor,  Robert 352 

Taylor,  William  R 100 

Teall,  John   Henry 91 

Teasdale,    Howard 604 

Ten  Broeck,  Floyd  G 174 

Tench,  Frederick 384 

Terry,  Albert  Todd 430 

Terry,  Nathaniel  Matson 323 

Terry,  Will  Albert 139 

Thomas,  Arthur  Lloyd 638 


INDEX 


XI 


Thomas,  E.  Perry 401 

Thomas,  Frank  W 129 

Thompson,   George   G 93 

Thompson,  John  A 386 

Thompson,  Josiah  Van  Kirk. 544 
Thompson,  Robert  William. 475 

Thomson,    John    322 

Thomson,  William  Holmes.. 422 
Thorington,  William  Sewell.320 

Thome,  William  V.  S 50 

Threadgill,  John 320 

Throop,    Benjamin    H 401 

Thurston,  John  Mellen 398 

Tibbets,   Addison  S 642 

Tiffany,  Nelson  0 58 

Tihen,  John  Henry 555 

Tilford,   Frank 402 

Tingey,  Charles  S 316 

Townsend,    J.    Fred 93 

Townsend,  Samuel  D 57 

Trewin,  James  Henry 323 

Trimble,    South 321 

Tromly,   Theodore 334 

Troyer,  Chauncey  H 440 

Tuller,  Edward  Pratt 403 

Tutherlv,  Herbert  Everett. .  .546 

Tyler,    Bayard    H 20*1 

Tyrrell,  J.    Boyd 299 

Ulmann,  Albert 186 

Untermeyer,    Samuel 630 

Updegraff,  Milton 328 

Upham,    Warren 44 

Vale,  Ruby  Ross 637 

Van  Devanter,  Willis 223 

Van   Home,  William   Cor 
nelius    103 

Van  Zandt,  K.  M 516 

Vogdes,  Anthony  W 321 

Voliva,  Wilbur  Glenn 404 

Wadsworth,  H.  E 404 

Wadsworth,  James  Walcott.405 

Waldo,  Frank  0 83 

Walker,   Alexander 159 

Walker,  Charles  C 81 

Walker,  Jefferson  Davis 559 

Walker,  James  Wilson 517 

Walker,   John 485 

Walker,  Thomas  Barlow 548 

Walsh,  John  Henry 94 

Wanner,  Peter  D 406 

Ward,   David   L 326 

Ward,    Horace    B 635 

Ware,    Charles 78 


Warfield,    Edwin 323 

Warner,  Charles  Mortimer.  .470 

Washburn,  Jed  L 552 

Washburn,  William  Drew... 626 
Washburn,  William  D.  Jr.... 415 
Waterbury,  Edwin  Stevens.. 324 

Watkins,  Jabez  Bunting 444 

Watkins,  Jesse  M 102 

Watres,  Louis  A 325 

Watrous,  Jerome  Anthony.. 406 
Watson,  Henry  Winfield. . .  .104 

Watson,   John   Jay 185 

Ways,  Charles  Edward 108 

Weaver,  Edgar 628 

Webb,  Edward  Allyn 39, 

Webb,   Henry  P 344 

Webster,    Albert    Lowry 594 

Weeks,    John    Elmer 195 

Weller,  Luman   Hamblin 327 

Wellhouse,    Fred 328 

Wells,  George  Clark 82 

Wells,   Myron   Ellsworth. ..  .175 

Welsh,    Herbert 632 

Werner,  William  E 329 

Wescott,  Charles  R 128 

West,    Charles    L 328 

West,  Thomas  Henry 432 

Wetterau,  George  Henry. .  .  .443 

Whalen,    Patrick 345 

Wheeler,  Benjamin   Ide 333 

Wheeler,  George  W 176 

Wherry,    John 639 

Whipple,   William    G 326 

White,  Archibald  S 498 

White,    Benjamin    F 327 

White,    Charles    Harry 573 

White,    James    W 491 

White,  John  J 536 

Whitehouse,  Henry  Remsen.411 

Wbitfield,    James    B 178 

Whitham,   Jay    Manuel 136 

Whitney,  Henry  Howard. . .  .558 

Wierman,    Victor 55 

Wilcox,  William  Alonzo. .  .  .366 

Wildman,   Edwin 351 

Wiley,  Ariosto  Appling 324 

Wiley,  William  Halsted Ill 

Willard,  William   D 627 

Willcox,  William   R 325 

William,  Charles  Edward ...  56 
Williams,  Pardon  Clarence.  .322 

Williams,  Sherman 66 

Wills,  Charles  T 636 


XII 


INDEX 


Wilson  John  A 577 

Wilson,  Walter  John SO 

Winborne,  Benjamin  Brodie.326 

Wolz,  George  F 595 

Wood,  Edwin  O 488 

Wood,  George  Warren 453 

Wood,  Henry  A.  Wise 38^ 

Woodford,  Arthur  Burnham.334 

Woodman,  Frank 450 

Woods,  William  Stone 631 

Woodward,  Frank  R 334 


Worman,  James  Henry 566 

Wormley,  William  G 405 

Worrall,  John  Byard 459 

Worthington,   B.  A 189 

Wright,    Ernest 46 

Yencer,  Martin  Washington. 574 

Yoder,   Albert   Henry 342 

Young,    D.    H 410 

Young,  William  James 490 

Ziegler,  Charles  Calvm 424 

Zimmerman,  Martin  von.... 216 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 


JOHN  JOSEPH  KINDRED, 

Physician  and  Congressman, 

Was  born  in  Southampton  county,  Virginia,  July  15, 
1864.  He  was  educated  in  the  Suffolk  Military  academy 
(Va.),  paying  practically  all  his  expenses  from  his  sav 
ings  by  clerking  in  a  country  store;  at  Randolph-Macon 
college,  and  at  the  University  of  Virginia.  He  completed 
his  medical  studies  at  the  hospital  course  in  Louisville, 
Ky,  graduating  as  an  M.D.  in  1889.  Removing  to  New 
York  in  1889,  without  friends  or  money,  he  served  as  phy 
sician  in  many  hospitals  and  institutions  for  mental  and 
nervous  diseases,  including  Bloomingdale  asylum  (New 
York),  Hudson  River  State  hospital.  He  also  took 
post-graduate  courses  in  medicine  in  New  York, 
spending  some  time  abroad  in  study.  He  was  grad 
uated  in  the  department  of  mental  diseases  in 
the  University  of  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  and  served 
as  extra  assistant  physician  in  the  Royal  asylum, 
Morningside,  Edinburgh,  Scotland.  A  year  later  he  es 
tablished  a  sanitarium  in  Stamford,  Conn.  In  1896  he 
established  the  River  Crest  sanitarium  at  Astoria,  Bor 
ough  of  Queens,  New  York  City,  for  mental  and  nervous 
diseases,  one  of  the  largest  private  institutions  of  the  kind 
in  the  country.  He  is  recognized  as  an  authority  in  the 
treatment  of  mental  and  nervous  diseases  and  has  lectured 
and  published  many  articles  on  these  subjects.  He  has  al 
ways  taken  an  active  interest  in  public  affairs,  devoting 
all  possible  time  to  effect  the  betterment  of  conditions  and 
the  higher  efficiency  of  public  officials,  keeping  posted 
on  state  and  national  issues.  His  nomination  and  election 
to  congress  came  without  any  solicitation  on  his  part, 


34  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

DAVID  FRANCIS  CRAWFORD, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  Dec.  4,  1865.  He  was  educated  at  Pennsylva 
nia  Military  academy.  Entered  railway  service  1885  as 
apprentice  Altoona  shops  Pennsylvania  road,  since  which 
he  has  been  consecutively,  December,  1889,  to  February, 
1892,  inspector  test  department  same  road  at  Altoona, 
Pa.;  February,  1892,  to  July,  1895,  assistant  master  me 
chanic  Pennsylvania  Co.  at  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. ;  July,  1895, 
to  Nov.  i,  1899,  assistant  to  superintendent  motive  power; 
Nov.  i,  1899,  to  Aug.  i,  1903,  superintendent  motive  pow 
er  same  company;  Aug.  i,  1903,  to  date,  general  superin 
tendent  motive  power  Pennsylvania  lines  west  of  Pitts- 
burg. 

WILLIAM  DUNBAR  JENKINS, 

Civil  Engineer, 

Was  born  Sept.  18,  1849,  in  Adams  county,  Mississippi. 
He  was  educated  in  the  military  schools  of  France  and 
Belgium;  in  1869-72  studied  civil  engineering  in  Lex 
ington,  Va. ;  and  then  engaged  in  active  practice.  He  has 
done  some  important  bridge  work,  including;  the  Ran 
dolph  bridge  over  the  Missouri  river  at  Kansas  City, 
Mo.;  has  done  work  on  the  Mississippi  levees;  was  chief 
engineer  of  railroads  in  the  south  and  southwest,  and  was 
chief  engineer  of  the  Aransas  Pass  harbor  and  jetty 
works  of  Texas.  In  1898-99  he  was  major  of  the  volun- 
f^er  engineers  and  chief  engineer  officer  in  the  first  divi 
sion  of  the  second  army  corps.  He  is  now  chief  engineer 
of  the  Chattanooga  Station  company  of  Tennessee.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  American  society  of  civil  engineers,  S. 
R.  Mississippi  Historical  society,  the  American  Forestry 
association  and  the  National  Geographical  society. 


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RICHARD  J.  CURRAN, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  Aug.  22,  1861,  at  Louisville,  Ky.  Entered  rail 
way  service  1879  as  messenger  local  freight  office  Louis 
ville  &  Nashville  road  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  since  which  he 
has  been  consecutively  November,  1881,  to  July,  1884, 
clerk  same  office;  July,  1884,  to  November,  1886,  rate 
clerk  general  freight  office  same  road ;  November,  1886,  to 
December,  1887,  rate  clerk  general  freight  office  Chesa 
peake,  Ohio  &  Southwestern  road;  December,  1887,  to 
May,  1888,  assistant  chief  rate  clerk  general  freight  office 
Louisville  and  Nashville  road;  May,  1888,  to  January, 
1892,  chief  clerk  general  freight  office  Louisville  South 
ern  railway;  January,  1892,  to  1894,  contracting  freight 
agent  same  road;  1894^0  1899,  contracting  freight  agent 
Southern  railway;  1899  to  March  i,  1905,  commercial 
agent  same  road;  March  i,  1905,  to  date,  assistant  general 
freight  agent  same  road  at  Louisville,  Ky. ;  June  i,  1906, 
general  agent,  Louisville  Ky.,  N.,  C.  &  St.  L.  railway  to 
date. 

FRANKLIN  WILLIAM  HOOPER, 

Institute  Instructor, 

Was  born  Feb.  u,  1851,  in  Walpole,  N.  H.  In  1867-71 
he  studied  in  Antioch  college  of  Ohio;  in  1875  received 
the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Harvard;  in  1875-76  took  a  post 
graduate  course  in  biology;  and  in  1897  was  awarded  the 
honorary  degree  of  A.M.  In  1877-80  he  was  principal 
of  the  high  school  at  Keene,  N.  H.;  in  1880-89  was  Pro~ 
fessor  of  natural  science  in  the  Adelphi  college;  and  since 
1899  has  been  director  of  the  Brooklyn  Institute  of  Arts 
and  Sciences.  He  is  a  director  on  geology  and  biology; 
since  1890  has  been  director  of  the  Brooklyn  Art  asso 
ciation;  in  1892-99  he  was  a  member  of  the  Brooklyn 
board  of  education;  in  1895-1904  was  director  of  the 
Brooklyn  public  library;  and  in  1901-05  was  president  of 


36  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

the  Antioch  college  of  Ohio.  He  is  the  editor  of  year 
books,  the  Annual  Prospectus,  and  the  Bulletin  of  Brook 
lyn  Institute  of  Arts  and  Sciences.  He  is  a  fellow  of  the 
American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science; 
has  been  vice-president  of  the  American  Bison  society; 
since  1892  has  been  treasurer  and  director  of  the  New 
England  societv  of  Brooklvn;  and  since  1905  has  been 
director  of  the  Vermont  societv  of  Brooklvn. 

HARRY  DOHRMAN  HEUER, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  Sept.  8,  1873,  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Entered  rail 
way  service  as  abstract  clerk  auditor's  office  St.  Louis  and 
San  Francisco  railway,  and  held  various  positions  in  that 
office  until  June,  1891 ;  June,  1801  to  Nov.  12,  1894,  £en~ 
eral  accountant  St.  Louis  Merchants'  Bridge  Terminal 
railway;  Nov.  12,  1894,  to  date,  secretarv  same  road: 
April,  IOOT,  to  date,  also  assistant  auditor  same  road  and 
Terminal  Railroad  association  of  St.  Louis;  is  also  secre 
tary  Madison,  Illinois  and  St.  Louis  railwav. 

JAMES  KNOX  POWERS, 

Educator,  Journalist, 

Was  born  Aug.  K,  1851,  in  Florence,  Ala.  In  1873  he 
graduated  from  the  Universitv  of  Alabama  with  the  de 
cree  of  A.M.  and  received  the  hiehest  grade  ever  made 
in  the  historv  of  the  universitv.  In  1897  he  received  the 
decree  of  LL.D.  from  the  Universitv  of  Alabama.  In 
187?  he  was  professor  of  mathematics  and  in  1888-07  was 
president  of  the  state  normal  school  of  Florence,  Ala.  In 
1897-1901  he  was  president  of  the  Universitv  of  Alabama. 
Since  1901  he  has  been  southern  representative  of  the  R. 
TV  Tohnson  Publishing  companv  of  Richmond.  Va.  In 
1892  he  wae  editor  of  Southern  Education.  In  1886-88  he 
was  prrand  dictator  of  the  KniVbts  of  Honor  of  Alabama. 
In  IOOO-OT  he  was  nresident  of  the  Association  of  South 
ern  Colleges  and  Preparatory  Schools;  is  a  member  of 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  37 

the  National  Education  association,  and  a  member  of  the 
National  Geographical  society.  He  is  one  of  the  authors 
of  a  series  of  arithmetics,  and  is  the  author  of  numerous 
addresses  and  papers  on  educational  subjects,  and  resides 
in  Florence,  Ala. 

WALTER  E.  EMERY, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  Dec.  5,  1863,  at  Calcutta,  India.  Graduated 
from  Government  Civil  Engineering  college  at  Calcutta, 
India.  Entered  railway  service  in  India  in  1882,  since 
which  he  has  been  consecutively  to  1884,  permanent  way 
inspector  East  Indian  railway;  1884  to  1887,  inspector 
on  construction  Central  railway  of  Queensland,  Australia; 
1887  to  1891,  division  engineer  on  construction  of  Trans- 
andine  railway  and  of  a  branch  of  the  Central  Argentine 
railway;  also  maintenance  of  way  engineer  on  Northeast 
ern  Argentine  railway  of  South  America;  1891  to  1892, 
general  inspector  on  construction  Cape  Government  rail 
ways  Orange  Free  State  and  Cape  Colony,  South  Africa; 
1893,  engineer  in  charge  preliminary  surveys  F.  H.  &  A. 
road;  1893  to  November,  1896,  supervisor  Buffalo  divi 
sion  and  acting  division  engineer  Pittsburg  division  West 
ern  New  York  and  Pennsylvania  railway;  1896,  engineer 
National  Transit  company  at  Oil  City,  Pa.;  1896  to  1907, 
roadmaster  Chicago  and  Northwestern  railway  at  West 
Chicago,  111.;  maintenance  engineer  for  Chicago  and  Al 
ton  railway,  1907  to  1908,  at  Kansas  City,  and  chief  en 
gineer  Peoria  and  Pekin  Union  railway  to  date.  Also 
secretary-treasurer  Roadmasters'  and  Maintenance  of 
Way  association  1906  to  1911. 

CHARLES  W.  MILLIKIN, 

Lawyer,  Congressman, 

Was  born  Aug.  15,  1827,  in  Graves  county,  Kentucky. 
For  five  years  he  was  attorney  of  Simpson  county,  Ky. ; 


36  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

the  Antioch  college  of  Ohio.  He  is  the  editor  of  year 
books,  the  Annual  Prospectus,  and  the  Bulletin  of  Brook 
lyn  Institute  of  Arts  and  Sciences.  He  is  a  fellow  of  the 
American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science; 
has  been  vice-president  of  the  American  Bison  society; 
since  1892  has  been  treasurer  and  director  of  the  New 
England  societv  of  Brooklvn;  and  since  190^  has  been 
director  of  the  Vermont  societv  of  Brooklvn. 

HARRY  DOHRMAN  HEUER, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  Sept.  8,  1873,  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Entered  rail 
way  service  as  abstract  clerk  auditor's  office  St.  Louis  and 
San  Francisco  railway,  and  held  various  positions  in  that 
office  until  June,  1891 ;  June,  1801  to  Nov.  12,  1894,  £en~ 
eral  accountant  St.  Louis  Merchants'  Bridge  Terminal 
railway;  Nov.  12,  1894,  to  date,  secretary  same  road: 
April,  TOO?,  to  date,  also  assistant  auditor  same  road  and 
Terminal  Railroad  association  of  St.  Louis;  is  also  secre 
tary  Madison,  Illinois  and  St.  Louis  railwav. 

JAMES  KNOX  POWERS, 

Educator,  Journalist, 

Was  born  Aug.  K,  iS/jr,  in  Florence,  Ala.  In  187?  he 
graduated  from  the  Universitv  of  Alabama  with  the  de 
cree  of  A.M.  and  received  the  hiehest  grade  ever  made 
in  the  historv  of  the  universitv.  In  1897  he  received  the 
decree  of  LL.D.  from  the  Universitv  of  Alabama.  In 
187?  he  was  professor  of  mathematics  and  in  1888-07  was 
president  of  the  state  normal  school  of  Florence,  Ala.  In 
1897-1901  he  was  president  of  the  Universitv  of  Alabama. 
Since  1901  he  has  been  southern  representative  of  the  "R. 
TV  Tohnson  Publishing  companv  of  Richmond.  Va.  In 
1802  he  wa«  editor  of  Southern  Education.  In  1886-88  he 
was  pra.nd  dictator  of  the  Knio-hfs  of  Honor  of  Alabama 
In  TOOO-OI  he  was  nresident  of  the  Association  of  South 
ern  Colleges  and  Preparatory  Schools;  is  a  member  of 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  37 

the  National  Education  association,  and  a  member  of  the 
National  Geographical  society.  He  is  one  of  the  authors 
of  a  series  of  arithmetics,  and  is  the  author  of  numerous 
addresses  and  papers  on  educational  subjects,  and  resides 
in  Florence,  Ala. 

WALTER  E.  EMERY, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  Dec.  5,  1863,  at  Calcutta,  India.  Graduated 
from  Government  Civil  Engineering  college  at  Calcutta, 
India.  Entered  railway  service  in  India  in  1882,  since 
which  he  has  been  consecutively  to  1884,  permanent  way 
inspector  East  Indian  railway;  1884  to  1887,  inspector 
on  construction  Central  railway  of  Queensland,  Australia; 
1887  to  1891,  division  engineer  on  construction  of  Trans- 
andine  railway  and  of  a  branch  of  the  Central  Argentine 
railway;  also  maintenance  of  way  engineer  on  Northeast 
ern  Argentine  railway  of  South  America;  1891  to  1892, 
general  inspector  on  construction  Cape  Government  rail 
ways  Orange  Free  State  and  Cape  Colony,  South  Africa; 
1893,  engineer  in  charge  preliminary  surveys  F.  H.  &  A. 
road;  1893  to  November,  1896,  supervisor  Buffalo  divi 
sion  and  acting  division  engineer  Pittsburg  division  West 
ern  New  York  and  Pennsylvania  railway;  1896,  engineer 
National  Transit  company  at  Oil  City,  Pa.;  1896  to  1907, 
roadmaster  Chicago  and  Northwestern  railway  at  West 
Chicago,  111.;  maintenance  engineer  for  Chicago  and  Al 
ton  railway,  1907  to  1908,  at  Kansas  City,  and  chief  en 
gineer  Peoria  and  Pekin  Union  railway  to  date.  Also 
secretary-treasurer  Roadmasters'  and  Maintenance  of 
Way  association  1906  to  1911. 

CHARLES  W.  MILLIKIN, 

Lawyer,  Congressman, 

Was  born  Aug.  15,  1827,  in  Graves  county,  Kentucky. 
For  five  years  he  was  attorney  of  Simpson  county,  Ky. ; 


38  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

was  appointed  in  1867  commonwealth  attorney  for  the 
fourth  judicial  district  of  Kentucky  to  fill  a  vacancy,  and 
elected  the  following  August  to  serve  out  the  unexpired 
term,  and  re-elected  in  1868  for  a  full  term  of  six  years, 
but  resigned  in  1872.  He  was  elected  to  the  forty-third 
and  forty-fourth  congresses  as  a  democrat. 

JOHN  M.  BIBB, 

Superintendent  Bridges  and  Buildings, 
Was  born  Dec.  11,  1850,  in  Jefferson  county,  Alabama. 
Educated  in  the  common  schools.  Entered  railway  serv 
ice  1872  as  bridge  carpenter  Louisville  and  Nashville 
road,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively,  May,  1882, 
to  May,  1886,  bridge  foreman;  May,  1886,  to  date,  super 
intendent  bridges  and  buildings  same  road. 

MOSES  P.  KINKAID, 

Congressman, 

From  the  sixth  district  of  Nebraska,  was  born  in  Monon- 
galia  county,  West  Virginia.  In  1876  he  was  president 
of  a  law  class  in  the  University  of  Michigan;  and  in  1883 
was  chairman  of  the  judiciary  committee  of  the  Nebraska 
state  senate;  was  district  judge  for  thirteen  years;  and  is 
now  serving  his  fifth  term  in  congress,  ending  in  1913. 
He  is  the  author  of  one  section  in  the  Homestead  law, 
known  as  the  Kinkaid  act. 

LOUIS  C.  HUGHES, 

Journalist,  Lawyer,  Jurist,  Governor, 
Was  born  May  15,  1844,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  served 
in  the  civil  war  in  company  A,  One  Hundred  and  First 
regiment,  Pennsylvania  volunteers,  and  in  Knapp's  Pitts 
burgh  battery.  After  the  civil  war  he  was  a  leader  in  the 
labor  reform  movement  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  He  assisted 
in  organizing  and  was  a  member  of  the  first  lodge  in  the 
United  States  of  the  A.  O.  U.  W.  He  began  the  practice 
of  law  in  Tucson,  Ariz.;  was  district  attorney  two  terms; 
and  was  probate  judge,  and  attorney-general  of  Arizona. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  39 

In  1893-96  he  was  governor  of  Arizona.  In  1867  he  es 
tablished  the  Tucson  Star,  the  first  daily  journal  in  Ari 
zona.  In  1898-1900  he  was  chancellor  of  the  University 
of  Arizona;  is  a  leader  in  the  woman's  suffrage  move 
ment,  and  now  practices  law  in  Tucson,  Ariz. 

GEORGE  E.  EVANS, 

Fourth  V ice-President  Louisville  and  Nashville  Road, 
Was  born  May  2,  1856,  at  Cambridge,  O.  Entered  rail 
way  service  1871,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively 
to  1873,  telegraph  operator  Baltimore  and  Ohio  road  at 
Cambridge;  September,  1873,  to  1880,  telegraph  operator 
Louisville  and  Nashville  road;  1880  to  1882,  chief  oper 
ator  and  train  dispatcher  Louisville  division;  1882  to 

1885,  master  of  trains  same  division;  January,  1885,  to 

1886,  superintendent  same  division;   May   17,   1896,  to 
July   i,   1900,  superintendent  of  transportation;  July   i, 
1900,  to  Jan.  i,  1905,  general  manager;  Jan.  i,  1905,  to 
date,  fourth  vice-president;  all  on  Louisville  and  Nash 
ville  road. 

TOM  RANDOLPH, 

Bank  President, 

Was  born  Nov.  13,  1854,  in  Rome,  Tenn.  He  received  a 
thorough  education  in  private  schools,  and  early  in  life 
entered  the  banking  business.  He  has  been  president  of 
the  Merchants'  and  Planters'  National  bank  of  Sherman, 
Texas;  president  of  the  Commonwealth  Trust  company 
of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  vicepresident  of  the  National  Bank 
of  Commerce  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  has  been  a  director 
of  the  Equitable  Life  Assurance  society  of  New  York;  a 
director  of  the  St.  Louis  Southwestern  railway;  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Commonwealth  Trust  company  and  various 
other  corporations,  and  is  prominently  identified  with  the 
financial  and  business  affairs  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  is 
now  vice-president  of  the  National  Bank  of  St.  Louis, 
Mo. 


40 

JAMES  O.  KLAPP, 

Manager  Wisconsin  Car  Service  Association, 
Was  Born  Feb.  5,  1872,  at  Columbus,  Ind.  Educated  at 
Butler  university,  1890-1891.  Entered  railway  service 
1892  as  inspector  Illinois  Car  Service  association,  since 
which  he  has  been  consecutively  chief  clerk  same  associa 
tion;  1899  to  1900,  contracting  freight  and  passenger 
agent  Chiago  and  Alton  railway  at  Peoria,  111.;  1901  to 
date,  manager  Wisconsin  Car  Service  association. 

JAMES  LOVE  HOPKINS, 

Lawyer  and  Author, 

Was  born  July  20,  1868,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  received 
a  thorough  education,  and  graduated  from  the  Washing 
ton  university  with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  He  is  a  success 
ful  lawyer  and  law-writer;  makes  a  specialty  of  trade 
mark  and  patent  cases;  and  is  prominently  identified 
with  the  business  and  public  affairs  of  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
He  is  the  author  of  Hopkins  on  Unfair  Trade;  Hopkins 
on  Trademarks;  Hopkins'  Judicial  Code;  Hopkins  on 
Patents,  and  numerous  essays  and  monographs  on  legal 
and  medico-legal  subjects. 

FREDERICK  ABBOTT, 

Professor  in  State  Normal  School  at  Warrensbur^,  Mo. 
Was  born  April  20,  1865,  in  London,  Ontario,  Canada. 
He  was  educated  at  the  Collegiate  institute  of  London; 
the  New  York  School  of  Expression;  and  at  Columbia 
university  of  New  York.  He  is  a  successful  educator; 
an  independent  in  politics;  and  a  member  of  the  New 
York  teachers  of  oratory;  a  member  of  the  National  As 
sociation  of  Speech  Arts;  and  a  member  of  the  Masons, 
Odd  Fellows,  and  various  other  orders  and  associations. 
In  1894-99  he  toured  the  United  States  and  Canada  under 
the  direction  of  the  London  entertainment  bureau;  and  in 
1899-1902  was  director  of  the  department  of  expression 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  41 

and  vocal  music  in  the  state  normal  school  at  Alva,  Okla; 
from  1902-05  he  resided  in  New  York  City,  where  he 
maintained  a  private  studio  in  Carnegie  hall;  was  instruc 
tor  in  public  speaking  at  the  23d  street  branch  Y.M.C. 
A.;  Y.  M.  H.  A.;  Lexington  avenue  and  72d  street;  lec 
turer,  board  of  education  lectures  to  the  people;  and  spe 
cial  instructor  in  elocution  at  Wesleyan  university.  Since 
1905  he  has  been  head  of  the  department  of  dramatic  ex 
pression  and  speech  arts  in  the  second  district  state  normal 
school  of  Missouri.  He  is  an  authority  on  oral  English; 
a  writer  of  acknowledged  worth  and  a  composer  of  con 
siderable  reputation.  He  resides  in  Warrensburg,  Mo. 

CHARLES  HAVILAND  MEKEEL, 

Philatelic  Expert  and  Journalist, 

Was  born  Dec.  i,  1863,  in  Westchester  county,  New  York. 
He  was  educated  at  the  Union  College  of  Law  and  at  the 
Washington  university.  He  has  been  an  officer  and  direc 
tor  of  various  corporations,  and  is  prominently  identified 
with  the  business  and  public  affairs  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He 
has  attained  success  in  the  business  world  as  a  stamp  deal 
er  and  publisher,  and  is  a  philatelic  expert  and  journalist. 
He  is  now  editor  of  the  Philatelic  Journal  of  America, 
and  has  contributed  valuable  articles  to  many  of  the  lead 
ing  American  newspapers  and  magazines. 

CHAUNCEY  BENTON  HUMPHREY 

United  States  Army  Officer, 

Was  born  in  Kansas.  In  1893  he  was  appointed  from 
Kansas  as  a  cadet  to  the  United  States  military  academy 
at  West  Point,  N.  Y.  In  1898  he  was  appointed  second 
lieutenant  in  the  third  infantry;  served  in  the  Santiago 
campaign,  in  the  Leech  Lake  Indian  campaign  and  the 
Philippine  insurrection  of  1899-1902.  In  1903  he  was 
transferred  to  the  twenty-second  infantry.  In  1902-05  he 
was  connected  with  the  United  States  military  academy; 


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and  in  1903  did  work  in  Venezuela,  Columbia  and  Pana 
ma.  In  1903  he  attained  the  rank  of  captain ;  and  in  1909- 
10  was  stationed  on  Island  Mindanao,  P.  I.;  and  since 
1909  has  been  stationed  at  Zamboanca,  Mindanao,  P.  I. 

CHARLES  STEWART  FARNSWORTH, 

United  States  Army  Officer, 

Was  born  Oct.  28,  1862,  in  Lycoming  county,  Pennsylva 
nia.  In  1883  he  entered  the  United  States  military  acad 
emy  as  a  cadet,  graduating  in  1887  and  became  second 
lieutenant  in  the  twenty-fifth  regiment,  United  States  in 
fantry,  attaining  the  rank  of  captain;  and  in  1894  he  be 
came  first  lieutenant.  In  1899  he  was  transferred  to  the 
seventh  regiment,  United  States  infantry.  Since  1910  he 
has  been  major  in  the  sixteenth  regiment,  United  States 
infantry.  He  served  in  Dakota  and  Montana  territories; 
and  in  the  states  of  Dakota,  Montana,  Colorado,  Illinois, 
Washington,  California,  Michigan  and  Kansas;  during 
the  Spanish-American  war  served  with  'distinction  lin 
Cuba  and  the  Philippine  Islands;  has  participated  in 
numerous  battles  and  skirmishes,  and  is  now  stationed  at 
Fort  Gibbon,  Alaska. 

MORTON  JOHN  ELROD, 

Professor  of  Biology  in  the  University  of  Montana, 
Was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  April  27,  1863;  son  of  John 
Morton  Elrod  and  Mary  (Elliott)  Elrod.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  the  Monroe  (Iowa)  High  school;  at  Simpson 
college,  from  which  he  received  the  degrees  of  B.A., 
M.A,.  and  M.S.;  and  at  the  Illinois  Wesleyan  university, 
from  which  he  received  the  degree  of  Ph.D.  He  was 
principal  of  the  high  school  at  Corydon,  Iowa,  1887-8;  ad 
junct  professor  of  natural  science  in  the  Illinois  Wesleyan 
university,  1888-9;  professor  of  biology  and  physics  in 
the  same  institution  1891-7;  professor  of  biology  in  the 
University  of  Montana  since  1897;  and  director  of  the 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  43 

University  of  Montana  Biological  station  since  1899.  He 
was  also  an  instructor  for  eight  sessions  at  the  Des  Moines 
Summer  School  of  Methods.  He  is  a  member  of  the  ex 
ecutive  committee  of  the  Missoula  Chamber  of  Com 
merce.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Phi  Kappa  Psi  fraternity; 
of  the  American  Microscpoic  society;  of  the  American 
Forestry  association;  of  the  National  Geograph  society; 
he  is  a  fellow  of  the  American  Association  for  the  Ad 
vancement  of  Science;  secretary  of  the  Montana  Horti 
cultural  society,  and  also  secretary  of  the  Montana  Acad 
emy  of  Sciences.  He  belongs  to  the  Missoula  Business 
Men's  club.  He  was  editor  of  the  first  volume  of  the  Illi 
nois  Wesleyan  magazine  and  is  a  contributor  to  scientific 
and  other  magazines  and  journals.  His  favorite  recrea 
tion  is  mountain  climbing.  He  married  at  Corydon,  la., 
May  31,  1888,  Emma  Hartshorn;  and  they  have  one 
daughter,  Mary,  born  in  1889.  Residence,  Missoula, 
Montana.  Has  written  several  bulletins  on  Montana  nat 
ural  history,  contributed  to  scientific  magazines  and  pa 
pers. 

FLORUS  FREMONT  LAWRENCE, 

Surgeon, 

Was  born  March  16,  1863,  in  Wadsworth,  Ohio.  In  1881- 
84  he  was  a  student  in  the  Baldwin  university  of  Berea, 
Ohio;  in  1884-85  studied  in  the  medical  department  of 
Wooster  university;  in  1891-93  attended  the  Columbus 
Medical  college,  from  which  institution  he  received  the 
degree  of  M.D.,  and  took  post-graduate  work  in  Phila 
delphia,  New  York,  Boston,  Baltimore,  London  and 
Edinburgh.  He  has  received  the  degrees  of  D.Sc.  and 
LL.D.,  and  since  1885  has  been  in  practice  in  Columbus, 
Ohio.  Since  1900  he  has  been  chief  of  staff  and  surgeon 
in  the  Lawrence  hospital,  and  since  1900  has  also  been 
clinical  lecturer  at  the  Starling,  Ohio,  medical  college. 
In  1894  ne  was  president  of  the  Central  Ohio  Medical 


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society;  in  1905  was  president  of  the  Columbus  Academy 
of  Medicine;  in  1908  was  first  vice  president  of  the  Mis 
sissippi  Valley  Medical  association,  and  in  1909  of  the 
Ohio  State  Medical  association.  In  1900  he  was  secre 
tary  of  the  section  on  obstetrics  of  the  American  Medical 
association,  and  in  1900  was  vice-chairman. 

WARREN  UPHAM, 

Librarian  of  the  Minnesota  Historical  Society, 
Was  born  March  8,  1850,  in  Amherst,  N.  H.  In  1871 
he  graduated  from  Dartmouth  college;  and  has  received 
from  that  institution  the  degrees  of  A.M.  and  D.Sc.  In 
1874-94  he  was  assistant  on  geological  surveys  of  New 
Hampshire  until  1879,  of  Minnesota  until  1885,  and  again 
in  1893-4;  and  in  1885-95  on  the  geological  survey  of  the 
United  States.  In  1895  he  was  librarian  of  the  Western 
Reserve  Historical  society  at  Cleveland,  Ohio.  He  is 
the  author  of  The  Glacial  Lake  Agassiz;  Greenland  Ice 
fields,  Minnesota  in  Three  Centuries,  Volume  I;  many 
geological  and  historical  papers;  and  has  edited  Volumes 
VIII.  to  XIII.  of  the  Minnesota  Historical  society  col 
lections.  Since  189$  he  has  been  secretary  and  librarian 
of  the  Minnesota  Historical  society;  resides  in  St.  Paul, 
Minn. 

FERDINAND  COWLE  IGLEHART, 

Clergyman  and  Author, 

Was  born  Dec.  8,  1841;,  in  Warrick  county,  Indiana.  He 
graduated  from  the  DePauw  university,  from  which  in 
stitution  he  has  received  the  degrees  of  A.B.,  A.  M.  and 
D.D.  In  1870-82  he  filled  pastorates  in  Indiana,  and  has 
since  filled  pastorates  in  Bloomington,  111.;  in  Buffalo, 
N.  Y. ;  in  Newark,  N.  J.;  in  New  York  Citv  and  Brook- 
Ivn,  N.  Y. ;  in  Newburgh,  Tarrvtown  and  Peekskill,  N. 
Y. ;  and  since  1906  has  been  district  superintendent  of  the 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  45 

New  York  Anti-Saloon  league.  He  is  the  author  of  The 
Speaking  Oak,  and  a  constant  contributor  to  the  Christian 
Herald,  Review  of  Reviews  and  other  American  publica 
tions. 

BRITTON  DUROC  EVANS, 

Physician,  Surgeon, 

Was  born  Aug.  i,  i8c8,  in  Bridgetown,  Md.  In  1885  he 
graduated  from  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons 
at  Baltimore,  Md.  For  manv  vears  he  was  a  physician 
to  the  Pennsvlvania  Railroad  companv  and  the  Penn  Mu 
tual  Insurance  companv,  and  was  assistant  superintendent 
of  the  Marvland  hospital  for  the  insane  and  also  medical 
cunerintendent  of  the  Marvand  Institution  for  the  Feeble 
Minded.  Since  1893  ne  has  been  medical  director  of  the 
New  Tersev  state  hospital  at  Morris  Plains.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of 
Science;  a  member  of  the  American  Medical  Psycholog 
ical  association;  and  a  member  of  numerous  other  medical 
and  scientific  societies. 

LOUIS  I.  LADINSKI, 

Physician, 

Was  born  Oct.  it;,  1862,  in  Russia.  Since  1887  he  has 
practiced  medicine  in  New  York  City;  and  is  director 
of  the  Business  Men's  Realtv  company.  He  is  consulting 
gvnecologist  to  the  Jewish  hospital,  and  has  contributed 
to  medical  literature. 

EDWIN  H.  RACKLEY, 

United  States  Army  Officer, 

He  served  in  the  Spanish-American  war  and  participated 
in  various  battles  and  skirmishes.  He  is  now  in  active 
service  as  a  second  lieutenant  of  the  Philippine  scouts ;  and 
is  stationed  at  Manila,  P.  I. 


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JOSEPH  ELIJAH  KING, 

College  President, 

Was  born  Nov.  30,  1823,  in  Laurens,  N.  Y.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  the  Wesleyan  university  of  Connecticut,  and  has 
received  the  degrees  of  A.B.,  D.D.  and  Ph.D.  In  1840 
he  began  teaching,  and  in  1848  was  ordained  a  minister 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  Since  1854  he  has 
been  president  of  Ft.  Edward  collegiate  institute.  He  is 
president  of  the  Ft.  Edward  national  bank;  and  a  trustee 
of  the  Wesleyan  university  since  1848. 

ERNEST  WRIGHT, 

United  States  Army  Officer, 

Was  born  in  the  United  States.  He  received  a  thorough 
education  and  after  entering  the  United  States  army  saw 
service  at  various  posts.  He  soon  attained  the  rank  of  sec 
ond  lieutenant  and  was  sent  to  the  Philippine  Islands, 
where  he  has  served  with  distinction.  He  has  recently 
been  promoted  to  the  rank  of  second  lieutenant  of  the 
Philippine  Scouts,  and  is  stationed  near  Manila,  P.  I. 

RAYMOND  V.  INGERSOLL, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  April  3,  1875,  m  Corning,  N.  Y.  In  1897  he 
graduated  from  Amherst  college  with  the  degree  of  B.A. ; 
and  in  1900  graduated  from  the  New  York  Law  school 
with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  In  1900  he  was  elected  city 
magistrate,  and  in  1906-07  was  counsel  to  the  registrar 
of  Kings  county,  New  York.  He  is  a  director  in  the 
United  Neighborhood  Guild  and  Legal  Aid  society,  and 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Reform  club  and  of  the  City  club. 

JAMES  M.  GRAHAM, 

Congressman  From  the  Twenty-First  District  of  Illinois, 
Was  born  April  14,  1852,  in  Ireland;  came  to  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  in  1868;  when  of  age  began  teaching  in 


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the  public  schools  of  Champaign  county,  Illinois,  and 
continued  teaching  for  about  seven  years;  while  teaching 
began  the  study  of  law;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1885; 
was  elected  and  served  one  term  as  a  member  of  the  house 
of  representatives  in  the  thirty-fourth  general  assembly  of 
Illinois  for  the  twenty-ninth  district,  and  was  elected  to 
the  office  of  state's  attorney  of  Sangamon  county  in  1892. 
serving  four  years;  since  then  Mr.  Graham  has  given  his 
entire  time  to  the  practice  of  law;  was  elected  to  the  sixty- 
first  congress  from  Illinois  as  a  democrat,  and  re-elected 
to  the  6zd.  He  resides  in  Springfield,  111. 

HARRY  T.  BENTLEY, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  June  4,  1862.  Educated  at  Dulwich  college. 
Entered  railway  service  1877  with  the  London  and  North 
western  railroad  of  England,  since  which  he  has  been 
consecutively  to  1887,  apprentice  machinist,  and  1887  to 
1892,  foreman  engine  house  same  road  at  Chester,  Eng 
land;  1892  to  1895,  machinist  Chicago  shops  and  foreman 
shops  at  Boone,  la.,  Chicago  and  Northwestern  railway; 
1895  to  1898,  foreman  at  Belle  Plaine,  la.;  1898  (for 
seven  months),  general  foreman  at  Clinton,  la.;  April  i 
to  Dec.  30,  1899,  master  mechanic  Madison  division:  Jan. 
i,  1900,  to  Aug.  31,  1902,  master  mechanic  Iowa  division 
same  road;  Aue.  31,  1902,  assistant  superintendent  motive 
power  and  machinery  same  road  at  Chicago;  now  prin- 
cioal  assitant  superintendent  M.  P.  and  M.  of  C  and  N. 
W.  railway. 

JULIAN  LAUGHLIN, 

Lawyer  and  Author, 

Was  born  Sept.  27,  18152,  in  Bath  county,  Ky.  In  1867-71 
he  was  a  student  in  the  Transylvania  university,  and  in 
1877  began  the  practice  of  law  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  is 
president  of  the  Arkansas  Land  company,  and  a  racial 


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expert  for  naturalization  for  the  Mutual  State's  govern 
ment.  He  is  the  author  of  "History  of  Civilization." 

ROLAND  GRAEME  BROWN, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  June  9,  1865,  in  New  York  City.  Educated  in 
the  Chicago  high  schools.  Entered  railway  service  1882 
as  clerk  in  claim  department  Minneapolis  and  St.  Louis 
railroad,  since  which  he  has  been  successively  to  April  i, 
1902,  rate  clerk,  chief  lerk,  traveling  freight  agent,  as 
sistant  general  freight  agent  same  road;  April  i  to  July, 
1902,  out  of  railway  servie;  July  i,  1902,  to  May  2,  1903, 
general  northwestern  freight  agent  Chicago,  Rock  Island 
and  Pacific  railway  at  Minneapolis,  Minn.;  May  2,  1903, 
to  date,  assistant  general  freight  agent  same  road  at  Min 
neapolis;  Jan.  i,  1910,  to  Jan.  i,  1911,  general  freight 
agent  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  Jan.  i,  1911,  assistant  general 
freight  agent  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

MRS.  FRANK  LESLIE, 
Journalist  and  Publisher, 

Was  born  in  1851  in  New  Orleans,  La.,  of  a  French  creole 
family.  She  married  Frank  Leslie,  the  New  York  pub 
lisher,  who  died  in  1880.  She  succeeded  to  his  business, 
then  badly  involved;  personally  managed  it  and  put  it  on 
a  paying  basis.  She  is  president  of  the  Frank  Leslie  Pub 
lishing  house,  and  editor  of  Frank  Leslie's  Monthly. 

JACOB  RICHARD  STREET, 

Educator, 

Was  born  at  Palmyra,  Ontarit),  Canada;  s.  Joseph  Lock- 
wood  and  Hannah  (Teeple)  Street;  ed.  St.  Thomas  Col 
legiate  institute,  Ontario;  grad.  Victoria  university;  To 
ronto,  Canada,  A.B.;  Toronto  university,  A.M.;  gradu 
ate  study  Clark  university,  Worcester,  Mass.,  Ph.D.;  m. 
Belleville,  Ontario,  Jan.  i,  1885,  Rose  Northcott;  chil- 


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dren:  Lockwood  N.,  William  Walter,  John  Northcott. 
Master  modern  languages,  Walkerton  High  school;  prin 
cipal  Caledonia  High  school,  Ontario,  1887-95;  prof, 
education,  Mt.  Holyoke  college,  1898-1900;  head  of  de 
partment  of  science  of  education,  Syracuse  university, 
1900-06;  dean  Teachers'  college,  Syracuse  university, 
since  1906.  Literary  editor  Journal  of  Pedagogy,  1903- 
04.  Member  board  of  education  for  city  of  Syracuse 
since  Jan.  i,  1906;  public  lecturer  state  education  depart 
ment  at  Teachers'  institutes.  Author:  Adolescence;  The 
Mind  of  the  Child;  A  Genetic  Study  of  Immorality,  etc. 
Has  in  preparation  a  volume  on  the  Child  and  His  Home 
and  School  Training.  Republican.  Member  M.  E. 
church.  Member  National  Educational  association,  Re 
ligious  Educational  association  (one  of  executive  secre 
taries),  Society  for  Scientific  Study  of  Pedagogy,  Phi 
Beta  Kappa;  member  and  president  Current  Events  Club, 
Syracuse.  Recreations:  Yachting,  gardening.  Address: 
755  Comstock  avenue,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

EDWARD  CHANNING  HALL, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  Nov.  29,  1867,  in  Davenport,  Iowa.  He  was 
educated  in  the  high  school  and  at  a  business  college.  In 
1883-1901  he  was  in  railroad  service  in  various  operating 
and  accounting  positions  in  Albuquerque,  Denver  and 
Los  Angeles.  In  1903-08  he  was  successively  auditor,  as 
sistant  to  general  manager,  and  superintendent  of  the  East 
Broad  Top  Railroad  and  Coal  company  at  Orbisonia, 
Pa.  In  1908-09  he  was  a  real  estate  and  investment  bro 
ker  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal.;  in  1909-11  was  examiner  of  ac 
counts,  interstate  commerce  commission,  with  headquar 
ters  in  Washington,  D.  C.;  and  since  1911  has  been  gen 
eral  manager  of  the  East  Broad  Top  Railroad  and  Coal 
company  of  Orbisonia,  Pa. 


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WILLIAM  V.  S.  THORNE, 

Capitalist, 

Was  born  Millbrook,  N.  Y. ;  s.  Samuel  and  Phebe  (Van 
Schoonhoven)  Thome;  grad.  Yale  Sheffield  Sch.,  1885; 
m.  N.  Y.  City,  Nov.  16,  1905,  J.  Theresa  Keyser.  Direc 
tor  of  purchases  Union  Pacific  R.  R.  company,  Oregon 
Short  Line  company,  Oregon-Washington  ;R.  R»  and 
Navigation  company,  Southern  Pacific  company;  direc 
tor  Union  Pacific  R.  R.  company,  Union  Pacific  Coal 
company,  Wells,  Fargo  and  company,  Oregon  Short  Line 
R.  R.  company,  Southern  Pacific  R.  R.  company,  Ore 
gon-Washington  R.  R.  and  Navigation  company,  R.  R. 
Securities  company,  Manhattan  Trust  company,  and  Fi 
delity  bank.  Manager  and  treasurer  Presbyterian  hospi 
tal;  manager  Manhattan  Maternity  hospital  and  Society 
for  the  Relief  of  Half  Orphans  and  Destitute  children. 
Clubs:  Metropolitan,  Universitv.  Ridin^  Down  Town, 
Morris  County  Golf  club,  Tuxedo  club.  Residence:  4 
E.  72d  street.  Address:  120  Broadway,  N.  Y.  City. 

WALTER  JOHN  WILSON, 

Physician  and  Pharmacist, 

Was  born  Feb.  6,  1876,  in  Detroit,  Mich.  In  1897  he 
graduated  from  the  Detroit  College  of  Medicine;  and  in 
1897-98  was  interne  at  the  Harper  and  the  Children's 
hospital.  Since  1902  he  has  been  lecturer  on  experimental 
pharmacology  in  the  Detroit  College  of  Medicine;  and 
has  also  been  editor  of  pharmacology  and  therapeutics 
in  the  Journal  of  the  Michigan  State  Medical  society. 
He  was  the  founder  and  first  president  of  the  Detroit 
Medical  club.  Since  1900  he  has  been  a  registered  phar 
macist. 

JOHN  J.  RYAN, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  Nov.  14,  1857;  s.  Patrick  and  Mary  (Leahey) 
Ryan;  ed.  Yates  Acad.,  Orleans  Co.,  N.  Y. ;  Ionia  High 


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Sch.,  Ionia,  Mich.;  Rochester  Univ.,  Rochester,  N.  Y. ; 
Univ.  of  Mich.,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  LL.B.,  1883;  m.  Me 
dina,  N.  Y.,  Nov.  23,  1887,  Alberta  C.  Davis;  children: 
Paul  D.,  b.  1889,  lone  G.,  b.  1891,  Harold  J.,  b.  1893,  Al 
berta  Clare,  b.  1897.  Admitted  to  practice  of  law  in 
Michigan,  Feb.  20,  1883 ;  admitted  to  practice  law,  N.  Y., 
June  6,  1884;  at'y  for  Village  of  Medina,  1897-98,  1905- 
07.  Delegate  from  Orleans  Co.  to  Democratic  state  con 
vention,  1899;  delegate  from  N.  Y.  to  democratic  na 
tional  convention  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  Julv,  1904.  Partner 
in  firm  of  Ryan  and  Skinner,  lawyers.  Democrat.  Mem 
ber  board  of  education  village  of  Medina,  1894-1903. 
Member  Delta  Upsilon  fraternitv,  Rochester  universitv 
and  University  of  Michigan;  Odd  Fellow  and  B.  P.  O. 
Elks,  Medina,  N.  Y.  Recreation:  Camping.  Address: 
Medina,  Orleans  county,  N.  Y. 

ADOLPH  JULIAN  KLAR, 

Civil  Engineer, 

Was  born  April  7,  1867,  in  Berlin,  Germanv.  He  was 
educated  at  Riga  college  of  Russia,  and  Riga  Polvtechnic, 
where  he  was  graduated  an  M.E.  He  engaged  in  prac 
tice  as  mechanical  engineer  first  in  Europe  and  afterward 
in  the  United  States.  He  traveled  extensivelv  in  Russia. 
Holland,  England,  France,  Spain,  Italy  and  Eevpt,  and 
has  also  traveled  widely  in  America,  as  far  as  the  Cana 
dian  Rockies  and  through  the  Yukon  valley.  He  joined 
the  Thirteenth  regiment  coast  artillery,  national  guard, 
New  York,  March  14,  1893;  warranted  corporal  and 
transferred  to  non-commissioned  staff  Jan.  23,  1894;  pro 
moted  to  commissary  sergeant  Aug.  14,  1894;  battalion 
quartermaster-sergeant  Oct.  22,  1895;  honorably  dis 
charged  May  17,  i! 


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WILLARD  M.  HARSH, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  Jan.  22,  1856,  in  Carrollton,  Carroll  county, 
Ohio.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  and  en 
tered  the  railway  service  in  1877  as  agent  and  operator  of 
the  Connotton  Valley  road,  since  which  he  has  been  con 
secutively  ten  years  with  the  Connotton  Valley  and  Cleve 
land  and  Canton  roads;  three  vears  general  agent  of  the 
Lakeside  and  Marblehead  road,  and  since  1890,  superin 
tendent  of  the  same  road. 

JAMES  HUTCHISON  SCOTT, 

President  Hutchison  Scott  Co.,  of  New  York  Citv, 
Was  born  East  Libertv.  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  Feb.  n,  1868:  s. 
Thomas  and  Matilda  Dallas  (Sanders)  Scott:  ed.  at  La 
Rochelle,  Paris,  Gait,  Philadelphia:  Annapolis  Revenue 
Cutter  Acad. :  m.  Camden,  N.  T.,  Aucr.  10.  1801,  Edith 
Graham:  one  dauo-bter,  Elizabeth  De  Puv,  b.  i8qc.  Re 
ceived  presidential  appointment  as  cadet.  IT.  S.  Naval 
Acad.:  was  in  merchant  service  three  vears;  U.  S.  Reve 
nue  cutter  service  thirteen  vears:  with  Pennsylvania  R.  R. 
companv,  six  vears;  acrent  for  Harlan  and  Hollinesworth 
corporation.  Traveled  in  France.  England.  Germanv, 
Spain,  Portugal,  South  America.  Southern  Africa,  India, 
Tapan.  Recommended  for  bravery  in  ravine  I.  F.  Moun 
tain.  Lisbon  Harbor.  lulv  /i.  iRon:  saving  crew  of  schoon 
er  Marv  Barker,  off  coact  of  Maine.  T^n.  T?%  1801 :  savin^ 
rrew  and  passengers  of  Portuguese  bark  Fraternidada,  ofT 
Rlackstone  reef,  August,  r8oq:  received  thanks  of  con- 
ore^  for  frettin?  line  to  U.  S.  S.  torpedo  boat  Winslow 
while  under  action  at  Cardenas,  Cuba,  Mav  n,  1808: 
presented  with  sword  bv  citv  of  Philadelphia:  awarded 
gold  and  silver  medal  for  bravery.  Member  Society  of 


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the  Carribbean,  National  Geographical  society.  Clubs: 
Railroad  (N.  Y.  City),  Markham  (Philadelphia).  Ad 
dress:  17  Battery  place,  N.  Y.  City. 

MRS.  EARLE  REMINGTON  HINES, 

Actress,  Author  and  Poet, 

Was  born  June  3,  1859,  in  Spencer,  Ind.  She  is  known 
from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific  as  the  original  Woman 
Tramp.  She  is  a  life  member  of  the  Actors'  Fund  asso 
ciation.  In  1910  she  published  a  volume  of  poems  enti 
tled  "Footlight  Rhymes." 

JOHN  ANDREWS  HARRIS, 

Clergyman  and  Author, 

Was  born  July  15,  1834,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  was 
educated  at  Princeton  university  and  at  Jefferson  college, 
and  has  received  the  degrees  of  A.B.,  A.M.,  D.D.  and 
S.T.D.  In  1859  he  became  a  minister  of  the  Protestant 
Episcopal  church;  and  since  1864  has  been  rector  of  St. 
Paul's  church,  Chestnut  Hill,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  is 
the  author  of  Principles  of  Agnosticism  Applied  to  Evi 
dences  of  Christianity;  The  Calvanistic  Doctrine  of  Elec 
tion  and  Reprobation  No  Part  of  the  Teaching  of  St. 
Paul;  St.  Peter  and  the  Power  of  the  Keys;  and  other 
works. 

WILLIAM  LADDER, 

General  Manager  Colonial  Iron  Company, 
Was  born  in  Scotland,  Pa.,  Jan.  28,  1849.  He  is  a  son  of 
James  Lauder  and  Mary  (Richardson)  Lauder.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Jersey  City  and 
school  in  Scotland.  He  married  in  Hopewell,  Pa.,  July 
29,  1894,  Mary  Ashcom,  and  they  have  six  children: 
Mary,  Edith,  Helen,  Edna,  William  and  Robert.  Mr. 
Lauder  for  over  thirty  years  has  been  the  general  man 
ager  of  the  Colonial  Iron  company  and  preceding  com- 


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panics  at  Riddlesburg.  He  was  presidential  elector  for 
Roosevelt  in  1904,  is  a  republican  in  politics  and  a  Meth 
odist  in  his  church  relations.  He  has  been  school  director 
for  twenty-five  years  and  was  appointed  on  the  commis 
sion  to  revise  and  frame  a  new  educational  code  for  Penn- 
lysvania  by  Governor  Stuart.  He  is  a  Mason  and  Shriner. 

FRANK  D.  SKEEL, 

Physician, 

Was  born  Sterling  Valley,  Cayuga  county,  N.  Y.,  1851; 
son  Harlow  and  Lucy  L.  (Deuel)  Skeel;  educated  Falley 
seminary,  Fulton,  N.  Y.,  Fairfield  seminary,  New  York; 
Wesleyan  university,  Middletown,  Conn.,  A.B.,  1875; 
New  York  university  (M.D.),  1 88 1;  married  1883,  Mary 
A.  Robertson;  one  son:  Henry  Robertson,  born  1886.  Sur 
geon  New  York  Eye  infirmary;  ophthalmic  surgeon  Deaf 
and  Dumb  institute,  New  York.  Republican;  Methodist. 
Member  Medical  Society  Greater  New  York,  Harlem 
Medical  society,  New  York,  County  Medical  society, 
New  York  State  Medical  society,  Bronx  Medical  society, 
New  York  Ophthalmic  society,  New  York  Microscopic 
soiety.  Clubs:  Aldine,  Salmagundi.  Residence:  361 
Mott  avenue.  Address :  147  West  57th  street,  New  York 
City. 

EFFINGHAM  B.  MORRIS, 

Director  Pennsylvania  Railroad, 

Was  born  Aug.  23,  1856,  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Graduated 
from  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  1875,  and  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  law.  Was  general  attorney  for  the  Le- 
high  Valley  railroad  for  some  years  and  solicitor  for  the 
Girard  Trust  company  until  his  election  to  the  presidency 
of  that  company  in  1887,  which  position  he  still  holds. 
Was  chairman  of  the  reorganization  committee  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Steel  company,  which  was  placed  in  the 
hands  of  a  receiver  in  1893,  and  was  president  of  that 


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company  for  the  first  year  after  the  reorganization;  is 
still  chairman  of  executive  committee  of  its  board  of  di 
rectors,  also  chairman  of  executive  committee  of  Cam 
bria  Steel  company,  has  been  a  director  of  the  Pennsyl 
vania  railroad  since  Dec.  31,  1896,  and  is  a  member  of 
the  finance  and  supplies  committees  of  the  board;  director 
of  Philadelphia  National  bank,  Fourth  Street  National 
bank,  Franklin  National  bank,  Pennsylvania  Fire  Insur 
ance  company,  manager  of  Philadelphia  Saving  Fund  so 
ciety,  and  director  of  sundry  other  corporations.  Trus 
tee  under  will  of  Anthony  J.  Drexel,  deceased.  Clubs: 
Philadelphia,  Rittenhouse,  Union  league,  University, 
Racquet,  and  others. 

VICTOR  WIERMAN, 

Division  Superintendent,  Pennsylvania  Railroad, 
Was  born  Dec.  20,  1855,  at  Towanda,  Bradford  county, 
Pa.  Graduated  of  Lafayette  college.  Entered  railway 
service  1878,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively  to  date 
with  the  Pennsylvania  railroad  as  follows:  1878  to  May, 
1882,  assistant  supervisor,  New  York  division  at  New 
Brunswick,  N.J.;  May,  1882,  to  December,  1884,  super 
visor,  same  division;  December,  1884,  to  January,  1886, 
assistant  engineer,  West  Pennsylvania  division;  January, 
1886,  to  October,  1894,  assistant  engineer,  Pittsburgh  di 
vision;  October,  1894,  to  October,  1895,  superintendent, 
Bedford  division;  October,  1895,  to  Jan.  i,  1899,  superin 
tendent,  Frederick  division  at  Lewistown,  Pa.;  Jan.  i, 
1899,  to  Feb.  i,  1902,  superintendent  Frederick  division 
at  York,  Pa. ;  Feb.  i,  1902,  to  date,  superintendent  Amboy 
division,  same  road,  at  Camden,  N.  J. 

DeLANCEY  MONTROSE  ELLIS, 

Real  Estate  and  Insurance, 

Was  born  Owego,  Tioga  county,  N.Y.,  Dec.  8,  1873;  son 
of  Edwin  and  Mary  W.  (Packard)  Ellis;  educated,  Al- 


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bany  academy,  class  of  1891;  married,  Batavia,  N.  Y., 
Aug.  3,  1899,  Elizabeth  Dorchester  Dewey;  two  sons, 
Dewey  Dorchester,  born  March  i,  1900;  Laurence  Pack 
ard,  born  Dec.  i,  1908.  Engaged  in  real  estate  business, 
1891-1895 ;  chief  of  finance  bureau,  state  department  pub 
lic  instruction,  1896-1902;  director  of  education  of  New 
York  state,  Louisiana  Purchase  exposition,  1903-1904; 
executive  office,  New  York  state  commission,  Lewis  and 
Clark  exposition,  1905;  chief,  division  of  visual  instruc 
tion,  New  York  state  education  department,  1906-1909; 
in  real  estate  and  insurance  business,  as  managing  partner 
of  E.  DeL.  Palmer,  since  1909.  Republican;  Episco- 
exposition  and  commemorative  diploma  from  Lewis  and 
Clark  exposition.  Clubs:  Fort  Orange  (Albany),  Coun 
try  club  (Albany) .  Treasurer,  Albany  Chamber  of  Com 
merce;  trustee,  Albany  academy. 

JAMES  EDWARD  HARDENBERGH 

Journalist,  Author  and  Poet, 

Was  born  Feb.  n,  1869,  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.  He  has  de 
voted  most  of  his  newspaper  career  to  perfecting  the  bu 
reau  system  of  news  collecting,  and  is  secretary  and  man 
ager  of  the  New  York  City  News  association.  He  is  the 
author  of  two  books  and  numerous  poems. 

CHARLES  EDWARD  WILLIAMS, 

Real  Estate,  Lumber  and  Banking, 

Was  born  near  Louisville,  Ky.,  Oct.  26,  1859;  son  of  Rob 
ert  P.  and  Caroline  M.  (Slack)  Williams;  educated  in 
common  schools  and  at  Northern  Indiana  Normal  school, 
Valparaiso,  Ind.;  married  at  Hudson,  Wis.,  Feb.  14, 
1888,  to  Effie  A.  T.  Seavey.  Taught  in  country  schools, 
1883-87;  engaged  in  general  mercantile  business  for  seven 
years;  has  been  in  lumber  and  banking  business  at  Mora, 
Minn.,  since  1894.  President  State  bank  of  Mora;  man 
ager  Mora  Lumber  company;  director  Times  Printing 


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and  Publishing  company;  vice  president  Plant-Callahan 
Mining  company;  owner  and  manager  Mora  Opera 
house,  was  sheriff  of  Kanabee  county  three  terms,  coun 
ty  commissioner  two  terms,  mayor  of  Mora  and  member 
council  two  terms,  and  has  been  secretary  board  of  edu 
cation  since  1894.  Member  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  a  number 
of  beneficiary  associations. 

LOUIS  F.  HAFFEN, 

Civil  Engineer, 

Was  born  Nov.  6,  1854,  m  Melrose,  now  a  part  of  the 
Borough  of  Bronx.  He  was  educated  in  the  Melrose  pub 
lic  schools;  at  Fordham  college,  from  which  he  gradu 
ated  in  1875  with  the  degree  of  A.B.;  and  subsequently 
the  degrees  of  A.M.  and  LL.D.  were  conferred  upon  him 
by  this  institution  of  learning.  In  1879  he  graduated  as 
a  civil  engineer  and  engineer  of  mines  from  Columbia 
university.  For  awhile  he  worked  as  an  engineer  in  the 
mining  regions  of  Colorado,  Arizona  and  California.  In 
1883  he  was  appointed  engineer  in  the  department  of 
parks  of  New  York  City;  and  in  time  became  engineer  in 
charge  and  superintendent  of  the  new  parks  now  within 
the  Borough  of  the  Bronx.  In  1893  he  was  appointed 
commissioner  of  street  improvements;  was  first  president 
of  the  Borough  of  the  Bronx,  and  until  1909  filled  that 
high  position.  He  is  a  member  of  the  National  Demo 
cratic  club,  the  North  Side  Board  of  Trade,  the  Jefferson 
club  and  numerous  other  clubs  and  societies. 

SAMUEL  D.  TOWNSEND, 

President  and  General  Manager  Williamsport  and  North 

Branch  Railroad, 

Was  born  Oct.  18,  1847,  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Entered 
railway  service  1884,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutive 
ly,  1884  to  Oct.  i,  1892,  auditor,  and  Oct.  i,  1892,  to  Oct. 
T>  ^93,  general  auditor  in  charge  of  all  accounts  Wil- 


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liamsport  and  North  Branch  railroad;  Oct.  i,  1893,  to 
May  17,  1899,  general  passenger  agent  Eagles  Mere  rail 
road;  May  17,  1899,  to  date,  general  manager  Williams- 
port  and  North  Branch  railroad;  June,  1904,  to  date, 
also  president  same  road. 

FRANKLIN  HARVEY  HEALD, 

Manufacturer,  Banker  and  Author, 

Was  born  Jan.  24,  1835,  in  Paris,  Oneida  county,  New 
York.  In  1856  he  received  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Ham 
ilton  college  of  New  York;  and  subsequently  received 
the  degrees  of  A.M.  and  LL.D.  In  1858-66  he  practiced 
law  in  Kenosha,  Wis. ;  for  four  years  was  engaged  in 
ranching  in  Utah,  and  in  1872  located  in  Chicago,  111. 
Since  1890  he  has  been  president  of  the  Bush  Temple  con 
servatory;  is  vice-president  of  the  Continental  Casualty 
company;  vice-president  of  the  Protection  Mutual  Fire 
Insurance  company,  and  vice-president  of  the  S.  S.  Had- 
ley  company  bank  of  Cedar  Rapids,  Neb.  He  is  a  trus 
tee  of  the  Newberry  library;  president  of  the  Chicago 
Historical  society,  and  has  been  twice  president  of  the 
Union  League  club  of  Chicago.  He  is  the  author  of 
Shakespeare's  Insomnia  and  The  Causes  Thereof;  A  Not 
able  Lawsuit,  and  other  works. 

NELSON  OTIS  TIFFANY, 

Life  Insurance  Underwriter, 

Was  born  Lancaster,  Erie  county,  N.  Y.,  Feb.  i,  1842; 
son  Nelson  Arnold  and  Martha  Eliza  (Whitney)  Tif 
fany;  educated  public  schools  of  Scotland,  Ont.,  Canada, 
and  one  year  in  medical  department  University  of  Buf 
falo,  Buffalo,  N.  Y.;  married  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  Jan.  23, 
1868,  Julia  Charlotte  Chase;  children:  Otis  Whitney, 
born  Nov.  13,  1868,  Martha  Eliza,  born  Aug.  13,  1870, 
Nelson  Otis,  Jr.,  born  April  2,  1877.  Gained  mechanical 
knowledge  of  the  furniture  trade  in  the  factory  of  his 


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uncle,  William  Whitney,  in  Scotland,  Ont.,  with  whom 
he  lived  after  his  mother's  death,  which  occurred  when  he 
was  five  years  of  age;  was  for  several  years  superintend 
ent  of  manufacturing  in  same  line  until  1883,  when  took 
the  position  of  secretary  and  manager  Masonic  Life  asso 
ciation,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. ;  later  on  became  president  and 
general  manager,  and  is  now  active  in  that  position.  Pres 
ident  Military  Road  Land  company.  Republican.  Uni 
tarian.  Member  Buffalo  Chamber  of  Commerce;  and  all 
branches  of  all  Masonic  bodies.  Member  Natural  Sci 
ence  society,  Buffalo  Historical  society,  president  Society 
of  Vermonters  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y. ;  founder  of  and  presi 
dent  for  seven  years  of  the  Fish  and  Game  society  of  Buf 
falo.  Recreations:  Hunting,  fishing,  gardening,  in 
which  latter  work  he  has  always  been  active,  both  in  the 
practical  and  experimental  side  at  his  summer  home, 
Point  Abines,  out  on  the  north  shore  of  Lake  Erie,  twelve 
miles  from  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  He  planted  with  his  own 
hands  and  cultivated  successfully  a  cotton  patch  with  good 
results,  due  to  special  fertilization  and  forcing.  The 
plants  grew  over  six  feet  high  and  were  loaded  with 
bolls.  This  is  probably  the  farthest  north  that  cotton  has 
been  successfully  grown. 


FREDERICK  WALLACE  KELSEY, 

Merchant  Nurseryman  and  Author, 
Was  born  April  25,  1850,  in  Ogden,  N.  Y.  He  has  a  suc 
cessful  nursery  business  near  New  York  City,  and  has 
traveled  extensively  abroad.  He  was  chairman  of  the 
committee  which  framed  the  New  Jersey  shade  tree  com 
mission  law  of  1893  ;  and  was  the  originator  of  and  chair 
man  of  the  commission  which  framed  the  first  park  com 
mission  act  of  Essex  county,  New  Jersey.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  The  First  County  Park  System;  and  is  now  presi 
dent  of  the  F.  W.  Kelsey  Nursery  company. 


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JOHN  ROBERT  PEACHY, 

Traffic  Manager,  Mississippi  Valley  Transportation 

Company, 

Was  born  at  Toronto,,  Can.  Educated  at  the  University 
of  Ottawa.  Entered  railway  service  1883  as  stenographer 
Michigan  Central  railroad,  since  when  he  has  been  con 
secutively  May  i  to  Dec.  31,  1884,  with  the  West  Shore 
line;  Jan.  i,  1885,  to  September,  1894,  clerk  and  chief 
clerk  general  freight  department  Illinois  Central  rail 
road;  September,  1894,  to  Oct.  10,  1904,  assistant  general 
freight  agent  same  road  at  St.  Louis,  to  July  i,  1907;  now 
traffic  manager  Mississippi  Valley  Transportation  com 
pany  at  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

AUGUSTS  LOUIS  LARPENTEUR, 

Retired  Merchant, 

Was  born  at  Baltimore,  Md.,  May  16,  1823,  and  is  a  son 
of  Louis  Auguste  and  Malinda  (Simmons)  Larpenteur. 
He  received  a  common  school  education ;  came  west  to 
St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  1841,  and  to  where  St.  Paul  now  is,  in 
1843;  married  at  St.  Paul  in  1841;,  to  Mary  J.  Pressley. 
Assisted  in  survey  of  St.  Paul  in  1847-48;  entered  a  por 
tion  of  it,  including  where  the  new  capitol  now  stands,  at 
$1.25  per  acre.  Engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  St. 
Paul  until  1887,  when  he  retired.  Roman  Catholic.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Commercial  club. 

CHARLES  A.   DRAPER, 

Purchasing  Agent  New  York,  Ontario  and  Western 

Railway, 

Was  born  Aug.  10,  1855,  m  Massachusetts.  Entered  rail 
way  service  1883  as  clerk  New  York,  Ontario  and  West 
ern  railway,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively,  1883 
to  1884,  paymaster's  clerk  and  paymaster;  1884  to  1886, 
chief  clerk  to  purchasing  agent  and  paymaster  same  road; 
1886  to  1888,  finance  department  New  York  Central  and 


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Hudson  River  railroad;  1888  to  Jan.  i,  1902,  purchasing 
agent  and  paymaster  New  York,  Ontario  and  Western 
railway;  Jan.  i,  1902,  to  date,  purchasing  agent  same 
road. 

JOSEPH  LEONARD  LEVY, 

Clergyman  and  Author, 

Was  born  Nov.  24,  i86q,  in  London,  England.  In  1884 
he  received  the  degree  of  B.  A.  from  the  Universitv  of 
London,  nnd  in  188^-86  studied  in  the  University  of  Bris 
tol,  England.  In  1880  he  came  to  the  United  States,  and 
in  TOO?,  received  the  decree  of  D.D.  from  the  Western 
Universitv  of  Pennsylvania.  In  i88<;  he  was  ordained  a 
rnhbi,  and  was  pastor,  in  r88c;-co,  in  Bristol,  England.  In 
1880-0^  he  was  rabbi  at  Sacramento,  Cal..  and  in  1893- 
IQOI  at  the  Temple  Keneseth  Israel,  of  Philadelphia,  and 
since  1901  has  been  rabbi  of  the  Rodeph  Shalon  congrega 
tion  at  Pirtsburg,  Pa.  He  is  the  author  of  "A  Book  of 
Prayer":  "A  Graduated  Text-Book  of  Religion"  "Nine 
teenth  Centurv  Pronhets":  "Founders  of  the  Faiths"; 
"Old  Arrows  from  New  Quivers,"  and  also  sixteen  vol 
umes  of  sermons. 

AOUILA  JACKSON  HYLAND, 

Passenger  Trainmaster  Philadelphia,  Baltimore  and 

Washington  Railroad, 

Was  born  Aue.  C.  i8c.i,  at  Norfolk,  Va.  Educated  in  the 
public  schools  and  under  private  tutors.  Entered  railwav 
service  187^  as  milk  agent  Philadelphia.  Wilmington  and 
Baltimore  railroad,  now  the  Philadelphia,  Baltimore  and 
Washino-ton  railroad,  since  which  he  has  been  consecu- 
tivelv,  October,  1871;,  to  January,  1877,  passenger  brake- 
man;  January,  1877,  to  October,  1880,  baegage  master 
same  road:  October,  1880.  to  December.  1886,  passeneer 
conductor;  December,  1886,  to  September,  1901;,  assist 
ant  trainmaster  same  road;  September,  1901;,  to  date,  pas 
senger  trainmaster  same  road  at  Wilmington,  Del. 


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ROBERT  MEANS  LAWRENCE, 

Physician  and  Author, 

Was  born  May  14,  1847,  in  Boston,  Mass.  In  1869  he  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Harvard  university,  and 
in  1873  the  degree  of  M.D.  from  that  institution  of  learn 
ing.  He  is  the  author  of  "Historical  Sketches  of  Some 
Members  of  the  Lawrence  Family";  "The  Magic  of  the 
Horse  Shoe";  "The  Descendants  of  Major  Samuel  Law 
rence  of  Groton,  Mass.,"  and  other  works. 

FRED  KESTLER, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  April  18,  1866,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  and  at  Spring  Garden  in 
stitute  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  In  1886  he  entered  the  rail 
road  service  as  telegraph  operator  for  the  Baltimore  and 
Ohio  road;  in  1887-89  was  telegraph  operator  and  extra 
train  dispatcher  for  the  Chesapeake  and  Ohio  railroad, 
and  in  1889-1907  was  dispatcher,  chief  dispatcher,  master 
of  trains  and  assistant  superintendent  of  the  Louisville 
and  Nashville  railroad.  Since  1907  he  has  been  general 
superintendent  of  the  Birmingham  Southern  railroad, 
with  headquarters  in  Birmingham,  Ala. 

LLEWELLYN  SNOWDEN, 

Assistant  Auditor  Passenger  Traffic  Philadelphia  and 

Reading  Railway, 

Was  born  February,  1859,  in  Montgomery  county,  Penn 
sylvania.  Entered  railway  service  1883,  since  which  he 
has  been  consecutively  to  1889,  clerk  in  auditor's  office 
Philadelphia  and  Reading  railroad;  1889  to  1892,  chief 
clerk  same  office;  1892  to  1908,  assistant  auditor  passen- 
gei  traffic;  1908  to  date,  auditor  passenger  traffic  same 
road. 


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JOHN  LAMB, 

United  States  Congressman, 

Was  born  June  12,  1840,  in  Sussex  county,  Va.  At  the 
first  alarm  of  war  in  1860  he  went  to  the  front  as  a  vol 
unteer  in  the  Charles  City  troop,  and  served  through  the 
entire  war  with  distinguished  gallantry.  He  was  captain 
and  commanded  the  company  three  years,  being  wounded 
several  times  and  once  desperately.  After  the  war  he  re 
turned  to  his  native  county  and  took  up  the  business  of 
farming;  was  soon  elected  sheriff  of  his  county,  and  sub 
sequently  served  his  people  as  treasurer,  surveyor  and 
chairman  of  the  county  democratic  committee.  He  was 
elected  to  the  fifty-fith,  fifty-sixth,  fifty-seventh,  fifty- 
eighth,  fifty-ninth,  sixtieth  and  sixty-first  congresses  as  a 
democrat.  He  was  re-elected  to  the  sixty-second  congress 
from  the  third  district  of  Virginia  for  the  term  of  191 1-13. 

JOSHUA  VANSANT  McNEAL, 
.  Fourth  Vice-President  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railroad, 
Was  born  June  11,  1846,  at  Baltimore,  Md.  He  was  ed 
ucated  at  Loyola  college  at  Baltimore,  Md.  Entered 
railway  service  Feb.  26,  1871,  since  which  he  has  been 
consecutively  to  April,  1872,  clerk  in  general  freight  of 
fice;  April,  1872,  to  October,  1872,  traveling  auditor; 
October,  1872,  to  January,  1880,  chief  clerk  in  auditor's 
office;  January,  1880,  to  May,  1893,  auditor  Indianapolis, 
Decatur  and  Western  railway;  May,  1893,  to  Aug.  31, 
1899,  assistant  treasurer  Baltimore  and  Ohio  railroad; 
Sept.  i,  1899,  to  Aug.  i,  1904,  treasurer  same  road;  Aug. 
i,  1904,  to  date,  fourth  vice-president  and  treasurer  same 
road. 

NORMAN  WILLIAM  KINGSLEY, 

Dentist,  Sculptor  and  Author, 

Was  born  Oct.  26,  1829,  in  St.  Lawrence  county,  New 
York.  He  has  received  the  degrees  of  D.D.S.  and  M.D. 


64 

S.  He  began  dental  practice  in  1850  in  Owego,  N.  Y. ; 
removed  to  New  York  City  in  1852,  and  in  1866  founded 
the  New  York  College  of  Dentistry.  In  1884-85  he  was 
president  of 'the  State  Dental  society.  He  has  executed 
several  works  of  statuary  of  Christ  in  marble;  and  a  por 
trait  bust  in  bronze  of  Whitelaw  Reid.  He  is  the  author 
of  Treatise  on  Oral  Deformities;  and  also  various  mono 
graphs  on  dental  subjects  and  the  mechanism  of  speech. 

JOHN  M.  GULP, 

Vice-President  Southern  Railway, 

Was  born  April  28,  1849,  at  Harrisville,  W.  Va.  En 
tered  railway  service  Oct.  6,  1870,  as  clerk  Louisville  and 
Nashville  railroad,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively 
September,  1871,  to  January,  1872,  chief  billing  clerk; 
January,  1872,  to  October,  1873,  rate  and  division  clerk 
in  general  freight  agent's  office;  Nov.  i,  1873,  to  Oct.  19, 
1878,  chief  clerk  same  office;  Oct.  19,  1878,  to  May  31, 
1880,  assistant  general  freight  agent;  June  i  to  Sept.  i, 
1880,  general  freight  agent  territory  north  Montgomery, 
Ala.,  except  the  St.  Louis  and  Evansville  and  Hender 
son  and  Nashville  divisions  same  road;  September,  1880, 
to  Sept.  i,  1891,  general  freight  agent  entire  line  Louis 
ville  and  Nashville  railroad;  Sept.  i,  1891,  to  June  30, 
1894,  assistant  traffic  manager  Richmond  and  Danville 
railroad;  July  i,  1894,  to  March  15,  1902,  traffic  manager 
Southern  railway;  March  15,  1902,  to  Oct.  15,  1904, 
fourth  vice-president;  Oct.  15,  1904,  to  Dec.  14,  1906, 
third  vice-president;  Dec.  14,  1906,  to  date,  vice-president 
same  road. 

ERASTUS  EUGENE  HOLT, 

Ophthalmologist,   Otologist  and  Founder, 
Was  born  June  i,  1849,  in  Peru,  Maine.     He  was  edu 
cated  at  Hebron  academy  and  at  Westbrook  and  Gorham 
seminaries.    For  five  years  he  was  in  mercantile  life;  then 


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engaged  in  study  and  teaching;  and  has  received  the  de 
grees  of  M.D.,  A.M.  and  LL.D.  In  1886  he  founded  the 
Maine  Eye  and  Ear  infirmary,  of  which  he  has  since  been 
executive  surgeon.  In  1876  he  founded  the  Portland 
Medical  club.  He  was  also  the  founder  of  the  Maine 
Academy  of  Medicine  and  Science;  and  the  founder  and 
editor  of  Journal  of  Medicine  and  Science  of  Portland, 
Maine;  and  the  author  of  scores  of  valuable  medical  pa 
pers. 

FRANK  P.  EYMAN, 

Assistant  Freight  Traffic  Manager  Chicago  and  North 
western  Railway, 

Was  born  Oct.  5,  1856.  Educated  at  Oberlin  college,  1870 
to  1872.  Entered  railway  service  1873  as  agent  and  oper 
ator  Baltimore  and  Ohio  railroad,  since  which  he  has  been 
consecutively  to  1879,  cashier  and  agent  Denver  and  Rio 
Grande  railway  at  Antonio,  Colo. ;  1880  to  1882,  telegraph 
operator  and  agent  Chicago  and  Northwestern  railway; 
1882  to  1887,  traveling  freight  agent;  1887  to  1896,  con 
tracting  freight  agent  and  local  agent  at  Milwaukee,  Wis. ; 
1896  to  Feb.  i,  1900,  general  agent  at  Chicago,  111.,  and 
Feb.  i,  1900,  to  Aug.  i,  1909,  assistant  general  freight 
n?erit  same  road  ;  Aug.  i,  1909,  appointed  assistant  freight 
traffic  manager,  present  position. 

JOSEPH  MORRISON  HILL, 

Lawyer,  Jurist  and  Author, 

Was  born  Sept.  2,  1864,  in  Davidson  college,  N.  C.  He 
was  a  student  in  the  University  of  Arkansas,  and  in  1883 
received  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  the  Lebanon  Law 
school  of  Tennessee.  In  1883-1904  he  practiced  law  in 
Eureka  Springs  and  Fort  Smith,  Arkansas;  and  in  1904- 
09  was  chief  justice  of  the  state  supreme  court  of  Arkan 
sas.  Since  1909  he  has  been  chief  counsel  for  the  state  in 
the  railroad  rate  cases.  He  is  one  of  the  compilers  of 
Sandels  and  Hill's  Digest  of  the  Statutes  of  Arkansas. 


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SHERMAN  WILLIAMS, 

Conductor  of  Teachers'  Institutes  in  State  of  New  York, 
Was  born  on  farm  near  Cooperstown,  Otsego  county,  N. 
Y.,  Nov.  21,  1846;  son  Justin  C.  and  Mary  (Sherman) 
Williams;  graduate  Albany  Normal  school,  Ph.D.;  mar 
ried  Pine  Plains,  Dutchess  county,  N.Y.,  Aug.  12,  1874, 
Margaret  Wilber;  children:  Henry  Wilber,  born  May 
!5)  ^75,  Paul  Wilber,  born  March  15,  1879.  Superin 
tendent  schools,  Flushing,  L.I.,  eleven  years;  Glens  Falls, 
N.Y.,  seventeen  years;  institute  conductor  eleven  years. 
President  Superintendents'  Council  of  State  of  New  York. 
Author:  Selections  for  Memorizing  (Ginn  and  com 
pany)  ;  a  series  of  Literature  Readers;  Choice  Literature 
(Sheldon  and  company)  ;  Some  Successful  Americans 
(Ginn)  ;  Stories  from  Early  New  York  History  (Scrib- 
ner's).  Vice-president  and  trustee  State  Historical  asso 
ciation.  Republican.  Methodist.  Vice  president  New 
York  State  Historical  association,  president  Crandall  Free 
Library,  New  York  State  Teachers'  association,  National 
Education  association  (president  library  section)  Ma 
sonic  order.  Address:  Glens  Falls,  N.Y. 

JOHN  WESLEY  HILL, 
Clergyman  and  Lecturer, 

Was  born  May  6,  1863,  in  Kalida,  Ohio.  In  1887  he 
graduated  from  the  Boston  Theological  seminary,  and  re 
ceived  the  degrees  of  A.B.,  D.D.  and  LL.D.  He  has 
filled  pastorates  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  in 
Fostoria,  Ohio;  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.;  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ; 
and  since  1907  in  the  Metropolitan  temple  of  New  York 
City.  He  is  widely  known  as  a  civic  and  political  speak 
er,  and  made  his  first  appearance  in  the  Blain  campaign. 
In  1896  he  took  an  active  part  in  the  McKinley  campaign, 
and  in  1908  delivered  the  prayer  to  the  republican  na 
tional  convention  held  in  Chicago.  He  accompanied 


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Candidate  Taft  on  his  northwestern  campaign  and  spoke 
many  times;  and  is  also  a  platform  and  Chautauqua  lec 
turer.  In  1900  he  was  chaplain  in  the  Pennsylvania  state 
senate;  and  is  past  grand  chaplain  of  the  Masons  in  the 
state  of  New  York. 

WYATT  AIKEN, 

United  States  Congressman  from  the  Third  District  of 

South  Carolina, 

Was  born  Dec.  14,  1863.  In  1884-1897  he  was  official 
court  stenographer.  He  is  a  farmer.  He  served  in  the 
Spanish-American  war  in  the  Abbeville  volunteers.  In 
1903-05  he  was  a  democratic  representative  from  South 
Carolina  to  the  fifty-eighth,  fifty-ninth,  sixtieth  and  sixty- 
first  congresses.  He  was  re-elected  to  the  sixty-second 
congress  from  the  third  district  of  South  Carolina  for  the 
term  of  1911-13,  and  resides  in  Abbeville,  S.C. 

DAVID  LANSING  KINGSBURY, 
Librarian, 

Was  born  at  Marshall,  Mich.,  Dec.  28,  1842;  son  of  Lan 
sing  and  Frances  Throop  (Southworth)  Kingsbury;  came 
to  Minnesota  Nov.  i,  i8c6;  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town  and  Minnesota,  and  in  gram 
mar  school,  Minneapolis,  1857-58.  Enlisted  in  the  civil 
war,  Aug.  14,  1862,  as  private  of  the  Eighth  Minnesota 
volunteer  infantry,  advancing  to  corporal,  first  sergeant 
and  second  lieutenant;  engaged  for  two  years  in  campaign 
against  the  Sioux  Indians,  1862-64;  one  year  in  Tennes 
see  and  North  Carolina,  Twentv-third  army  corps.  Was 
identified  with  the  hardware  business  for  nearly  thirty 
vears  previous  to  entering  the  present  position  as  assistant 
librarian  and  member  of  council  of  the  Minnesota  His 
torical  society,  Sept.  9,  189?.  Also  recorder  of  the  Mili 
tary  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of  the  United  States 
(commandery  of  state  of  Minnesota  since  1898)  ;  secre- 


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tary  of  the  Eighth  regiment  of  Minnesota  volunteer  asso 
ciation;  member  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution, 
G.A.R.,  American  Library  association.  Republican. 
Episcopalian.  He  married  at  St.  Anthony,  Minn.,  Oct. 
26,  1869,  Miss  Anna  Sawyer  Braman. 

DAVID  C.  KLINE, 

Physician, 

Was  born  near  Sunbury,  Northumberland  county,  Penn 
sylvania,  Sept.  22,  1855.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  and  at  Bloomsburg  state  normal  school  and  Dick 
inson  seminary,  Williamsport,  Pa.  He  read  medicine 
with  Dr.  F.  B.  Richstine,  and  was  graduated  from  the 
Hahnemann  Medical  college,  Philadelphia,  as  M.D.  in 
1883.  He  commenced  practice  in  Columbia,  Lancaster 
county,  in  1883,  but  soon  removed  to  the  city  of  Reading, 
where  he  is  still  in  active  practice.  Dr.  Kline  is  an  asso 
ciate  member  of  the  Reading  Press  club;  and  was  pres 
ident  of  the  Homeopathic  Medical  society  of  the  state  of 
Pennsylvania  for  the  year  1904.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
American  Institute  of  Homeopathy,  gynecologist  to  the 
Homeopathic  hospital  of  Reading,  and  visiting  physician 
to  the  Home  for  Friendless  Children,  being  associated 
with  both  institutions  from  their  inception,  a  period  of 
twenty  years.  He  is  a  republican  in  politics.  Methodist 
in  religion.  Address:  Reading,  Pa. 

PAUL  JONES, 

Superintendent  Cleveland,  Akron  and  Cincinnati  Rail 
way  Company, 

Was  born  Sept.  6,  1867,  at  Harford  City,  Ind.  Attended 
Earlham  college,  Richmond,  Ind.,  1885-1888.  Entered 
railway  service  June  18,  1888,  as  assistant  on  engineer 
corps  Pennsylvania  lines  west  of  Pittsburg,  since  which 
he  has  been  consecutively,  July  i,  1893,  to  July  i,  1898, 
lis  and  Vincennes  railroad  same  lines;  April  15,  1900,  to 


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April  15,  1900,  engineer  maintenance  of  way  Indianapo 
lis  and  Vincennes  railroad  sam  lines;  April  15,  1900,  to 
June  20,  1901,  engineer  maintenance  of  way  Richmond 
division;  June  20,  1901,  to  April,  1903,  engineer  mainte 
nance  of  way  Louisville  division;  April,  1903,  to  Dec.  12, 
1904,  engineer  maintenance  of  way  Indianapolis  division; 
Dec.  12,  1904,  to  date,  superintendent  Cleveland,  Akron 
and  Cincinnati  railway  (Pennsylvania  lines),  entire  serv 
ice  with  the  Pennsylvania  lines  west  of  Pittsburg. 

CHARLES  MORTON, 

United  States  Army  Officer, 

Was  born  March  18,  1846,  in  Ohio.  In  1861-64  he  served 
in  the  civil  war  as  a  private  in  company  I,  thirteenth  and 
twenty-fifth  regiments  Missouri  infantry,  and  in  company 
H,  first  Missouri  engineers.  In  1865  he  was  appointed  to 
the  United  States  military  academy;  graduated  in  1869; 
and  was  appointed  second  lieutenant  in  the  third  United 
States  cavalry.  In  1876  he  attained  the  rank  of  first  lieu 
tenant;  was  promoted  to  captain  in  1883;  in  1898  was 
made  major  of  the  fourth  cavalry;  in  1901  became  lieute 
nant  eighth  cavalry;  in  1903  became  colonel  eleventh  cav 
alry;  and  the  same  year  was  transferred  to  the  seventh 
cavalry.  In  1907  he  attained  the  rank  of  brigadier-gen 
eral  in  the  United  States  army.  In  1890  he  was  breveted 
first  lieutenant  for  action  against  the  Indians  in  Arizona 
in  1871 ;  and  in  1911  was  retired  from  active  service. 


ARTHUR.  LORENZO  GLASS, 

Railroad  Manager, 

With  office  at  Gainesville,  Fla.,  was  born  June  16,  1867, 
at  Mattoon,  111.  He  was  educated  in  the  grammar  schools 
at  Oakland,  111.  He  entered  the  railway  service  in  1882, 
since  which  he  has  been  consecutively  to  1883  operator  of 
the  Toledo,  Cincinnati  and  St.  Louis  railway  at  East  St. 
Louis  and  Charleston,  111.;  1883-85,  telegraph  operator 


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at  the  general  office  of  the  Southern  Kansas  railway  at 
Lawrence,  Kan.;  1885-87,  telegraph  operator  at  the  gen 
eral  office  of  the  Atchison,  Topeka  and  Santa  Fe  road  at 
Topeka,  Kan.;  in  1887  was  appointed  private  secretary 
and  operator  to  the  chief  engineer  of  the  same  road,  and 
continued  in  that  position  during  the  construction  of  the 
Chicago  extension  of  the  Santa  Fe  system,  when  he  was 
appointed  train  dispatcher  at  Marceline,  Mo.;  1891-92, 
train  dispatcher  of  the  East  Tennessee,  Virginia  and  Geor 
gia  railway  at  Macon,  Ga. ;  1892-93,  train  dispatcher  of 
the  Georgia  Southern  and  Florida  road;  1893-94,  train 
dispatcher  of  the  Florida  Southern  road;  1894  to  Jan.  7, 
1900,  chief  train  dispatcher  same  road  and  Plant  system; 
Jan.  7,  1900,  to  1905,  trainmaster  of  the  Plant  system,  now 
controlled  by  the  Atlantic  Coast  line,  at  Gainesville,  Fla. ; 
1905-08,  division  superintendent  of  the  Atlantic  Coast 
Line  railroad;  1908-12,  general  manager  of  the  Tampa 
and  Jacksonville  railroad  at  Gainesville,  Fla. 

WALTER  DOUGLAS, 

General  Manager, 

Was  born  December,  1870,  in  Quebec,  Canada.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Royal  Military  college  of  Canada  and 
Columbia  university.  In  1890-92  he  was  engineer  of  the 
Commercial  Mining  company  and  in  1892-94  was  metal 
lurgist  of  the  Consolidated  Kansas  City  Smelting  and  Re 
fining  company;  in  1894-95  ^e  was  chemist  in  the  Copper 
Queen  Consolidated  Mining  company;  in  1896-99  was 
superintendent  of  the  Detroit  Copper  mining  company, 
and  was  connected  with  various  other  concerns.  He  is 
now  second  vice-president  of  the  El  Paso  and  Southwest 
ern  company;  and  is  general  manager  of  Phelps,  Dodge 
and  company.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Engineers'  club, 
Rocky  Mountain  club  and  the  Columbia  university. 


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DANIEL  BAILEY  HARDENBERGH, 

Physician  and  Surgeon, 

Was  born  March  13,  1866,  in  Port  Jervis,  N.  Y.  He  grad 
uated  with  the  degree  of  B.A.  from  Yale  university,  and 
received  the  degree  of  D.D.  from  Columbia  university. 
He  has  traveled  extensively  in  Europe  for  study  and  rec 
reation,  and  since  1894  has  practiced  in  Middletown,  N.Y. 
He  has  been  president  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  as 
sociation  of  this  city;  president  of  the  Orange  County 
Medical  society,  and  president  of  the  Orange  Country 
Golf  club. 

ANDREW  P.  MALONEY, 

Official  of  Public  Utilities  and  Industrial  Corporations, 
Was  born  in  Scranton,  Pa.,  March  16,  1861 ;  son  of  John 
Maloney  and  Catherine  Maloney.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  and  business  college.  Mr.  Maloney  is 
president  of  the  State  Construction  company,  and  of  the 
Coast  Gas  company;  vice-president  of  the  Maloney  Land 
Improvement  company;  president  of  the  Lakewood  Gas 
company;  vice-president  of  the  Newbold  Improvement 
company,  City  Gas  Light  company  and  Shore  Gas  com 
pany;  director  of  the  North  Philadelphia  Trust  company, 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Hygeia  Ice  and  Cold  Stor 
age  company,  Philadelphia,  and  of  the  Pennsylvania  Iron 
Works  Operating  company.  He  has  six  children:  John 
C.  Maloney,  born  in  1888;  Joseph  Maloney,  born  in  1891 ; 
Charles  A.  Maloney,  born  in  1893 ;  Marie  Maloney,  born 
in  1895;  Ruth  Maloney,  born  in  1897,  and  Andrew  Ma 
loney,  Jr.,  born  in  1906. 

ISAAC  TAYLOR  HEADLAND, 

Clergy,  Missionary  and  Author, 

Was  born  Aug.  16,  1859,  in  Freedom,  Pa.  In  1888  he  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Mt.  Union  college,  from 
which  institution  he  also  received  the  degrees  of  A.M. 


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and  Ph.  D.  In  1890  he  sailed  as  a  missionary  to  Peking; 
and  since  that  year  has  been  professor  of  science  in  the 
Peking  university.  He  has  made  a  large  collection  oJ 
Chinese  paintings  now  in  the  Boston  museum.  He  is  the 
author  of  Chinese  Mother  Goose  Rhymes;  Chinese  Boy 
and  Girl;  Chinese  Heroes;  Our  Little  Chinese  Cousin; 
Tourists'  Guide  to  Peking;  Court  Life  in  China;  Some 
By-Products  of  Missions,  and  other  works. 

WILLIAM  C.  HARTIGAN, 

Superintendent  Northern  and  Utica  Divisions  New 

York  York,  Ontario  and  Western  Railway, 
Was  born  April  4,  1854,  at  Oswego,  N.Y.  Entered  rail 
way  service  1871  as  telegraph  operator  New  York  and 
Oswego  Midland  railroad  at  Oswego,  N.Y.,  since  which 
he  has  been  consecutively  relief  agent  northern  division 
same  road;  September,  1873,  to  1876,  night  train  dis 
patcher  same  division;  1876  to  Jan.  i,  1880,  dispatcher 
Northern  and  Southern  division  at  Norwich,  N.Y. ;  Jan. 
i,  1880,  to  December,  1887,  chief  dispatcher  southern  di 
vision  at  Middletown,  N.Y. ;  December,  1887,  to  May, 
1890,  assistant  trainmaster;  May,  1890,  to  April,  1893, 
assistant  superintendent  northern  and  Utica  divisions; 
April,  1893,  to  date,  superintendent  same  divisions;  entire 
service  with  the  New  York  and  Oswego  Midland  rail 
road  and  its  successor,  the  New  York,  Ontario  and  West 
ern  railway,  the  reorganization  taking  place  in  1880. 

RIENZI  MELVILLE  JOHNSTON, 

Journalist,  Publisher  and  Statesman, 
Was  born  Sept.  9,  1850,  in  Sandersville,  Ga.  During  the 
civil  war  he  served  two  years  in  the  confederate  army. 
In  1878  he  moved  to  Texas,  and  is  now  the  editor  and 
one  of  the  largest  stockholders  in  the  Houston  Daily 
Post.  Since  1900  he  has  been  Texas  member  of  the  demo 
cratic  national  committee;  and  in  1898  declined  the  nom 
ination  for  lieutenant-governor  of  Texas. 


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EDWARD  TRACY  JOHNSON, 

Division  Freight  Agent  Pennsylvania  Railroad, 
Was  born  Feb.  i,  1846,  at  New  Berlin,  Chenango  county, 
N.Y.  Entered  railway  service  March  i,  1866,  isince 
which  he  has  been  consecutively  to  1868,  clerk  to  cashier 
at  Buffalo  station  Buffalo  and  Erie  railway;  1868  to  Au 
gust,  1871,  cashier  same  station;  May  16,  1872,  to  August, 
1873,  paymaster  construction  Buffalo,  New  York  and 
Philadelphia  railroad;  August,  1873,  to  Feb.  14,  1883, 
general  freight  agent;  Feb.  14,  1883,  to  April  30,  1884, 
general  traffic  manager;  April  30,  1884,  to  Nov.  i,  1887, 
general  freight  agent  same  road;  Nov.  i,  1887,  to  August, 
1900,  general  freight  agent  Wsetern  New  York  and  Penn 
sylvania  railroad,  successor  to  Buffalo,  New  York  and 
Philadelphia  railroad;  August,  1900,  to  date,  division 
freight  agent  Pennsylvania  railroad  at  Buffalo,  N.Y. 

WILLIAM  W.  COLLINS, 

Superintendent  loiva  and  Dakota  Division  Chicago,  Mil 
waukee  and  St.  Paul  Railway, 

Was  born  at  Oconomowoc,  Wis.  Entered  railway  serv 
ice  in  the  '6o's,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively  to 
date,  with  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  and  St.  Paul  railway 
as  telegraph  operator,  superintendent,  clerk,  assistant  di 
vision  superintendent;  1889  to  1891,  superintendent 
northern  division;  1891  to  April  26,  1897,  superintendent 
Prairie  du  Chien  division  at  Milwaukee,  Wis.;  April  26, 
1897,  to  Feb.  i,  1900,  superintendent  Chicago  division; 
Feb.  i,  1900,  to  date,  superintendent  Iowa  and  Dakota 
division  at  Mason  City,  Iowa. 

EDWIN  LEE, 

Chemist  and  Author, 

Was  born  Sept.  9,  1876,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  In  1898 
he  received  the  degree  of  B.S.,  and  subsequently  the  hon 
orary  degree  of  M.Sc.,  from  the  Northeastern  Ohio  col- 


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lege.  He  also  received  the  degree  of  M.Sc.  from  Mt. 
Union  college  and  the  degree  of  A.M.  from  Harvard. 
In  1908-10  he  filled  the  chair  of  chemical  research  in 
the  New  York  university,  and  since  1907  has  been  pro 
fessor  of  chemistry  in  Allegheny  college.  He  has  been 
a  lecturer  on  scientific  subjects  before  chautauqua  and 
teachers'  associations.  He  is  a  Fellow  of  the  American 
Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science.  He  is  the 
author  of  "Outline  of  Qualitative  Chemical  Analysis"; 
"A  Textbook  of  Experimental  Chemistry"  and  other 
works. 

HAROLD  E.  MORRILL, 

Superintendent  Monson  Railroad, 

Was  born  May  27,  1864,  at  Brownville,  Me.  Entered 
railway  service  March,  1884,  since  which  he  has  been 
consecutively  to  1886,  fireman  Monson  railroad;  1886  to 
1890,  locomotive  engineer;  1890  to  September,  1904,  mas 
ter  mechanic;  September,  1904,  to  date,  superintendent 
same  road. 

HENRY  CLAY  HALL, 

Lawyer  and  Lecturer, 

Was  born  Jan.  3,  1860,  in  New  York  City.  In  1881  he 
received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  Amherst  college,  and 
in  1883  received  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  Columbia  law 
school.  In  1885-92  he  practiced  law  in  Paris,  France; 
and  in  1888-92  was  counsel  to  the  United  States  legation. 
On  account  of  health  he  removed  in  1892  to  Colorado 
Springs,  Colo.;  in  1905-07  was  mayor  of  that  city,  and 
has  been  first  vice-president  of  the  Colorado  State  Bar 
association.  He  has  lectured  on  law  in  the  Colorado  col 
lege;  and  is  also  general  counsel  of  that  institution  of 
learning  and  also  of  various  other  corporations. 


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ROBERT  HENRY  BOWRON, 

General  Superintendent  Erie  Division  Erie  Railroad, 
Was  born  June  10,  1858,  at  Stockton,  England.  Gradu 
ated  from  Gainford  academy  in  England,  1874.  Entered 
railway  service  1877  as  operator  Tennessee  Coal,  Iron 
and  Railroad  company  at  South  Pittsburg,  Tenn.,  since 
which  he  has  been  consecutively,  1881  to  February,  1884, 
in  railroad  supply  business;  February,  1884,  to  August, 

1886,  chief  clerk  to  superintendent  Alabama  Great  South 
ern  railway;  August,  1886,  to  February,  1887,  chief  clerk 
to  superintendent  Mobile  and  Ohio  railroad;  February, 

1887,  to   January,    1892,    superintendent    Chattanooga 
Union  railway;  April,  1892,  to  April,  1893,  on  prelim 
inary  work  for  a  projected  line;  October,  1894,  to  Aug. 
31,  1895,  chief  clerk  to  general  superintendent  Montana 
Central  railway;  September,   1895,  to  December,   1896, 
trainmaster  same  road;  December,  1896,  to  July,   1897, 
superintendent  Montana  division  Great  Northern  rail 
way;  July,   1897,  to  Dec.   1898,  superintendent  Wilmar 
and  Breckenridge  divisions;  December,  1898,  to  October, 
1899,  superintendent  Cascade  division  same  road;  Octo 
ber,    1899,    to    March,    1900,   superintendent    St.    Louis 
Southwestern  railway;  March,  1900,  to  May,  1902,  gen 
eral  superintendent  same  road  and  vice-president  and  gen 
eral  superintendent  St.  Louis  Southwestern   railway  of 
Texas;  July,    1903,   to  December,    1904,  superintendent 
First  division  Denver  and  Rio  Grande  railroad;  Decem 
ber,   1904,  to   May,   1905,  superintendent  northern  and 
southern  divisions  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  and  Dayton  rail 
way;  June  to  October,  1905,  general  manager  same  road 
and  Chicago,  Cincinnati  and  Louisville  railroad;  Octo 
ber,  1905,  to  Aug.  6,  1907,  general  superintendent  Erie 
division  Erie  railroad  at  Jersey  City,  N.J. 


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OLIVER  PEEBLES  JENKINS, 

Educator,  Scientist  and  Author, 

Was  born  Nov.  3,  1850,  in  Bantam,  Ohio.  He  received 
the  degrees  of  A.B.  and  A.M.  from  Moores  Hill  college; 
and  the  degrees  of  M.S.  and  Ph.D.  from  the  Indiana  uni 
versity;  in  1870-76  he  was  principal  of  high  schools  in 
Indiana,  Wisconsin  and  California.  For  two  years  was 
a  student  in  the  Northwestern  university;  and  in  1883 
graduated  from  the  Johns  Hopkins  university  of  Balti 
more,  Md.  Since  1891  he  has  been  professor  of  physiol 
ogy  and  histology  at  the  Leland  Stanford,  Jr.,  university 
of  California.  He  is  a  fellow  of  the  American  Associa 
tion  for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  and  a  member  of 
the  Bohemian  club  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  Indiana  State  Series  of  Textbooks  on  Physiology 
and  other  works. 

MORRIS  K.  KING, 

Railroad  Manager  and  Business  President, 
Was  born  Jan.  16,  1844,  at  New  York  City.  Entered 
railway  service  September,  1877;  to  Oct.  i,  1880,  in  serv 
ice  successively  of  New  York  Elevated  railroad  and 
Manhattan  railway,  his  position  with  latter  company  be 
ing  that  of  purchasing  agent;  Oct.  i,  1880,  became  gen 
eral  manager  Norfolk  and  Southern  railroad;  in  Novem 
ber,  1904,  also  vice-president  same  road;  since  1910  has 
been  president  of  Lake  Drummond  Canal  and  Water 
company  of  Norfolk,  Va. 

PETER  K.  HASLERUD, 

Real  Estate  Dealer  and  Banker, 

Was  born  in  Numedal,  Norway,  Aug.  7,  1857;  son  of 
Knud  P.  and  Ambjorg  H.  (Hvamen)  Haslerud;  came  to 
America  and  located  at  Peterson,  Minn.,  in  1879;  attend 
ed  the  public  school  in  winter  for  three  years  at  Peterson 
and  Ortonville,  Minn.;  was  married  at  Madison,  Minn., 
Aug.  S»  I9°3?  to  Miss  Josephine  Femrite.  Taught  one 


77 

term  of  school  in  1883;  acted  as  clerk  in  the  auditor's 
office  at  Lac  quie  Parle  county,  1883-84;  was  deputy  au 
ditor,  1884-47;  county  treasurer,  1889-99;  president  of 
the  Farmers'  State  bank,  1899-1902.  Has  been  engaged 
in  making  farm  loans  and  in  real  estate  business  at  Madi 
son,  as  Dale  and  Haslerud,  since  1908;  superintendent 
of  farm  loan  agencies  of  northern  Minnesota  and  North 
Dakota,  of  George  W.  Wishard  and  company,  Minneap 
olis,  since  1901.  He  is-  also  president  of  the  Madison 
State  bank.  He  is  a  republican  and  ex-chairman  of  the 
republican  central  committee  of  Lac  quie  Parle  county. 

WILLIAM  LEE  HOWARD, 

Physician  and  Author, 

Was  born  Nov.  i,  1860,  in  Hartford,  Conn.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  England  and  France;  at  the  Williston  seminary 
and  Columbia  and  Oxford  university  of  England,  and  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  M.D.  from  the  University  of  Ver 
mont.  He  is  a  practical  seaman  and  holds  a  master's 
certificate.  In  1890-1906  he  practiced  medicine  in  Balti 
more,  Md.,  and  is  now  engaged  in  literary  pursuits.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  American  Association  for  the  Ad 
vancement  of  Science  and  vice-president  of  the  Medico- 
Legal  society  and  many  other  scientific  societies.  He  is 
the  author  of  The  Perverts;  Lila  Sari;  Red  Flesh,  and 
other  works. 

THOMAS  McELRATH  DEBEVOISE, 
Lawyer, 

Was  born  New  York  City,  April  2,  1874;  son  George  W. 
and  Katherine  Price  (McElrath)  Debevoise;  educated 
Yale  university,  New  York  Law  school;  married  New 
Haven,  Conn.,  Dec.  6,  1898,  Anne  Farnam  Whitney. 
Member  law  firm  Rounds,  Hatch,  Dillingham  and  De 
bevoise.  Director  Century  Mortgage  company,  the  De 
bevoise  company,  Marks  and  Hammacher  company,  Au- 


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tolyte  Manufacturing  company.  Republican.  Member 
New  York  State  bar  association,  New  York  County  Bar 
association,  Association  Bar  City  of  New  York,  Ameri 
can  Bar  association,  Holland  society,  Alpha  Delta  Phi 
fraternity,  National  Municipal  league.  Clubs:  Uni 
versity,  Yale,  Republican,  Alpha  Delta  Phi,  Quill,  Down 
Town,  Canoe  Brook  Country. 

CHARLES  WARE, 

General  Superintendent  Union  Pacific  Railroad, 
Was  born  Jan.  31,  1863,  at  Jonesboro,  111.  Educated  at 
Southern  Illinois  Normal  university  at  Carbondale,  111. 
Entered  railway  service  1882,  since  which  he  has  been 
consecutively  to  1890,  telegraph  operator,  trick  dispatch 
er  and  chief  dispatcher  Chicago  and  Northwestern  rail 
way;  1890  to  April  21,  1905,  with  Union  Pacific  railroad 
as, trick  dispatcher  and  assistant  superintendent;  April  21, 
1905,  to  1910,  superintendent  Nebraska  division  same 
road;  on  March  9,  1910,  he  was  appointed  general  super 
intendent  of  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad  company,  with 
headquarters  at  Omaha,  Neb.,  and  on  July  i,  1910,  was 
given  the  title  of  assistant  general  manager,  U.  P.  R.  R. 
company,  which  position  he  now  holds. 

CHARLES  SUMNER  FALES, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  Nov.  20,  18^,  at  Poultney,  Vt.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  common  schools.  He  entered  the  railway 
service  in  1869  as  telegraph  operator  of  the  Central  Road 
of  New  Jersey:  in  1871-89  was  train  dispatcher  of  the 
Delaware  and  Hudson  road  at  Troy,  N.Y. ;  1889-1900, 
chief  train  dispacher  of  the  New  York  Central  and  Hud 
son  River  road  at  Albany,  N.Y. ;  1900-02,  trainmaster  of 
the  Copper  Range  road  at  Houghton,  Mich.;  1902-04, 
superintendent,  and  1904  to  date,  general  superintendent 
of  the  same  road. 


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GEORGE  W.  BELL, 

Land   Commissioner, 

Was  born  July  24,  1853,  near  Wautoma,  Wis.  He  entered 
the  railway  service  in  1874  as  clerk  to  the  station  agent  of 
the  Chicago  and  Northwestern  railway  at  Oconto,  Wis., 
since  which  he  has  been  consecutively,  from  1875  to  1877, 
clerk  on  the  ore  docks  of  the  Chicago  and  Northwestern 
railway  at  Escanaba,  Mich.;  1881  to  1882,  clerk  in  audit 
ing  department  of  the  Chicago,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis 
and  Omaha  railway;  1882  to  spring  of  1894,  chief  clerk 
to  the  master  car  builder ;  April,  1 894,  to  May,  1 894,  clerk 
in  the  land  department;  May  9,  1894,  to  May,  1896,  act 
ing  land  commissioner,  and  May,  1896,  to  date,  land  com 
missioner  of  the  same  road. 

JOHN  THOMAS  CHAMBERLAIN, 

Master  Car  Builder, 

Was  born  May  21,  1849,  at  Eckington,  England.  He  was 
educated  in  the  New  York  public  schols.  He  entered 
the  railway  service  in  1868  as  apprentice  in  the  car  build 
ing  shops  of  the  Atlantic  and  Great  Western  railway. 
Owing  to  sickness  he  returned  to  New  York  City  about 
April,  1870,  and  subsequently  finished  his  trade  as  car 
builder  at  the  shops  of  the  Boston  and  Albany  road  at 
Allston,  Mass.;  1878  to  1885  he  was  foreman  of  the 
freight  erecting  and  repair  shops  of  the  same  road;  1885 
to  July,  1888,  general  foreman  of  the  Allston  car  shops 
of  the  same  road,  having  charge  of  the  car  department  of 
the  Boston  and  Worcester  division  under  the  general  mas 
ter  car  builder;  July,  1888,  to  April,  1890,  general  super 
intendent  of  the  Burton  Stock  company  at  Wichita,  Kan. ; 
April,  1890,  to  date,  master  car  builder  of  the  Boston  and 
Maine  road.  From  June,  1901,  to  June,  1902,  he  was 
president  of  the  Master  Car  Builders'  association.  In 
1907  he  retired  from  active  service. 


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GEORGE  KIRBY  COLLIER, 

Physician, 

Was  born  Wilmington,  N.  C,  March  23,  1879;  son  Sam 
uel  Probert  and  Emma  Florence  (Knight)  Collier;  edu 
cated  Cape  Fear  academy,  Wilmington,  N.C.;  St.  John's 
college,  Annapolis,  Md. ;  College  of  Physicians  and  Sur 
geons,  Baltimore,  Md.,  M.D.,  1900;  unmarried.  Resi 
dent  gynecologist,  Baltimore  City  hospital,  1900-01 ; 
practiced  medicine  in  Wilmington,  N.C.,  1901-02;  since 
1902  on  medical  staff  (now  assistant  medical  superintend 
ent),  Craig  Colony  for  Epileptics,  Sonyea,  N.Y.  Epis 
copalian.  Member  American  association,  New  York 
State  Medical  society,  New  Hanover  county  (N.C.) 
Medical  society,  National  Association  for  Study  of  Epi 
lepsy  and  Care  and  Treatment  of  Epileptics,  American 
Medico-Psychological  association,  National  Conference 
of  Charities  and  Corrections,  Rochester  (N.Y.)  Academy 
of  Medicine,  Alumni  Association  of  St.  John's  college. 
Member  of  Mount  Morris  lodge,  F.  and  A.  M-.,  No.  122; 
Mount  Morris  chapter;  Royal  Arch  Masons,  No.  137, 
and  Cyrene  Commandery  of  Knights  Templar,  No.  39, 
Damascus  Temple,  A.A.O.N.M.S. 

PATRICK  M.  HALLORAN, 

Auditor  and  Treasurer  Butte,  Anaconda  and  Pacific 

Railway, 

Was  born  Nov.  n,  1860,  at  Hamilton,  Ont.  Entered 
railway  service  July,  1875,  since  which  he  has  been  con 
secutively  to  May,  1879,  clerk  car  accountant's  office 
Great  Western  railroad;  August  to  November,  1880,  clerk 
for  general  car  accountant  Chicago  and  Northwestern 
railway;  November,  1880,  to  December,  1882,  in  charge 
of  car  accounts  Milwaukee,  Lake  Shore  and  Western 
railway;  December,  1882,  to  September,  1883,  checked 
freight  rates  in  auditor's  office  same  road;  September, 
1884,  to  July,  1886,  in  charge  of  freight  accounts  same 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  81 

road;  July,  1886,  to  May,  1887,  chief  clerk  and  general 
bookkeeper;  August,  1887,  to  November,  1888,  station 
agent  Milwaukee,  Lake  Shore  and  Western  railway  at 
Hurley,  Wis. ;  three  weeks  of  December,  1888,  in  car  ac 
countant's  office  Colorado  Midland  railway;  December, 
1888,  to  January,  1890,  chief  clerk  to  master  mechanic 
same  road;  January,  1890,  to  October,  1891,  in  other  busi 
ness;  three  weeks  October,  1891,  in  car  accountant's  office 
Wisconsin  Central  railroad  at  Chicago;  six  weeks  on 
joint  accounts  in  auditor's  office  same  road,  Dec.  16,  1891, 
to  May  15,  1896,  general  freight  and  passenger  agent 
Port  Edwards,  Centralia  and  Northern  railroad;  May  15 
to  July,  1896,  in  auditor's  office  Wisconsin  Central  rail 
way;  July,  1896,  to  April,  1897,  rate  clerk  same  road 
at  Manitowoc,  Wis.;  April,  1897,  to  date,  auditor  and 
treasurer  Butte,  Anaconda  and  Pacific  railway. 

CHARLES  C.  WALKER, 

Superintendent   Transportation   Chesapeake  and  Ohio 

Railway, 

Was  born  June  21,  1858,  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia. 
He  was  educated  at  Oldfield  school.  Entered  ' 
service  1873,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively  to 
1876,  messenger,  receiving  and  delivering  freight,  brake- 
man  and  fireman  Richmond  and  Danville  railroad;  1876 
to  1879,  general  operator  Richmond,  York  River  and 
Chesapeake  railway  at  Richmond  and  Lester  Manor, 
Va. ;  Aug.  7,  1879,  entered  service  Chesapeake  and  Ohio 
railway  as  clerk  in  claim  office;  was  subsequently  to  Jan 
uary,  1897,  assistant  division  superintendent;  January, 
1897,  to  Jan-  T?  T9OI>  division  superintendent  at  Rich 
mond,  and  Jan.  i,  1901,  to  Jan.  i,  1902,  general  superin 
tendent  eastern  division  same  road;  Jan.  i,  1902,  to  date, 
superintendent  transportation  same  road. 


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GEORGE  CLARK  WELLS, 

Assistant  General  Passenger  Agent  Eastern  Lines  Cana 
dian  Pacific  Railway, 

Was  born  April  15,  1866,  at  Brockville,  Ont,  Canada. 
Educated  in  the  public  schools  at  Brockville.  Entered 
railway  service  1882  as  office  boy  general  passenger  of 
fice  Grand  Trunk  railway  at  Montreal,  since  which  he 
has  been  consecutively  to  May,  1892,  assistant  rate  clerk 
and  rate  clerk  same  office;  May  13,  1892,  to  June,  1895, 
rate  clerk  passenger  department  Canadian  Pacific  rail 
way  at  Montreal;  June,  1891;,  to  January,  1898,  chief 
rate  clerk  same  department;  January,  1898,  to  Nov.  22, 
1904,  chief  clerk  passenger  traffic  department  same  road; 
Nov.  22,  1904,  to  Nov.  i,  1910,  assistant  general  passen 
ger  agent  eastern  lines  same  road;  Nov.  i,  1910,  to  date, 
assistant  to  passenger  traffic  manager  same  road.  No 
vember,  1908,  to  date,  has  been  lecturer  on  passenger 
service  in  the  transportation  department  of  McGill  uni 
versity,  Montreal. 

HENRY  CARLTON  HULBERT, 

Merchant  and  Philanthropist, 

Was  born  Dec.  19,  1831,  in  Lee,  Mass.  He  was  educated 
in  the  common  schools  at  Lee  academy.  In  1847  he  en 
tered  the  dry  goods  business,  and  in  1851  became  con 
nected  with  White  and  Sheffield,  paper  dealers  of  New 
York  City.  In  1856  he  was  admitted  as  a  partner;  in 
1858  organized  the  firm  of  H.  C.  and  M.  Hulbert;  in 
1872  organized  the  firm  of  H.  C.  Hulbert  and  company; 
and  has  now  retired  from  active  business.  He  has  large 
and  varied  financial  interests;  is  a  vice-president  and  trus 
tee  of  S.  Brooklvn  Savings  institution,  and  a  member  of 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  New  York  City.  He  is 
chairman  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Brooklyn  So 
ciety  for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Children. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  83 

DAVID  S.  BOOTH, 
Soldier  and  Physician, 

Was  born  April  6,  1863,  near  Enterprise,  Mo.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Sparta,  111.,  and  attend 
ed  the  Southern  Illinois  Normal  university.  In  1883  he 
was  a  member  of  the  Illinois  national  guard.  He  is  a 
lecturer  on  diseases  of  the  nervous  system  at  the  Nurses' 
Training  school  of  St.  Louis,  and  is  an  active  member  of 
the  American  Medical  association. 

CHARLES  ROLLINSON  LAMB, 

Artist  and  Architect, 

Was  born  in  New  York.  His  specialty  is  memorial  and 
historical  art;  and  was  architect  of  the  Dewey  arch  erect 
ed  in  Madison  Square  in  1899.  He  has  been  president  of 
the  Municioal  Art  society;  president  of  the  Architectural 
league  of  New  York;  and  president  and  vice-president  of 
various  other  societies. 

FRANK  O.  WALDO, 

Auditor  Michigan  Central  Railroad, 
Was  born  Dec.  11,  1854,  at  Hammond,  St.  Lawrence 
county,  N.Y.  Entered  railway  service  1869,  since  which 
he  has  been  consecutivelv,  1869  to  1873,  telegraph  oper 
ator  and  clerk  Rome,  Watertown  and  Ogdensburg  rail 
road  at  De  Kalb  Junction;  1873  to  Aug.  12,  1876,  ticket 
agent  and  clerk  general  ticket  office  same  road  at  Water- 
town,  N.Y. ;  Aug.  12,  1876,,  to  March  i,  1887,  clerk,  gen 
eral  bookkeeper  and  chief  clerk  auditor's  office,  Michigan 
Central  railroad;  March  i,  1887,  to  Nov.  i,  1892,  ticket 
accountant  same  road;  Nov.  i,  1892,  to  Oct.  7,  1908,  as 
sistant  auditor  same  rate;  1908  to  date,  Auditor  and  also 
auditor  T.H.  and  B.  Ry.  company  and  secretary  and  au 
ditor  C.K.  and  S.  Ry.  company,  and  secretary  and  auditor 
D.  and  C.R.R.  company. 


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JAMES  HENRY  MANNING, 
Superintendent  Motive  Power  Delaware  and  Hudson 

Railroad, 

Was  born  Feb.  2,  1862.  Educated  in  the  public  schools. 
Entered  railway  service  1876,  since  which  he  has  been 
consecutively  to  1883,  machinist  apprentice  and  machin 
ist  Union  Pacific  railway;  1883  to  1886,  gang  foreman; 
1886  to  1890,  general  foreman;  1890  to  1898,  master  me 
chanic  at  Omaha,  Neb.;  1898  to  May,  1901,  master  me 
chanic  at  Cheyenne,  Wyo. ;  all  with  the  Union  Pacific 
railway  and  its  successor,  the  Union  Pacific  railroad,  with 
the  exception  of  four  months,  when  he  was  master  me 
chanic  Union  Stock  Yards  company  at  Omaha,  Neb.,  and 
three  months  in  1879  as  air  brake  inspector  Central  Pa 
cific  railroad;  May,  1901,  to  March,  1903,  engaged  in 
foundry  business;  March  1903,  to  March,  1904,  assist 
ant  superintendent  rolling  stock  Canadian  Pacific  rail- 
wav;  March,  10.04,  to  date,  superintendent  motive  power 
Delaware  and  Hudson  railroad. 

MITCHELL  L.  ERLANGER, 

Sheriff  New  York  County, 

Was  born  in  Buffalo,  N.Y.  Son  of  Leopold  Erlanger 
and  Regina  Lobenthal.  Educated  at  Cleveland  public 
schools;  studied  medicine;  self-taught  in  the  classics;  LL. 
B.,  Columbia  Law  school.  For  two  years  librarian  Co 
lumbia  Law  school ;  read  lectures  on  real  estate  law  and 
equity  to  senior  and  junior  classes;  assisted  Professor 
Dwight,  dean  of  the  college  during  that  time.  He  was 
sheriff  New  York  county  1894-1891;,  and  while  in  office 
inaugurated  many  reforms  in  the  county  jail.  Elected 
justice  of  the  supreme  court  of  the  state  of  New  York  in 
November,  1896,  for  a  term  of  fourteen  years,  serving 
since  Jan.  i,  1907.  Member  board  of  directors  Montefn 
ore  Home  for  Chronic  Invalids;  Hebrew  Immigrant  Aid 
society;  Hebrew  Infant  asylum. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  85 

WILBUR  FISK  HASCALL, 

Composer  and  Author, 

Was  born  Dec.  15,  1854,  in  Shrewsbury,  Mass.  He  was 
educated  in  the  New  England  Conservatory  of  Music; 
at  the  Boston  University  College  of  Music;  and  under 
private  tutors.  Since  1888  he  has  been  connected  with 
the  Fraternity  Publishing  company,  of  which  he  is  now 
manager.  He  is  a  member  of  the  New  England  chapter, 
American  Guild  of  Organists.  He  is  the  author  of  many 
songs,  among  them  being  The  Survivor,  Oh,  That  We 
Two  Were  Maying,  The  Night  has  a  Thousand  Eyes, 
and  numerous  piano  and  sacred  compositions. 

WILLIAM  JETT  LAUCK, 

Economist  and  Author, 

Was  born  Aug.  2,  1879,  in  Keystone,  W.  Va.  He  received 
the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Washington  and  Lee  university. 
In  1903-06  he  was  a  fellow  in  the  department  of  political 
economy  in  the  University  of  Chicago,  and  in  1906-08 
was  instructor  of  economics  and  political  science  in  the 
Washington  and  Lee  university.  Since  1908  he  has  been 
in  charge  of  field  work  of  industrial  investigations  of  the 
United  States  immigration  commission.  He  is  the  author 
of  "The  Causes  of  the  Pane  of  1893"  and  other  works. 

FRANK  BISHOP  SOUTHARD, 

Auditor  Passenger  Accounts  Union  Pacific  Railroad, 
Was  born  in  Rutland,  Vt.  Educated  in  the  public  schools 
at  Rutland,  Vt.  Entered  railway  service  1875,  since 
which  he  has  been  consecutively  to  Jan.  31,  1880,  clerk 
local  freight  office  Central  Vermont  railway;  Feb.  i  to 
July  31,  1880,  chief  clerk  general  freight  office  Indiana 
polis,  Decatur  and  Sprinfield  railway  at  Indianapolis, 
Ind.;  Aug.  i,  1880,  to  Jan.  20,  1882,  local  freight  agent 
same  road  same  place;  Feb.  24,  1882,  to  Sept.  30,  1887, 
division  clerk  and  chief  clerk  ticket  auditor's  office  Bur- 


86  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

lington  lines  in  Missouri  at  St.  Joseph,  Mo.;  Oct.  i,  1887, 
to  Feb.  28,  1888,  chief  clerk  ticket  accounts  Southern  Cal 
ifornia  railway  at  San  Bernardino,  Cal.;  March  i  to  Dec. 
23,  1888,  division  clerk  and  chief  clerk  general  passenger 
agent's  office  same  road  at  San  Diego  and  Los  Angeles, 
Cal.;  Dec.  24,  1888,  to  Jan.  31,  1890,  division  clerk  ticket 
auditor's  office,  Oregon  Railway  and  Navigation  com 
pany  at  Portland,  Ore.;  Feb.  i  to  June  30,  1890,  division 
clerk  in  office  of  auditor  passenger  accounts  Union  Pa 
cific  railway  at  Omaha,  Neb.;  July  i,  1890,  to  Jan.  6, 
1893,  chief  clerk  same  office;  Jan.  6  to  Oct.  13,  1893,  au 
ditor  passenger  accounts  same  road;  Oct.  13,  1893,  to  Feb. 
i,  1898,  auditor  passenger  accounts  for  receivers  same 
road;  Feb.  i,  1898,  to  date,  auditor  passenger  accounts 
reorganized  company,  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad  com 
pany. 

EDWARD  DANNEMILLER, 

Merchant, 

Was  born  Canton,  O.,  Oct.  17,  1850;  son  Benedict  and 
Barbara  (Scheiber)  Dannemiller;  educated  parochial 
school,  Canton  (O.)  High  school;  graduate  Duff's  (Pitts- 
burg,  Pa.)  Commercial  college;  married,  Canton,  O., 
June  10,  1873,  Philomena  Boesch;  children:  Albert  T-, 
born  1879,  Loretta,  born  1881,  Benedict,  born,  1888,  Ed 
ward  I.,  born  1891.  General  manager  Dannemiller 
wholesale  grocery,  Canton,  fifteen  years;  now  president 
Dannemiller  Coffee  company,  Brooklyn.  Has  traveled 
through  England,  France,  Italy,  Switzerland  and  Ger 
many,  1888.  Chairman  board  of  education  of  Canton  and 
of  the  waterworks  trustees;  charter  member  and  trustee 
Aultman  Charity  hospital.  Democrat.  Catholic.  Mem 
ber  Knights  of  Columbus,  Order  of  the  Alhambra, 
Brooklyn  board  of  trade,  Brooklyn  Citizens'  association, 
Canton  society  of  New  York  City.  Address:  6801  Ridge 
boulevard,  Brooklyn,  New  York  City. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS-  87 

EDWARD  F.  BROOKS, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  Sept.  30,  1848,  in  Cumberland  county,  NJ. 
He  graduated  from  Rutgers  college.  He  entered  rail 
way  service  in  1872  as  assistant  to  division  engineer  Penn 
sylvania  road,  Jersey  City,  N.J.,  since  which  he  has  been 
consecutively,  1877  to  1880,  supervisor  New  York  divi 
sion  of  the  same  road;  1880  to  1883,  assistant  engineer 
Philadelphia  and  Erie  railroad;  1883  to  1893,  engineer 
of  maintenance  of  way  of  the  Pennsylvania  railroad  at 
Jersey  City,  NJ.;  1893  to  June?  ^95,  superintendent  of 
the  Maryland  division  of  the  Philadelphia,  Wilmington 
and  Baltimore  railroad;  June,  1895,  to  January,  1899, 
superintendent  of  the  New  York  division  of  the  Pennsyl 
vania  railroad  at  Jersey  City,  N.J.;  January,  1899,  to 
date,  general  superintendent  of  the  Philadelphia,  Wil 
mington  and  Baltimore  railroad  and  its  successor,  the 
Philadelphia,  Baltimore  and  Washington  railroad. 

JAMES  MAY  DUANE, 

Banker, 

Was  born  Honesdale,  Wayne  county,  Pa.,  Aug.  21,  1851 ; 
son  Richard  Bache  and  Margaret  Anne  (Tarns)  Duane; 
graduate  Brown  university,  A.B.,  1872;  married  New 
York  City,  April  27,  1886,  Katherine  E.  P.  Higginson; 
Children:  Richard  Bache,  born  1887,  Eleanor  Franklin, 
born  1889,  Katherine,  born  1891.  With  United  States 
branch,  London  Assurance  corporation,  1872-87;  Brown 
Brothers  and  company  since  1887  (partner  since  1895). 
Member  board  of  managers,  Lehigh  Coal  and  Naviga 
tion  company;  director  Lehigh  and  Hudson  River  Rail 
road  company;  Lehigh  and  New  England  Railroad  com 
pany;  trustee  United  States  branch  Sun  Insurance  office, 
London.  Episcopalian.  Member  Sons  of  Revolution 
(N.Y.),  Pennsylvania  society,  New  York.  Clubs:  Uni 
versity,  Church,  Down  Town  association  (New  York 
City);  Rittenhouse  (Philadelphia). 


88  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

L.  E.  SNIVELY, 

Commercial  Agent  Delaware,  Lackawanna  and  Western 

Railroad, 

Was  born  April  23,  1851,  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  Philadelphia  Entered  railway 
service  1870  as  telegraph  operator  and  agent  Leaven- 
worth,  Lawrence  and  Galveston  railroad,  now  a  part  of 
the  Santa  Fe  system,  since  which  he  has  been  consecu 
tively,  1875  to  1876,  with  Missouri  River,  Fort  Scott  and 
Gulf  railroad  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.;  1876  to  1877,  with 
Grand  Trunk  railway  at  Detroit,  Mich.;  1877  to  1882, 
with  Chicago  and  Grand  Trunk  railway  at  Chicago,  111.; 
1882  to  date,  with  Delaware,  Lackawanna  and  Western 
railroad,  of  which  he  is  now  commercial  agent  at  Phil 
adelphia. 

JOHN  ROSS  BUCHANAN, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  April  3,  1838,  in  Beaver  county,  Pa.  He  was 
educated  at  Muskingum  college.  Entered  railway  serv 
ice  Jan.  i,  1860,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively  to 
July  i,  1861,  telegraph  operator  and  freight  and  ticket 
clerk  of  the  Central  Ohio  railroad  at  Concord,  O. ;  July, 
1861,  to  September,  1862,  station  agent  of  the  Chicago, 
Iowa  and  Nebraska  railroad  at  DeWitt,  la.  In  the  civil 
war  he  was  in  the  field  part  of  the  time  and  the  remainder 
in  the  war  department,  Washington,  D.C.  November, 
City,  Iowa;  January,  1865,  to  October,  1869,  station  agent 
1863,  to  November,  1864,  station  agent  of  luka,  nowTama 
Chicago  and  Northwestern  railwav  at  Watertown,  Wis. ; 
1871  to  Januarv,  1873,  general  freight  agent  of  the  Mis 
souri,  Iowa  and  Nebraska  railroad;  May.  1873,  to  De 
cember,  1876,  eeneral  superintendent  of  the  Quincy.  Mis 
souri  and  Pacific  railroad.  Received  law  studies  in  the 
Union  College  of  Law,  Chicago,  until  Mav,  1887,  and 
then  practiced  law  at  Trinidad  college  until  May,  1880; 
May  i  to  November,  1880,  chief  clerk  in  charge  of  the 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  89 

freight  and  passenger  departments  of  the  Ohio  Central 
railroad;  November,  1880,  to  September,  1881,  traveling 
auditor  and  traffic  agent  of  the  Sioux  City  and  Pacific 
railroad;  September,  1881,  to  March  i,  1903,  general  pas- 
renger  agent  of  the  Sioux  City  and  Pacific,  and  Fremont, 
Elkhorn  and  Missouri  Valley  railroads;  in  July,  1892, 
he  was  chosen  chairman  of  the  Western  Passenger  asso 
ciation,  but  declined  the  position.  He  retired  from  the 
railway  service  April,  1903,  removed  to  Waukesha,  Wis., 
built  a  home  on  an  acre  grove  of  "Old  Oaks"  and  larches, 
named  the  place  of  "Old  Oaks."  Took  up  again  the  pro 
fession  of  law.  Member  of  county  and  state  bar  associa 
tions.  Now  practically  retired  from  active  business. 

WILLIAM  MACPHERSON  HORNOR, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  April  10,  1860,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  was 
educated  by  private  tutors  and  at  the  academy  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  church  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  in 
1882  received  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania  and  in  1884  the  degree  of  bachelor  of  laws. 
In  1884  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  and  in  1884-85  was  a 
member  of  the  board  of  examiners  for  admission  to  the 
bar.  He  is  a  subscriber  to  the  publication  fund  and  a 
member  of  the  Historical  society  of  Pennsylvania.  In 
1891-1904  he  was  one  of  the  board  of  managers  of  the 
Pennsylvania  society,  Sons  of  the  Revolution.  In  1893 
he  was  the  founder  and  continuously  since  the  treasurer 
of  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars  in  the  commonwealth  of 
Pennsylvania;  and  since  1904  treasurer-general  of  the 
general  Society  of  Colonial  Wars.  He  has  devoted  much 
time  to  the  investigation  and  study  of  the  colonial  and 
revolutionary  period  of  the  United  States.  He  has  had 
marked  success  in  the  handling  of  real  estate,  and  as  an 
adviser  in  the  care  of  estates. 


90  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

D.  BLYTHE  HANNA, 

Railroad  President, 

Was  born  Dec.  20,  1858,  at  Thornliebank,  Scotland.  En 
tered  railway  service  1874  as  junior  clerk  and  ticket  agent 
Glasgow,  Barrhead  and  Kilmarnock  railway  of  Scotland, 
since  which  he  has  been  consecutively,  1878  to  1882, 
freigh  clerk  Caledonian  railway  of  Scotland;  1882  to 
1884,  clerk  auditor's  office  Grand  Trunk  railway  at  Mon 
treal,  Que. ;  1884  to  1886,  clerk  auditor's  office  New  York, 
West  Shore  and  Buffalo  railway  at  New  York,  N.Y. ; 
1886  to  1892,  chief  accountant  Manitoba  and  Northwest 
ern  railway;  1892  to  1896,  treasurer,  and  1893  to  1896, 
also  land  commissioner  same  road;  1896  to  Oct.  27,  1902, 
general  superintendent  Canadian  Northern  railway;  Oct. 
27,  1902,  to  date,  third  vice  president  same  road.  Is  also 
president  Canadian  Northern  Quebec  railway,  Quebec 
and  Lake  St.  John  railway,  Duluth,  Rainy  Lake  and 
Winnipeg  railway,  Duluth  Winnipeg  and  Pacific  rail 
way,  Niagara,  St.  Catharines  and  Toronto  railway,  and 
third  vice-president  Canadian  Northern  Ontario  railway, 
Halifax  and  Southwestern  railway  and  second  vice-presi 
dent  Canadian  Northern  Steamships,  Limited. 

WILLIAM  HENRY  LANGDON, 

Lawyer,  Banker  and  Statesman, 

Was  born  Sept.  15,  1873,  in  Alameda  county,  Cal.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public,  grammar  and  high  schools 
and  at  the  state  normal  school.  In  1894-1902  he  was  prin 
cipal  of  the  Fresno  schools;  in  1897-1902  was  a  teacher 
and  principal  in  the  evening  schools  of  San  Francisco, 
Cal.,  and  in  1902-05  was  superintendent  of  schools  of  that 
city.  In  1896  he  began  the  practice  of  law;  in  1905-09 
was  district  attorney,  and  in  1906  was  a  candidate  for  gov 
ernor  of  California.  Since  1910  he  has  been  president  of 
the  First  National  bank  and  Modesto  Savings  bank  of 
Modesto,  Cal. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  91 

JAMES  CLARENCE  MANGHAM, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  March  24,  1863,  in  Mobile,  Ala.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  the  Barton  academy  at  Mobile.  Entered  railway 
service  in  1885,  since  which  he  has  been,  consecutively 
to  Nov.  30,  1889,  clerk  in  the  auditing  department  of  the 
Atlantic  System,  Southern  Pacific  company,  at  New  Or 
leans,  La.;  Dec.  i,  1889,  to  Dec.  i,  1890,  revising  clerk 
and  cashier  of  local  station  of  San  Antonio  and  Aransas 
Pass  railway  at  San  Antonio,  Tex.;  Dec.  i,  1890,  chief 
rate  clerk  in  the  general  freight  department  of  same  road; 
May  15,  1893,  to  May  15,  1897,  chief  clerk  in  same  de 
partment;  May  15,  1897,  to  April  i,  1905,  assistant  gen 
eral  freight  agent  of  the  same  road;  April  i,  1905,  to  date, 
general  freight  agent  of  the  same  road. 

JOHN  HENRY  TEALL, 

Railroad  Builder, 

Was  born  June  24,  1847,  in  Ontario,  Canada.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Vienna,  the 
place  of  his  nativity.  Since  1890  he  has  been  actively  en 
gaged  in  railroad  work,  obtaining  charters,  subsidies  and 
building  and  operating  the  same.  For  fourteen  years 
he  was  a  member  of  his  county  council,  and  has  filled 
numerous  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  In  1895  ne  con~ 
structed  the  Tillonsburg,  Lake  Erie  and  Pacific  railway. 
He  purchased  the  right  of  way  and  material,  and  had  sole 
charge  of  the  construction  of  this  road,  to  a  connection 
with  the  Grand  Trunk  railway,  south  of  the  town  of  Til 
lonsburg,  and  in  1897-98  extended  this  railroad  through 
the  town  of  Tillonsburg  to  a  connection  with  the  Michi 
gan  Central  railway.  In  1901-02  he  again  extended  this 
road  to  Ingersol.  He  is  now  building  the  Erie,  London 
and  Tillonsburg  railway. 


92  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

JULIUS  E.  NELSON, 

Merchant, 

Was  born  at  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  July  29,  1861;  son  of 
Even  and  Johanna  Nelson;  educated  in  the  district 
school,  public  school  in  Albert  Lea,  Minn.,  and  C.  C. 
Curtiss  Business  college,  Minneapolis,  Minn.  Was  school 
teacher  1879  to  1882.  Clerk  John  Smith's  confectionary, 
Minneapolis,  Minn.,  1883  to  1886.  Bookkeeper  for  John 
son  and  Nelson,  wholesale  and  retail  grocers,  Albert  Lea, 
Minn.,  1886  to  1889.  Entered  partnership  in  general 
mercantile  business  as  Johnson,  Nelson  and  Nelson,  suc 
ceeding  Johnson  and  Nelson,  1889.  Becoming  Nelson 
Bros.  1891,  and  has  continued  without  further  change  to 
the  present  time.  Was  director  Security  National  bank. 
Member  of  Modern  Woodmen  of  American.  Repub 
lican.  Lutheran.  Deacon  and  trustee,  Salem  English 
Luthern  church;  superintendent  Salem  English  Lutheran 
Sunday  school.  President  Freeborn  County  Sunday 
School  association  of  Freeborn  county,  Minn.  Club: 
Commercial.  Recreation:  Driving.  Married  at  Albert 
Lea,  Minn.,  April  19,  1888,  to  Mattie  Bjerkum;  family 
of  four  children,  three  boys  and  one  girl,  Erwin  Phile 
mon,  Russell  Clement,  A'Lydia  Amelia  and  Lyman  Ab- 
ner. 

JAMES  ATKINSON  FERGUSON, 

Business  Man, 

Was  born  Oct.  29,  1857,  in  Canada.  He  was  educated  in 
the  New  Brunswick  public  schools  in  Bathhurst  and  St. 
John.  He  has  been  an  officer  in  various  coal  corpora 
tions,  and  for  awhile  was  vice-president  and  subseciuently 
president  of  the  Pioneer  Fuel  company,  which  was 
merged  into  the  Pittsburg  Coal  company,  of  which  he  is 
now  northern  sales  agent  at  Duluth,  Minn. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  93 

GEORGE  C.  THOMPSON, 

Division  Freight  Agent  Southern  Railway, 
Was  born  May  4,  1867.  Educated  in  the  public  schools. 
Entered  railway  service  1884  as  clerk  in  local  office  Rich 
mond  and  Danville  railroad  at  Culpeper,  Va.,  since  which 
he  has  been  consecutively,  Oct.  i,  1890,  to  July  i,  1894, 
live  stock  agent  same  road;  July  i,  1894,  to  April  i,  1900, 
soliciting  agent  Southern  railway,  successor  to  the  Rich 
mond  and  Danville  railroad,  at  Lynchburg,  Va. ;  April 
i,  1900,  to  Sept.  i,  1904,  division  freight  agent  same  road 
at  Raleigh,  N.C.;  Sept.  i,  1904,  to  Sept.  i,  1905,  division 
freight  agent  at  Birmingham,  Ala.;  Sept.  i,  1905,  to  date, 
division  freight  agent  same  road  at  Greensboro,  N.  C. 

J.  FRED  TOWNSEND, 

Traffic  Manager, 

Was  born  in  1860  at  Cleveland,  O.  Entered  railway 
service  1879,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively  to 
1889,  freight  clerk  Cleveland,  Tuscarawas  Valley  and 
Wheeling  railway,  one  year  freight  clerk  and  chief  clerk 
Empire  line,  one  year  same  positions  with  Lake  Shore 
and  Michigan  Southern  railway  and  in  general  freight 
office  Cleveland,  Lorain  and  Wheeling  railroad;  1889  to 
March,  1893,  general  traffic  agent  same  road;  March  20, 
1893,  to  Feb.  i,  1897,  assistant  general  freight  agent 
Wheeling  railroad;  1889  to  March,  1893,  general  freight 
agent  same  road;  March,  1893,  to  Feb.  i,  1897,  assistant 
general  freight  agent  Wheeling  and  Lake  Erie  railroad; 
Feb.  i,  1897,  to  Aug.  13,  1899,  assistant  general  freight 
and  passenger  agent,  and  Aug.  13  to  Nov.  i,  1899,  general 
freight  and  passenger  agent  same  road;  Nov.  i,  1899,  to 
date,  traffic  manager  McKeesport  Connecting  railroad, 
Benwood  and  Wheeling  Connecting  railway  and  Lake 
Terminal  railroad;  is  also  traffic  manager  National  Tube 
company  and  the  Shelby  Steel  Tube  company. 


94  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

JOSEPH  OAKLAND  HIRSCHFELDER, 

Physician,  Scientist  and  Author,       

Was  born  Sept.  8,  1854,  in  Oakland,  Cal.  In  1869-71 
he  was  a  student  in  the  University  of  California;  and  in 
1876  received  the  degree  of  M.D.  from  the  University  of 
Leipzig.  In  1877-81  he  was  professor  of  material  med- 
ica,  and  in  1881-82  professor  of  clincial  medicine  in  the 
Medical  college  of  the  Pacific;  since  1882  has  been  pro 
fessor  of  clinical  medicine  in  the  Cooper  Medical  col 
lege;  and  also  since  1909  has  filled  the  same  chair  in  the 
Leland  Stanford  Junior  university.  He  is  a  fellow  of 
the  American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Sci 
ence  and  other  medical  and  scientific  societies.  He  wrote 
for  the  department  of  erysipelas  in  The  Cyclopedia  of 
Diseases  of  Children;  a  Monograph  on  Treatment  of  Tu 
berculosis  by  Oxytuberculine;  and  various  other  medical 
articles. 

JOHN  HENRY  WALSH, 

Railroad  President, 

Was  born  May  12,  1860,  in  Quebec,  Canada.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Quebec  Commercial  academy.  Entered 
railway  service  September,  1876,  as  junior  clerk  in  con 
tractor's  office,  Quebec,  Montreal,  Ottawa  and  Occidental 
railroad,  now  a  part  of  Canadian  Pacific  railway,  since 
which  he  has  been  consecutively,  1879  to  1880,  clerk  in 
freight  and  ticket  office  at  Quebec;  1880  to  Jan.  i,  1881, 
traveling  auditor  same  road;  Jan.  i  to  June  i,  1881, 
auditor  Levis  and  Kennebec  railway;  June,  1881,  to  June, 
1885,  auditor  Quebec  Central  railway;  June,  1885,  to  De 
cember,  1905,  general  freight  and  passenger  agent;  Janu 
ary,  1906,  to  date,  general  manager  same  road;  elected 
vice  president  of  the  Tenniscowata  railway,  September, 
1901,  and  president  of  the  same  road  in  January,  1911. 


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RICHMOND  L.  JONES, 

Soldier,  Lawyer  and  Diplomat, 

Was  born  Feb.  17,  1840.  In  1863  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar,  and  is  now  general  counsel  for  the  United  Power 
and  Transportation  company  and  the  Interstate  compa 
nies.  In  1862  he  enlisted  as  a  private  soldier,  and  in  1863 
was  made  captain  of  a  company  of  Pennsylvania  volun 
teers.  In  1866-67  he  was  a  representative  in  the  Pennsyl 
vania  state  legislature. 

ROBERT  EMMET  COUGHLIN, 

Physician  and  Surgeon,. 

Was  born  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  March  10,  1868;  son  Pat 
rick  and  Sarah  Frances  (Gordon)  Coughlin;  educated 
Bridgeport  public  schools,  Penfield's  Commercial  and 
Military  institute,  Bridgeport  Business  college,  New 
York  Medical  college,  M.D.,  1892;  married  Rockville 
Center,  L.I.,  Oct.  16,  1891;,  Marietta  Ayres;  children: 
Sarah,  born  1897,  Robert  Emmet,  Jr.,  born  1902,  Ruth, 
born  1907.  Practicing  medicine  from  graduation;  ambu 
lance  surgeon  and  house  physician  and  surgeon,  Norwe 
gian  hospital,  Brooklyn,  1893;  now  assistant  physician 
same,  and  visiting  physician  to  Bay  Ridge  dispensary, 
tuberculosis  department.  School  inspector  under  Mayor 
Van  Wyck,  1898;  attending  physician  to  Mutual  Benefit 
society,  attached  to  H.  W.  Johnson  company;  examining 
physician  Mutual  Reserve  Insurance  company  and  Pru 
dential  Insurance  company;  also  Ladies  Catholic  Benev 
olent  association.  Youna;  Men's  Christian  association. 
Democrat;  Catholic.  Member  Kings  County  Medical 
societv.  New  York  State  Medical  society,  Greater  New 
York  Medical  association,  Long  Island  Medical  associa 
tion,  Long  Island  Medical  societv,  Norwegian  Alumni 
nssociation,  Brooklyn  institute,  Science  and  Art,  Roval 
Arcanum,  Knights  of  St.  John  and  Malta,  Catholic  Be 
nevolent  Legion,  Foresters  of  America,  Medico-Pharma- 


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ceutical  league.  Author  of  numerous  papers  on  medical 
and  gynecological  subjects.  He  is  a  member  of  the  fol 
lowing  clubs:  University  club,  Ninth  Assembly  District 
Democratic  club.  Also  chairman  of  the  Borough  Bank 
Depositors'  association. 

CHARLES  WELLFORD  LEAVITT,  JR., 

Civil  and  Landscape  Engineer, 

Was  born  Riverton,  N.J.,  March  13,  1871;  son  Charles 
Wellford  and  Sara  (Allibone)  Leavitt;  educated  Gun 
nery  school,  Washington,  Conn.,  finishing  at  Cheltenham 
(Pa.)  Military  academy;  married  Essex  Fells,  N.J.,  Oct. 
26,  1899,  Clara  Gordon  White;  children:  Gordon,  born 
1901,  Kent,  born  1903,  Charlotte,  born  1906,  Dundas, 
born  1910.  Assistant  engineer  in  charge  construction  E. 
Jersey  Water  company;  in  charge  construction  Caldwell 
railway  and  engineer  for  town  of  Essex  Fells,  including 
water,  sewer,  roads,  etc.;  has  directed  and  supervised  lay 
ing  out  and  construction  of  estates  of  William  C.  Whit 
ney,  Foxhall  Kenne,  Daniel  S.  Lament,  Empire  City 
Race  track  and  the  race  tracks  at  Saratoga,  Sheepshead 
Bay,  Belmont  Park,  Toronto,  Winnipeg  and  Montreal; 
engineer  Palisades  Inter-State  Park  commission,  Estates 
Long  Beach,  Garden  City,  Monument  Valley,  Park  Col 
orado  Springs,  Colo.,  lieutenant  governor's  grounds,  To 
ronto,  Ontario,  Rumson  Country  club;  has  designed  and 
superintended  the  laying  out  of  numerous  grounds,  pub 
lic  and  private,  in  various  parts  of  the  country.  Repub 
lican;  Episcopalian.  Member  American  Society  Civil 
Engineers,  American  Society  Landscape  Architects,  Ar 
chitectural  ieneue  of  New  York,  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
state  of  New  York.  Recreations:  Farming,  hunting. 
Clubs:  Union,  Citv  Lunch,  Transportation  (New  York 
City),  Adirondack  League  club. 


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FRED  C.  FOX, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  Oct.  9,  1863,  in  Marysville,  Ohio.  He  entered 
the  railway  service  in  1880,  since  which  he  has  been  con 
secutively  to  July  i,  1881,  telegraph  operator  of  the 
Cleveland,  Columbus,  Cincinnati  and  Indianapolis  rail 
way;  July  4,  1 88 1,  to  September,  1890,  telegraph  oper 
ator,  relief  agent  and  freight  and  ticket  agent  of  the  New 
Mexico  and  Rio  Grande  divisions  of  the  Atchison,  Tope- 
ka  and  Santa  Fe  road  at  various  stations;  1890  to  June, 
1893,  chief  train  dispatcher  of  the  Rio  Grande  division; 
June,  1893,  to  February,  1897,  trainmaster  of  the  same 
division;  February,  1897,  to  Dec.  15,  1900,  trainmaster 
of  the  New  Mexico  division;  Dec.  15,  1900  to  Jan.  21, 
1901,  superintendent  of  the  western  division  at  La  Junta, 
Colo.;  Jan.  21,  1901,  to  February,  1902,  superintendent 
of  the  New  Mexico  and  Rio  Grande  divisions  at  Las  Ve 
gas,  N.M.;  February,  1902,  to  March,  1903,  superintend 
ent  of  the  New  Mexico  division  at  Las  Vegas,  N.M.; 
March,  1903,  to  April,  1905,  superintendent  of  the  mid 
dle  division  at  Newton,  Kan.;  April  to  June,  1905,  gen 
eral  superintendent  of  the  Western  Grande  division  at  La 
Junta,  Colo.;  June,  1905,  to  Oct.  i,  1910,  general  super 
intendent  of  the  Eastern  Grande  division,  Topeka,  Kan.; 
Oct.  i,  1910,  to  date,  general  manager  of  the  western  lines 
and  vice-president  and  general  manager  of  the  Eastern 
Railway  of  the  New  Mexico  system  and  the  Southern 
Kansas  railway  of  Texas. 

GEORGE  WISHART  CREIGHTON, 

General  Superintendent  Eastern  Pennsylvania  Division, 

Pennsylvania  Railroad, 

Was  born  June  22,  1856,  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Entered 
railway  service  January,  1878,  since  which  he  has  been 
consecutively  to  October,  1879,  rodman  on  engineer  corps 
Madeira  and  Mamore  railroad  in  Brazil;  October,  1879, 


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to  May,  1880,  rodman  surveys  Pennsylvania  railroad; 
May,  1880,  to  January,  1881,  assistant  supervisor 
Baltimore  division  Northern  Central  railway;  January, 
1 88 1,  to  May,  1883,  supervisor  same  division;  May, 
1883,  to  November,  1885,  assistant  engineer  Shamokin 
division  Northern  Central  railway  and  Sunbury  division 
Philadelphia  and  Erie  railroad;  November,  1885,  to 
May,  1889,  assistant  engineer  West  Jersey  and  Camden 
and  Atlantic  railroads;  May,  1889,  to  January,  1891,  as 
sistant  engineer  Philadelphia  division  Pennsylvania  rail 
road;  January  to  February,  1891,  superintendent  Bedford 
division  same  road;  February,  1891,  to  Oct.  i,  1895,  su 
perintendent  Shamokin  division  Northern  Central  rail 
way  and  Sunbury  division  Philadelphia  and  Erie  rail 
road;  Oct.  i,  1895,  to  Jan.  i,  1899,  superintendent  mid 
dle  division  Pennsylvania  railroad;  Jan.  i,  1899,  to  Aug. 
i,  1900,  general  superintendent  Northern  Central  railway 
and  Philadelphia  and  Erie  road  division  Pennsylvania 
railroad;  Aug.  i,  1900,  to  Jan.  i,  1903,  general  superin 
tendent  Buffalo  and  Allegheny  division  Pennsylvania 
railroad;  Jan.  i,  1903,  to  date,  general  superintendent 
eastern  Pennsylvania  division  same  road. 

JULIUS  FRIEDENWALD, 

Physician, 

Was  born  Dec.  20,  1866,  Baltimore,  Md.  Son  of  Dr. 
Aaron  Friedenwald  and  Bertha  Bamberger.  Educated 
at  Baltimore  Zion  school  and  at  City  college.  A.B.  1887, 
Johns  Hopkins  university;  M.D.,  1890,  College  of  Phy 
sicians  and  Surgeons;  A.M.,  1898,  Loyola  college,  Balti 
more.  Pursued  courses  of  study  at  Universities  of  Berlin 
and  Vienna.  Married  Esther  Lee  Rohr.  Professor  dis 
eases  of  the  stomach,  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons, 
Baltimore.  Visiting  physician  to  Mercy  hospital,  Union 
Protestant  infirmary  and  consultant  in  digestive  diseases 
to  6t,  Agnes'  hospital,  Church  Home  and  Infirmary  and 


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Women's  hospital,  Baltimore.  Associate  member  Asso 
ciation  American  Physicians,  member  American  Medical 
Association,  American  Academy  of  Medicine,  Medical 
and  Chirurg.  Faculty  of  Maryland,  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  Uni 
versity  club,  Johns  Hopkins  club.  He  is  the  author  of 
Diet  in  Health  and  Disease,  with  Dr.  J.  Ruhrah,  three 
editions;  Dietetics  for  Nurses,  two  editions.  Has  writ 
ten  numerous  articles  in  various  medical  journals.  Has 
been  appointed  by  President  Taft  first  lieutenant  of  the 
Reserve  medical  corps,  U.S.A. 

CHARLES  MARRIS  RATHBURN, 

Railroad  President, 

Was  born  Aug.  24,  1846,  at  Lower  Horton,  N.S.    He  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools.     Entered  railway  serv 
ice  in  1865,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively  to  1866, 
timekeeper  in  the  car  shops  of  Chicago,  Burlington  and 
Quincy  railroad  at  Aurora,  111. ;  1866  to  1868,  clerk  of  car 
and  store  department,  same  road;   September,   1868,  to 
October,   1872,  car  repairer  and  builder,  same  road,  at 
Aurora,  111.;  October,  1872,  to  April,  1874,  chief  clerk 
of  track  department  eastern  division,  same    road,    same 
place;  May,  1874,  to  1878,  clerk  and  auditor  of  National 
Life  Insurance  company  of  the  United  States  of  America 
at  Chicago,  111.;  October,  1878,  to  Sept.  19,  1881,  chief 
clerk  of  transportation  department,  Atchison,  Topeka  and 
Santa  Fe  railroad;  September,  1881,  to  1888,  assistant  su 
perintendent  and  superintendent  eastern  and  western  divi 
sions,  same  road;  Jan.  i,  1889,  to  May  i,  1903,  superin 
tendent  western  division  Missouri  Pacific  railway,  and 
superintendent  Central  Branch  Railway  company;  Jan 
uary,  1893,  to  August,  1894,  also  general  superintendent 
Kansas  City,  Wyandotte  and  Northwestern  railway  com 
pany;  July  27,  1890,  to  date,  president  Atchison  Union 
Depot  and  Railroad  company;  is  also  ticket  agent,  same 
company,  since  March  i,  1904, 


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EDWARD  E.  ELLIS, 

General  Agent  Southern  Pacific  Company, 
Was  born  Nov.  21,  1858,  at  St.  Thomas,  Ont.  Entered 
railway  service  1881,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutive 
ly  to  September,  1886,  clerk  to  assistant  general  freight 
agent  Grand  Trunk  railway  at  Detroit,  Mich.;  Septem 
ber,  1886,  to  January,  1887,  clerk  to  division  passenger 
and  freight  agent  Canadian  Pacific  railway  at  Port 
Moody,  B.C.;  Jan.  30,  1887,  to  Feb.  i,  1890,  agent  same 
road  at  Tacoma,  Wash. ;  Feb.  i,  1890,  to  Jan.  i,  1894,  Ren" 
eral  agent  Union  Pacific  railway  at  Tacoma,  Wash.;  Jan. 
i,  1894,  to  June  T?  *897,  general  agent  Oregon  railway 
and  Navigation  companv  and  Union  Pacific  railwav  at 
Tacoma;  also  manager  T.  and  L.  C.  Railway  and  Nav 
igation  company;  June  i  to  Sept.  15,  1897,  general  agent 
Oregon  Short  line  at  Portland,  Ore.;  Sept.  15,  1897,  to 
date,  general  agent  Southern  Pacific  company,  Oregon 
Railroad  and  Navigation  companv,  Oregon  Short  line  and 
Union  Pacific  railroads  and  the  Pacific  Mail  and  Port 
land  and  Asiatic  Steamship  companies  at  Seattle,  Wash. 

WILLIAM  R.  TAYLOR, 

Secretary  Philadelphia  and  Reading  Railway, 
Was  born  May  22,  1856,  at  Schuvlkill  Haven,  Pa.  Edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools  at  Philadelphia  to  Jan.  i,  1870. 
Entered  railway  service  1871  as  junior  clerk  Philadelphia 
and  Reading  railroad,  since  which  he  has  been  consecu 
tively  Jan.  u,  1886,  to  November,  1896,  secretary  same 
road;  Nov.  17,  1896,  to  date,  secretary  Philadelphia  and 
Reading  railway,  successor  to  the  Philadelphia  and  Read 
ing  railroad;  March,  1897,  to  date,  also  vice-p resident 
the  Reading  company,  which  owns  the  capital  stock  of 
the  Philadelphia  and  Reading  railway  and  is  proprietor 
of  all  the  companies  embraced  in  the  Reading  system. 


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JAMES  TIGHLMAN  LLOYD, 

United  States  Congressman  from  the  First  District  of 

Missouri, 

Was  born  Aug.  27,  1857,  in  Canton,  Mo.  Since  1885  he 
has  practiced  law  in  Shelbyville,  Mo.  He  was  prosecut 
ing  attorney  of  his  county  in  1889-93.  He  was  elected  to 
the  Fifty-fifth  congress,  and  was  a  member  of  the  fifty- 
sixth,  fifty-seventh,  fifty-eighth,  fifty-ninth,  sixtieth  and 
sixty-first  congresses  as  a  democrat.  He  was  re-elected 
to  the  sixty-second  congress  from  the  first  district  of  Mis 
souri  for  the  term  of  1911-13;  and  resides  in  Shelbyville, 
Mo. 

LUCIEN  B.  HOWLAND, 

President  Irondale,  Bancroft  and  Ottawa  Railway, 
Was  born  Sept.  2,  1865.  Educated  at  Trinity  College 
school  at  Port  Hope,  Ont,  1883.  Entered  railway  serv 
ice  1887,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively  to  fall  of 
1888,  superintendent  of  masonry  for  contractors  on  Ca 
nadian  Pacific  railway;  fall  of  1888  to  1889  in  Chile,  S. 
A.,  on  government  contract  work;  1889  to  1892,  secretary 
and  treasurer  Irondale,  Bancroft  and  Ottawa  railway; 
1892  to  1899,  vice-president  and  treasurer,  and  1899  to 
date,  president  and  general  manager  same  road.  Decem 
ber,  1909,  sold  out  all  interest  in  I.,  B.  and  O.  railway  to 
Canadian  Northern;  March,  1911,  managing  director 
Imperial  Traction  company,  as  well  as  September,  1911, 
superintendent  of  construction  Central  Railway  of  Can 
ada. 

CARL  RAYMOND  GRAY, 

Railroad  President, 

Was  born  Sept.  28,  1867,  in  Princeton,  Ark.  He  was  ed 
ucated  in  the  preparatory  department  of  the  University 
of  Arkansas.  In  1883  entered  railroad  service  with  the 
St.  Louis  and  San  Francisco  Railroad  company  at  Fay- 


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etteville,  Ark.  In  same  year  he  was  night  operator  at 
Rogers,  and  day  operator  at  Van  Buren,  Ark.;  in  1884, 
day  operator  and  agent  at  Pittsburg,  Kan.;  and  was  then 
transferred  as  agent  to  Girard,  Kan.  In  1885  was  oper 
ator  at  Oswego,  Kan.;  and  for  one  year  was  chief  clerk 
and  general  western  agent  at  Wichita,  Kan.  In  1887-90 
was  commercial  agent.  In  1 890-96  he  was  district  freight 
agent  at  Carthage,  Mo.,  and  1896-97  division  freight 
agent.  For  three  years  was  division  superintendent  and 
in  1900-04  was  superintendent  of  transportation,  and  was 
then  promoted  to  general  manager.  In  1904-08  was  made 
second  vice-president  and  general  manager.  In  1909  he 
was  vice  president  operation  and  in  1911  senior  vice  pres 
ident;  and  is  now  also  president  of  the  Spokane,  Portland 
and  Seattle  railway  and  the  Oregon  Electric  railway. 

JESSE  M.  WATKINS, 

Vice-President  Mather  Stock  Car  Company, 
Was  born  Oct.  10,  1868,  at  Fairfield,  N.Y.  Graduate  of 
Amherst  college.  Entered  service  of  Mather  Stock  Car 
company  1890,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively, 
1890  to  1893,  clerk;  1893  to  1895,  assistant  to  president, 
and  1895  to  date,  vice-president  same  company. 

HERMAN  FREDERICK  MOELLER, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  Jan.  17,  1866,  in  Saginaw,  Mich.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools  and  at  a  business  college.  He 
has  been  a  traveling  and  district  passenger  agent  of  the 
Pere  Marquette  railroad,  and  is  now  general  passenger 
agent  of  the  Pere  Marquette  railroad,  with  headquarters 
at  Detroit,  Mich. 


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HARRY  HEARTEN  ALLISON, 

Railway  Manager, 

Was  born  Oct.  6,  1867,  in  Knoxville,  Tenn.  He  gradu 
ated  from  the  University  of  Tennessee  at  Knoxville, 
Tenn.,  1887.  He  entered  the  railway  service  in  1887  as 
agent  and  telegraph  operator  of  the  E.  T.  V.  and  G.  rail 
road,  now  the  Southern  railway,  since  which  he  has  been 
consecutively  to  1890  in  various  clerkships  in  different 
departments.  In  1890-92  he  was  assistant  yardmaster  of 
the  Central  of  Georgia  railway  at  Macon,  Ga. ;  in  1892 
he  was  chief  dispatcher  and  trainmaster  of  the  Knoxville, 
Cumberland  and  Louisville  railway  at  Knoxville,  Tenn. ; 
in  1894-97  he  was  dispatcher  and  chief  dispatcher  with 
the  National  Railways  at  Laredo,  Tex.;  in  1897-1900  he 
was  chief  clerk  and  stenographer  to  the  superintendent  of 
the  National  Railways  at  San  Luis,  Pot.,  Mexico;  in  1900- 
02  was  agent  and  commercial  agent  of  the  National  Rail 
ways  at  San  Luis  Pot.;  in  1904-07  was  terminal  superin 
tendent  of  the  National  Railways  at  Mexico  City  and 
Monterey,  Mex. ;  in  1907-11,  he  was  superintendent  on 
various  divisions  of  the  National  Railways,  now  located 
in  that  capacity  at  San  Luis  Pot.,  Mex. 

WILLIAM  CORNELIUS  VAN  HORNE, 

Railroad  President, 

Was  born  February,  1843,  in  Will  county,  Illinois.  En 
tered  railway  service  August,  1857,  since  which  he  has 
been  consecutively,  August,  1857,  to  1858,  telegraph  oper 
ator  Illinois  Central  railroad,  Chicago;  1858  to  1864,  on 
Michigan  Central  railroad,  Joliet  division,  in  various  ca 
pacities;  1864  to  1872,  on  Chicago  and  Alton  railroad; 
six  months  ticket  agent  and  telegraph  operator,  three 
years  train  dispatcher,  one  year  superintendent  telegraph, 
three  years  division  superintendent;  July,  1872,  to  July, 
1874,  general  superintendent  St.  Louis,  Kansas  City  and 
Northern  railway;  October,  1874,  to  October,  1878,  gen- 


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eral  manager  Southern  Minnesota  railway;  1877  to  De 
cember,  1879,  president  same  company;  October,  1878, 
to  December^  1879,  general  superintendent  Chicago  and 
Alton  railroad;  January,  1880,  to  Jan.  i,  1882,  general 
superintendent  Chicago,  Milwaukee  and  St.  Paul  rail 
way;  January,  1882,  to  1884,  general  manager  Canadian 
Pacific  railway;  1884  to  1888,  also  vice-president  same 
road;  1888  to  June  12,  1899,  president,  and  June,  1899, 
chairman  of  board  same  road;  June  1889  to  1910,  presi 
dent  of  The  Cuba  company;  also  president  Cuba  railroad. 

HENRY  WINFIELD  WATSON, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  in  Bucks  county,  Pa.,  June  24,  1856;  descend 
ant  of  an  old  English  family.  He  was  educated  in  pri 
vate  schools  of  Philadelphia.  He  married,  in  1897,  An 
nie  Masden,  daughter  of  the  late  Dr.  J.  Franklin 
Vaughan.  He  read  law  under  F.  Carroll  Brewster  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1881.  He  is  a  republican  in 
politics;  served  several  times  as  state  and  congressional 
delegate;  was  president  of  the  Newtown,  Langhorne  and 
Bristol  Trolley  Street  Railway  company,  1895-1898,  and 
of  the  Langhorne  Library  association  for  a  number  of 
years.  In  1900  he  was  appointed  receiver  of  the  Wash 
ington  and  Potomac  Railroad  company.  He  is  president 
of  the  Washington,  Potomac  and  Chesapeake  Railway 
company;  director  of  the  Bucks  County  Trust  company; 
president  of  the  People's  National  bank  of  Langhorne, 
and  director  of  the  Philadelphia  Company  for  Guaran 
teeing  Mortgages.  He  was  elected  alternate  delegate  to 
the  national  republican  convention,  held  in  Chicago,  June, 
1908.  Address:  905  Girard  building,  Philadelphia. 


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LOUIS  E.  CHALENOR, 

General  Freight  Agent  Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway, 
Was  born  June  6,  1863,  at  Boston,  Mass.  Entered  rail 
way  service  1882,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively 
stenographer  in  office  of  New  England  agent  Missouri 
Pacific  railway  at  Boston;  contracting  agent  and  New 
England  traveling  agent  same  road  at  Boston;  traveling 
freight  agent  Rome,  Watertown  and  Ogdensburg  rail 
road,  same  place;  chief  clerk  to  general  freight  agent 
Norfolk  and  Western  railroad  at  Roanoke,  Va.,  and  to 
June  i,  1899,  commercial  agent  same  road  at  Pittsburg, 
Pa.;  June  i,  1899,  to  Aug.  i,  1901,  general  freight  and 
passenger  agent  Ohio  River  railroad  at  Parkersburg,  W. 
Va. ;  Aug.  i,  1901,  to  Jan.  i,  1902,  division  freight  agent 
Baltimore  and  Ohio  railroad  same  place;  Jan.  i,  1902,  to 
date,  assistant  general  freight  agent  Seaboard  Air  Line 
railway  at  Savannh,  Ga.  Assistant  general  freight  agent, 
Seaboard  Air  line  railway  at  Norfolk,  Va.,  from  Aug.  i, 
1906,  to  July  i,  1909;  general  freight  agent,  Seaboard 
Air  Line  railway  at  Norfolk,  Va.,  from  July  i,  1909,  to 
date. 

EDGAR  STILLMAN  KELLEY, 

Musician  and  Composer, 

Was  born  April  14,  1857,  in  Sparta,  Wis.  He  was  organ 
ist  in  Oakland  and  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  and  in  1890-91 
conducted  a  comic  opera  company  in  the  eastern  states. 
He  has  taught  pianoforte,  organ  and  composition  in  va 
rious  schools  in  California  and  New  York,  and  in  the 
New  York  College  of  Music.  In  1902  he  became  act 
ing  professor  of  musical  theory  at  Yale,  and  is  now  con 
nected  with  the  Western  college  of  Oxford,  Ohio.  He  is 
also  director  of  musical  theory  in  the  Cincinnati  Conserv 
atory  of  Music.  He  is  the  author  of  numerous  composi 
tions,  and  music  for  Macbeth,  Puritania,  Alladin,  Gulli 
ver,  and  other  works. 


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ALBERT  BONAFON  CORINTH, 

Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railroad, 

Was  born  Jan.  2,  1854,  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Educated 
at  Girard  college  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Entered  railway 
service  1872  as  apprentice  P.  and  E.  division  Pennsyl 
vania  railroad  at  Renovo,  Pa.,  since  which  he  has  been 
consecutively  five  years  in  charge  cabinet  shops  Louis 
ville  and  Nashville  railroad  at  Louisville;  one  year  in 
charge  freight  car  building  Ohio  Falls  Car  company  at 
Jeffersonville,  Ind. ;  three  years  master  car  builder  Geor 
gia  division  East  Tennessee,  Virginia  and  Georgia  rail 
road  at  Atlanta,  Ga. ;  three  years  in  charge  of  freight 
equipment  Chicago  and  Northwestern  railway  at  Chi 
cago,  111.;  for  several  years  foreman  car  department 
Georgia  Pacific  division  Richmond  and  Danville  rail 
road  at  Birmingham,  Ala.;  foreman  car  repairs  Southern 
railway  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  to  Feb.  i,  1900;  Feb.  i,  1900, 
successively  master  car  builder  and  assistant  superintend 
ent  motive  power  Atlantic  Coast  Line  railroad.  Office, 
Rocky  Mt,  N.C.  Feb.  i,  1900  to  Feb.  i,  1908,  R.S.M.P.; 
Feb.  i,  1908,  to  date,  general  inspector. 

JAMES  HART  LAMB, 

Clergyman, 

Was  born  in  Aberdeen,  Scotland.  In  1869  he  entered  the 
P.  E.  Divinity  school  in  West  Philadelphia.  On  June 
14,  1872,  he  was  ordained  deacon  in  Trinity  church,  Tren 
ton,  N.  J.  At  once  he  became  rector  of  St.  Peter's  church, 
Clarksboro,  N.J.,  and  was  there  ordained  priest  on  Dec. 
3,  1873.  In  April,  1878,  he  became  rector  of  Trinity 
church,  Moorestown,  N.J.,  and  remained  there  until 
Easter  of  1897.  In  the  meantime  he  became  financial 
secretary  of  the  Clergyman's  Retiring  Fund  society  of 
the  Protestant  Episcopal  church  in  the  United  States, 
which  position  he  resigned  in  November,  1901,  and  then 
took  charge  of  the  famous  old  historic  church  of  St.  Da- 


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vid's,  Radnor  at  Devon,  Pa.  Services  have  been  held  on 
this  spot  since  November,  1700.  The  degree  of  doctor  of 
divinity  was  conferred  upon  him  by  the  University  of 
Pittsburg,  Pa.  In  addition  to  being  rector  of  Old  St.  Da 
vid's,  Dr.  Lamb  is  also  the  chaplain  of  the  St.  Andrew's 
society,  whose  members  are  citizens  of  Pennsylvania,  born 
in  Scotland  or  of  Scottish  ancestry. 

THOMAS  J.  ELTON, 

Was  born  Aug.  5,  1861.  Attended  Oberlin  college  in 
1878-79.  Entered  railway  service  1887  in  general  office 
Manistee  and  Northeastern  railroad;  was  elected  assist 
ant  secretary  1895;  elected  secretary,  1908;  is  also  secre 
tary  of  the  Buckley  and  Douglas  Lumber  company,  Con- 
cordia  Land  and  Timber  company,  Manistee  Land  and 
Timber  company  of  Manistee,  Mich.,  and  is  a  director  of 
the  Triple  "A"  Machine  company  of  Chicago,  111.,  and 
the  Glengarry  Upholstery  company  of  Glengarry,  Mich. 

CLYDE  MELVILLE  KELLY, 

Journalist,  Lecturer  and  Publisher, 

Was  born  Aug.  4,  1883,  in  Muskingum  county,  Bloom- 
field,  Ohio.  He  received  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  and  Muskingum  college,  New  Concord,  Ohio. 
He  taught  school  in  Ohio,  1899-1900;  engaged  in  news 
paper  business  in  Braddock,  Pa.,  in  1902;  was  editor  and 
publisher  of  the  Greater  Braddock  Leader,  1903-05;  or 
ganized  company  and  purchased  Braddock  Daily  News, 
1905;  consolidated  with  Braddock  Evening  Herald,  1907. 
President  of  Braddock  Daily  News  Publishing  company, 
Inc.,  and  managing  editor  of  the  Braddock  Daily  News- 
Herald.  He  was  elected  to  the  house  of  representatives 
in  the  state  legislature  in  1910  by  the  largest  vote  ever 
given  in  the  district.  In  the  1911  session  he  sprang  at 
once  into  prominence  by  his  vigorous  championing  of 
progressive  measures  and  in  a  few  weeks  became  the  lead- 


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er  of  the  insurgent  forces  in  the  body.  He  introduced 
measures  for  the  direct  election  of  United  States  senators 
and  the  initiative  and  referendum  for  the  first  time  in  the 
history  of  the  Pennsylvania  legislature  and  the  battle 
waged  around  them  were  the  features  of  the  session.  Mr. 
Kelly  is  a  republican  in  political  faith  and  United  Pres 
byterian  in  religious  belief,  and  is  a  member  of  the  board 
of  trustees  of  the  First  United  Presbyterian  church  of 
Braddock.  He  is  also  a  member  of  Valetta  Commandery 
Knights  of  Malta,  Edgar  Thomson  Council,  Royal  Ar 
canum,  Braddock's  Field  lodge,  I.O.O.F.,  and  Husband 
lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias.  Residence:  18  Corey  street. 
Business  address:  520  Braddock  avenue,  Braddock,  Pa. 

CHARLES  EDWARD  WAYS, 

Assistant  to  General  Freight  Traffic  Manager  Baltimore 

and  Ohio  Railroad, 

Was  born  at  Frederick  City,  Md.  Entered  railway  serv 
ice  1853,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively,  1853  to 
1859,  telegraph  operator  Frederick  Junction,  Md.,  and 
Martinsburg,  Va. ;  1859  to  1861,  payroll  clerk  transporta 
tion  department;  1861  to  1863,  operator  Baltimore  and 
Ohio  railroad  and  United  States  Military  Telegraph  of 
fice,  Washington,  D.C.;  1863  to  1865,  chief  operator  Bal 
timore  and  Ohio  Telegraph,  Baltimore;  1865  to  1867, 
assistant  manager  United  States  Telegraph  company,  Bal 
timore,  Md. ;  1867  to  1878,  general  agent  Washington 
county  branch  Baltimore  and  Ohio  railroad,  Hagerstown, 
Md. ;  1878  to  October,  1881,  division  freight  agent  main 
line  and  branches  east  of  Ohio  river  Baltimore  and  Ohio 
railroad;  Oct.  i,  1881,  to  March  14,  1888,  assistant  gen 
eral  freight  agent;  March  14,  1888,  to  March  i,  1897, 
general  freight  agent  main  stem  and  branches  and  Phila 
delphia  division  same  road  at  Baltimore;  March  i,  1897, 
to  date,  assistant  to  general  freight  traffic  manager,  same 
road. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  109 

WILLIAM  J.  MULLIN, 

Railroad  President, 

Was  born  April  28,  1863,  at  Milton,  Pa.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  White  Hall  school,  Cumberland  county,  Pa., 
1872-1878,  and  at  Milton  academy,  Milton,  Pa.,  1879- 
1881.  Entered  railway  service  in  1882  as  telegraph  oper 
ator  at  Pennsylvania  railroad,  since  which  he  has  been 
consecutively,  April  i,  1882,  to  Nov.  i,  1883,  extra  agent 
of  Eastern  and  Susquehanna  divisions  of  the  Philadel 
phia  and  Reading  railroad  and  Northern  Central  lailroad 
of  Pennsylvania  railroad  system;  Nov.  i,  1883,  to  Nov. 
6,  1889,  agent  of  Pennsylvania  railroad  at  Selinsgrove 
Junction,  Pa.;  Nov.  6,  1889,  to  July  20,  1893,  agent  at 
Montgomery,  Pa. ;  July  20,  1893,  to  July  i,  1897,  agent  of 
same  road  at  Milton,  Pa.;  July  r,  1897,  to  Sept.  i,  1903, 
agent  of  Union  line  and  district  agent  of  Pennsylvania 
railroad  at  Scranton,  Pa.;  Sept.  i,  1903,  to  Jan.  i,  1904, 
southern  and  western  agent  of  Delaware  and  Hudson 
company  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  Jan.  i,  1904,  to  Feb.  i, 
190$,  industrial  agent  of  the  same  company  at  Albany, 
N.Y. ;  Feb.  i,  1905,  to  March  i,  1907,  assistant  to  second 
vice  president  of  same  company  in  charge  of  coal  traffic; 
March  i,  1907,  to  date,  general  traffic  manager. 

ISAAC  GOVERNEUR  OGDEN, 

Vice  President  Canadian  Pacific  Railway, 
Was  born  Oct.  10,  1844,  at  New  York,  N.Y.  Entered 
Railway  service  March,  1871,  since  which  he  has  been 
consecutively,  March,  1871,  to  1876,  paymaster  and  ac 
countant  Chicago  and  Pacific  railway;  1876  to  March, 
1 88 1,  auditor  same  company  under  receiver;  March, 
1881,  to  July,  1883,  auditor  western  division  Canadian 
Pacific  railway;  July,  1883,  to  June  1887,  auditor  same 
road;  June,  1887,  to  December,  1901,  comptroller;  De 
cember,  1901,  to  June,  1910,  third  vice-president  same 
road;  June,  1910,  to  date,  vice-president  same  road. 


110  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

HERMAN  HARTWICH, 

Artist  and  Painter, 

Was  born  July  8,  1853,  in  New  York  City.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  schools  and  academies  of  Jersey  City,  N.J.; 
received  first  instructions  in  drawing  and  painting  from 
his  father,  and  studied  in  the  Royal  academy  at  Munich, 
receiving  a  medal.  His  specialty  is  figure,  landscape, 
portraits  and  animals.  Since  1896  he  has  been  located  in 
Munich,  Bavaria.  He  has  received  gold  medals  in  Mu 
nich  and  Berlin;  medals  in  Madrid  and  London;  and  in 
1904  received  a  silver  medal  from  the  St.  Louis  exposi 
tion. 

CARLTON  PRESTON  PEYTON, 

Chief  Engineer  Elk  and  Little  Kdnawha  R.  R., 
Was  born  Aug.  22,  1861,  near  Boonville,  Mo.  Educated 
at  Roanoke  college,  Roanoke,  Va.,  1875-1879.  Entered 
railway  service  June,  1883,  since  which  he  has  been  con 
secutively  to  March,  1885,  rodman  and  assistant  to  resi 
dent'  engineer  Danville  and  Western  railroad;  March 
to  June,  1885,  rodman  Tennessee  Midland  railroad;  June, 
1885,  to  June,  1888,  taught  school;  June,  1888,  to  March, 
1890,  assistant  and  resident  engineer  Lynchburg  and  Dur 
ham  railroad;  March,  7890,  to  November,  1893,  resident 
engineer  Norfolk  and  Western  railroad;  May,  1894,  to 
January,  1903,  maintained  an  office  as  civil  engineer  at 
Charleston,  W.  Va.,  during  which  time  he  had  charge  of 
location  and  construction  of  the  following  roads*  Kel 
levj;  Creek  and  Witcher's  Creek  branches  of  the  Kan- 
awha  and  Michigan  railroad,  Charleston,  Parkersburg 
and  Western  railroad  (location  only),  Kanawha  and  Coal 
River  railroad  (location  only),  Dry  Fork  railroad, 
branch  of  Norfolk  and  Western  railroad  (location), 
Pittsburg,  Bessemer  and  Like  Erie  railroad  (construc 
tion),  White  Oak  branch  Chesapeake  and  Ohio  railway 
(construction),  Buffalo,  Leatherwood  and  Little  Beechy 


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branches  of  the  Coal  and  Coke  railroad;  January,  1903, 
to  August,  1905,  chief  engineer  of  the  Imboden  and  Odell 
railr)ad  and  its  successor,  the  Kanawha  and  Western  Vir 
ginia  railroad,  the  name  having  been  changed  on  June  i, 
190$;  August,  1905,  to  IOOQ,  maintained  an  office  in 
Charleston,  W.  Vau  as  a  civil  and  consulting  engineer; 
1909  to  Sept.  24,  1911,  chief  engineer  of  the  Elk  and  Lit 
tle  Kanawha  railroad.  This  road  is  forty-five  miles  in 
length  and  is  now  under  construction,  and  is  financed  by 
the  Standard  Oil  company. 

EARL  WESLEY  BROWN, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  April  7,  1871,  in  Waterloo,  Ind.  In  1887  he 
entered  the  railway  service,  and  in  1906  became  assistant 
trainmaster.  Since  1908  he  has  been  trainmaster  of  the 
Lake  Shore  and  Michigan  Southern  Railroad  company 
at  Ashtabula,  O. 

WILLIAM  HALSTED  WILEY, 

United  States  Congressman  from  the  Eighth  District  of 

New  Jersey, 

Was  born  in  New  York  City,  July  10,  1842,  and  after 
preparation  entered  what  is  now  the  College  of  the  City 
of  New  York  in  1856,  and  received  the  degree  of  A.B.  in 
1861 ;  entered  the  union  army  in  the  New  York  state  vol 
unteers,  and  was  mustered  out  in  1864  by  the  consolida 
tion  of  his  regiment;  matriculated  at  the  Rensselaer  Poly- 
tecnic  institute,  Troy,  N.Y.,  in  the  fall  of  1864,  entering 
the  advanced  course,  and  graduated  in  1866,  receiving  the 
degree  of  civil  engineer;  followed  that  profession  for  sev 
eral  years,  and  then  took  a  special  course  in  mining  at  the 
Columbia  college  school  of  mines,  and  became  superin 
tendent  of  a  mine,  remaining  several  years;  at  the  request 
of  his  father,  entered  his  business  as  a  partner  in  1876; 


112  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

was  elected  to  the  township  committee  of  East  Orange, 
where  he  served  three  years,  and  was  president  of  that 
body  for  one  year;  in  the  international  exposition  at  Brus 
sels,  in  1877,  was  president  of  one  of  the  juries  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  superior  jury,  for  which  he  received  the  deco 
ration  of  the  Order  of  Leopold  from  the  king;  was  ap 
pointed  by  the  governor  of  New  Jersey  a  member  of  the 
commission  for  the  Louisiana  purchase  exposition;  was 
married,  in  1870,  to  Miss  Joanna  King  Clark;  was  elect 
ed  to  the  fifty-eighth  and  fifty-ninth  congresses;  was  not 
a  candidate  for  re-election  to  the  sixtieth  congress,  but  was 
nominated  without  opposition  and  elected  to  the  sixty-first 
congress;  and  resides  in  East  Orange,  N.J. 

AMOS  ADDISON  MORSE, 

Special  Representative  Traffic  Department  Oregon- 
Washington  Railroad  and  Navigation  Company, 
Was  born  Nov.  21,  1842,  at  Elizabeth,  N.J.  Educated 
in  the  private  schools.  Entered  railway  service  1875  as 
clerk  auditor's  office  Chicago  and  Iowa  railroad,  since 
which  he  has  been  consecutively,  1877  to  1886,  agent  same 
road  at  Rockford,  111.;  1886  to  1888,  in  manufacturing 
business  at  Nashville,  Tenn. ;  Sept.  i,  1888,  to  Jan.  1,1904, 
contracting  agent  Oregon  Railroad  and  Navigation  com 
pany  at  Portland,  Ore.;  Jan.  i,  1904,  to  April  30,  1906, 
general  agent  freight  department;  May  i,  1906,  to  date, 
special  representative  traffic  department  at  Portland. 

FRANK  BROWN, 

Contracting  Engineer, 

Was  born  in  Altoona,  Pa.,  Dec.  3,  1869;  son  of  William 
H.  Brown  and  S.  A.  Brown.  He  was  educated  in  Prince 
ton  university,  class  of  1890.  He  married  in  Middle- 
town,  Dauphin  county,  Pa.,  Dec.  10,  1896,  Edith  Kendig, 
and  they  have  one  son :  William  H.  Brown,  born  in  1899. 
He  entered  the  service  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  com- 


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pany,  June,  1884,  in  engineering  department;  left  the 
service  to  attend  Princeton  university;  resumed  his  serv 
ice  again  in  June,  1888,  in  engineering  department;  ap 
pointed  assistant  engineer  of  construction,  October,  1890, 
in  charge  of  new  construction  work,  middle  division, 
Pennsylvania  railroad;  appointed  assistant  supervisor 
Jan.  n,  1893;  resigned  from  the  service  of  the  Pennsyl 
vania  Railroad  company,  June  24,  1896,  and  entered  the 
employ  of  the  Drake  and  Stratton  company,  contractors, 
as  engineer;  entered  partnership  with  H.  S.  Kerbaugh  in 
1898  (H.  S.  Kerbaugh,  Incorporated),  doing  very  heavy 
railroad  construction.  He  built  Rockville  bridge,  west 
of  Harrisburg,  and  New  Brunswick  bridge,  New  Bruns 
wick,  N.J.,  two  of  the  largest  stone  arched  bridges  in  ex 
istence;  also  two-thirds  of  the  new  Pennsylvania  railroad 
low  grade  freight  line.  He  is  director  G.  H.  McAbee 
Powder  and  Oil  company  and  treasurer  Standard  Pow 
der  company.  He  is  a  republican  in  politics,  and  a  Pres 
byterian  in  religious  faith.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Rac 
quet  club  of  Philadelphia,  Overbrook  Golf  club,  Over- 
brook,  Engineers'  club  of  New  York  City,  Merion  Crick 
et  club  and  the  Art  club  of  Philadelphia. 

FRANK  D.  BIGAREL, 

Physician  and  Surgeon, 

Was  born  in  Fowler,  St.  Lawrence  county,  New  York, 
Aug.  1 6,  1860.  He  was  educated  in  Ives  seminary,  Ant 
werp,  N.Y.,  Albany  Medical  college,  M.D.,  in  1900,  be 
ing  president  of  the  graduating  class;  married  at  Ant 
werp,  N.Y.,  in  1884,  to  Almeda  Read ;  has  one  son,  Claude 
F.,  born  in  1887.  Engaged  in  medical  practice  at  Port 
Leyden,  N.Y.,  since  graduation.  President  of  the  New 
York  Tablet  company;  director  of  the  Port  Leyden 
Building  and  Improvement  company;  president  of  the 
village  of  Port  Leyden,  to  which  office  he  has  been  elect 
ed  four  times;  has  been  twice  nominated  for  member  of 


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the  assembly  in  Lewis  county;  member  of  the  board  of 
education,  Port  Leyden;  member  of  the  Lewis  County 
Medical  society.  Recreations:  Hunting  and  tishing. 
Member  of  the  Knickerbocker  club,  Port  Leyden.  He  is 
also  a  member  of  the  American  Civic  alliance  and  a  mem 
ber  of  the  National  Geographic  society.  Address:  Port 
Leyden,  N.Y. 

V.  GLENN  ARNETTE, 

Accountant,  Director  and  Jurist, 

Was  born  April  6,  1885,  in  Marion  county,  South  Caro 
lina.  He  was  educated  at  the  Union  high  schools,  the 
Robeson  institute,  and  the  Massey  business  college  of 
Richmond,  Va.  In  1907  he  became  connected  with  the 
Wilson  Lumber  company  of  Cades,  S.C.;  became  officer 
and  store  manager  in  1910,  and  was  elcted  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  company  in  1911.  He  is  also  secretary 
and  director  of  the  Farmers  and  Merchants'  Drug  com 
pany  of  Lake  City,  S.C. ;  and  in  1911  was  appointed  just 
ice  of  the  peace  for  Williamsburg,  South  Carolina. 

REUBEN  WESLEY  DUNN, 

Manufacturer, 

Was  born  Feb.  8,  1847,  in  Fayette,  Maine.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools  of  Waterville,  Maine;  attend 
ed  the  Maine  Wesleyan  seminary  at  Kent's  Hill,  and  in 
1868  graduated  from  Colby  college  of  Waterville,  Maine. 
He  has  been  vice-president  and  president  of  the  Somset 
railway;  a  director  in  cotton  and  woolen  manufacturing 
corporations;  president,  treasurer  and  manager  of  the 
Dunn  Edge  Tool  company,  and  is  prominently  identified 
with  the  business  and  public  affairs  of  his  community. 
His  wife,  Martha  Baker  Dunn,  is  a  well  known  authoress 
and  magazine  writer.  He  is  still  treasurer  and  manager 
of  the  Dunn  Edge  Tool  company,  edge  tool  manufactur 
ers  of  Maine. 


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JOHN  HERMANN  LOUD, 

Concert  Organist, 

Was  born  Aug.  26,  1873,  in  Weymouth,  Mass.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Weymouth,  attended  the 
Berkeley  school  of  Boston  and  graduated  from  the  Thay- 
er  academy  of  South  Braintree,  Mass.  He  has  been  or 
ganist  and  choir  director  in  the  First  Congregational 
church  at  Springfield,  Mass.,  in  1896-1900;  at  the  Har 
vard  church  of  Brookline,  Mass.,  in  1900-05,  and  since 
1905  has  been  organist  and  choir  director  in  the  First 
Baptist  church  of  Newton  Center,  Mass.  He  is  also  a 
successful  teacher  of  organ  harmony  and  piano. 

JOHN  H.  CONVERSE, 

Manufacturer, 

Was  born  at  Burlington,  Vt,  Dec.  2,  1840;  son  of  Rev. 
John  Kendrick  Converse  and  Sarah  (Allen)  Converse. 
He  was  educated  at  the  University  of  Vermont.  He  mar 
ried  at  Bay  Ridge,  L.I.,  July  9,  1873,  Elizabeth  Perkins 
Thompson.  Mr.  Converse  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Burnham,  Williams  and  company,  proprietors  of  the 
Baldwin  Locomotive  works,  at  Philadelphia  until  that 
firm  was  changed  to  a  corporation  in  1909,  when  he  was 
president  of  the  Baldwin  Locomotive  works  until  his 
death,  May  3,  1910.  In  1900  he  was  vice-moderator  of 
the  general  assembly  of  the  Presbyterian  church  of  the 
United  States.  He  was  interested  in  many  charitable  and 
religious  concerts,  was  trustee  of  Princeton  Theological 
seminary,  and  since  1893  has  been  a  member  of  the  Amer 
ican  Philosophical  society.  Mr.  Converse  was  a  member 
of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution  and  of  the  Art,  Manufac 
turers,  Union  league,  University,  Contemporary  and  Me- 
rion  Cricket  clubs  of  Philadelphia. 


J16  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

P.  GRAY  MEEK, 
Editor  and  Publisher, 

Was  born  in  Half-Moon,  Centre  county,  Pa.,  1842;  son 
of  Reuben  H.  Meek  and  Mary  Ann  (Gray)  Meek.  He 
received  a  common  school  education.  Mr.  Meek  married 
Susan  M.  Meek,  and  they  have  six  children:  Rachel 
Luella,  Mary  Gray,  Elizabeth  Breckenridge,  George  R., 
Eloise,  and  Winifred  Baron.  He  purchased  the  Belle- 
fonte  Watchman  in  1861,  and  made  it  a  leading,  influen 
tial  and  prosperous  paper.  For  expressing  his  disap 
proval  of  the  action  of  government  spies  and  provost  mar 
shals  who  were  hounding  the  people  during  the  war,  he 
was  placed  under  arrest  by  the  military,  imprisoned  in 
the  political  pen  at  Harrisburg,  and  afterward  discharged 
"on  parole"  without  trial  or  a  knowledge  of  the  charges, 
if  any,  that  had  been  preferred.  He  has  continued  to  edit 
and  publish  the  paper,  since  1861,  making  it  a  recognized 
leader  among  the  Democratic  papers  of  the  state  and  an 
acknowledged  power  in  the  formation  of  party  policies, 
as  well  as  in  the  selection  and  support  of  Democratic  can 
didates.  Mr.  Meek  was  a  member  of  the  legislature, 
1868-1869-1871  and  1872;  clerk  of  house  of  representa 
tives,  1883;  member  of  the  senate,  1891-1895;  surveyor  of 
customs,  Philadelphia,  1894-1808;  secretary  of  the  dem- 
cratic  state  committee,  1872,  1883  and  from  1902  to  this 
time  (1911). 

WILSON  J.  BRYANT, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  in  Saratoga,  N.  Y.,  Aug.  4,  1873 ;  son  of  James 
S.  and  Nancy  (Wilson)  Bryant;  educated  in  the  public 
schools  in  New  York  City  and  Columbia  college  law 
school,  LL.B.,  1892  (class  historian)  ;  was  engaged  in  the 
Otto  guardianship  and  Walsh  trusteeship  before  the  court 
of  appeals,  Kittel  bankruptcy  in  the  United  States  su 
preme  court,and  in  the  Donohue  mortgage  cases  and  many 


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other  important  litigations  in  the  New  York  state  courts. 
Traveled  in  the  west  and  south,  representing  mining  in 
terests;  counsel  for  Bronx  Realty  and  Brokerage  com 
pany,  and  other  firms.  Presbyterian.  Deputy  grand  chan 
cellor  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias;  past-master  of  the  Ma 
sons;  member  of  the  Webster  Literary  society. 

JOHN  BAXTER  BARBOUR, 

President  Pittsburg  Stock  Exchange, 
Was  born  April  16,  1862,  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  Franklin  district  school  of  Pittsburgh  and 
the  Pittsburgh  high  school.  In  1881-90  he  was  bookkeep 
er  for  large  petroleum  brokers.  In  1890-92  he  was  stock 
exchange  representative  and  manager  of  the  local  depart 
ment  of  the  stock  and  bond  brokerage  firm  of  Rea  Broth 
ers  and  company,  whom  he  succeeded  in  1892  in  the  stock 
and  bond  brokerage  business.  He  organized  the  Pitts 
burgh  stock  exchange;  was  one  of  its  organizers  in  1894; 
was  its  first  secretary  and  treasurer;  served  six  years  as 
treasurer  and  four  years  as  vice-president;  and  is  now 
president  of  the  same.  In  1909  he  organized  the  firm  of 
John  B.  Barbour  and  company;  and  is  now  doing  business 
under  that  title  in  the  stock  and  bond  brokerage  business. 
He  has  been  director  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of 
Pittsburgh;  director  of  the  United  States  Glass  company; 
director  and  treasurer  of  the  Eleventh  ward  sub-district 
schools  of  Pittsburgh;  and  treasurer  of  the  city  repub 
lican  executive  committee  of  Pittsburgh. 

FERGUS  G.  FARQUHAR, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  at  Pottsville,  Pa.,  Feb.  21,  184$;  son  of  George 
W.  Farquhar,  a  noted  attorney  of  Schuylkill  county 
(1828-1846).  After  a  period  of  public  school  tution,  he 
entered  in  1860  the  University  of  Virginia,  but  being 
obliged  to  leave  there  on  the  outbreak  of  the  civil  war, 


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he  sought  the  University  of  Heidelberg,  Germany,  where 
he  took  a  full  course  of  study,  graduating  from  its  law 
department  in  1865.  He  subsequently  read  law  in  the 
office  of  Hon.  F.  W.  Hughes,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
Schuylkill  county  bar  in  1866.  Since  that  date  he  has 
steadily  practiced  in  the  county  courts,  his  practice  em 
bracing  every  branch  of  law  in  the  county,  state  and 
United  States  courts,  and  involving  many  cases  of  im 
portance.  He  was  counsel  for  the  Tax  Payers'  association 
of  Schuylkill  county. 

JAMES  CURNS  BROWN, 

Postmaster, 

Was  born  in  Miffinville,  April  29,  1848;  son  of  William 
N.  Brown  and  Loretta  (Yonker)  Brown.  He  attended 
Dickinson  seminary,  graduating  as  A.B.,  first  honors, 
class  of  1868.  He  is  a  director  of  the  White  Milling  com 
pany,  and  is  a  civil  engineer  by  profession.  He  was  ap 
pointed  postmaster  of  Bloomsburg  in  1902  and  is  now 
serving  third  term.  Mr.  Brown  is  a  republican  in  pol 
itics,  and  a  Methodist  Episcopalian  in  his  religious  be 
lief,  and  is  president  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  local 
church.  He  is  trustee  of  the  State  Normal  school,  has 
been  director  of  public  schools  for  thirty-three  years,  and 
is  trustee  of  the  Joseph  Ratti  hospital. 

ALBERT  ARTHUR  HURD, 

Special  Counsel  Atchison,  Topeka  and  Santa  Fe  Railway, 
Was  born  Sept.  27,  1849.  Attended  Northwestern  uni 
versity,  studied  law  at  the  Iowa  State  university  and  ad 
mitted  to  the  bar  1870.  Entered  railway  service  1872  as 
local  attorney  Atchison,  Topeka  and  Santa  Fe  railroad 
for  lines  in  western  part  of  Kansas,  since  which  he  has 
consecutively  1879  to  1881,  assistant  attorney  at  Topeka, 
Kan.;  1881  to  July,  1905,  solicitor  for  Kansas  same  road; 
July,  1905,  to  date,  special  counsel  same  road. 


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JAMES  ROSS  MELLON, 

Banker, 

Was  born  Jan.  14,  1846,  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.  He  received 
his  education  in  Jefferson  college,  Canonsburg,  Pa.  He 
married,  in  Leavenworth,  Kan.,  June  3,  1867,  Rachel 
Huey  Larimer,  daughter  of  General  William  Larimer, 
and  they  have  three  children:  William  Larimer,  born  in 
1868;  Thomas,  born  in  1880,  and  Lucille,  born  in  1890. 
He  has  been  successful  in  banking  and  general  business. 
He  built  and  owns  the  Ligonier  Valley  railroad  in  West 
moreland  county,  Pa.;  is  president  of  the  City  Deposit 
bank,  the  Liberty  Market  company,  and  director  of  St. 
Clair  Incline  Place  companv.  He  is  also  president  of  the 
Western  Pennsylvania  hospital,  the  Dixmont  Insane  hos 
pital,  and  of  the  Western  Pennsylvania  Alumni  associa 
tion.  He  is  trustee  of  Athalia  Daly  House  for  Young 
Working  Girls ;  president  of  the  Allegheny  County  Train 
ing  School  and  Industrial  Farm,  and  a  member  of  the 
Theta  Delta  Chi  fraternity.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican 
and  in  church  relations  a  Presbyterian,  and  he  is  trustee  of 
the  East  Liberty  Presbyterian  church.  Mr.  Mellon  is  a 
member  of  the  Union,  Golf,  Duquesne,  Country  and  Uni 
versity  clubs  of  Pittsburg,  and  the  Theta  Delta  Chi  club 
of  New  York  City. 

HARVEY  ADAMS  SURFACE, 

Naturalist  and  State  Zoologist, 

Was  born  in  Waynesville,  Ohio,  July  25,  1867;  son  of 
Daniel  Surface  and  Maria  J.  (Thomas)  Surface.  He 
was  graduated  from  Ohio  State  university,  Columbus, 
Ohio,  as  B.S.,  1891,  M.S.  in  1892  University  of  Illinois, 
Champaign,  111.,  graduate  studies,  Cornell  university, 
Ithaca,  N.Y.  He  married  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  May  30, 
1894,  Ida  May  Bleasdale,  and  they  have  three  children: 
Harley  Bleasdale  S.,  born  in  1900;  Violet  May  S.,  born 
in  1904;  Priscilla  Beatrice  S.,  born  in  1907.  He  was  as- 


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sistant  geologist  of  the  Ohio  State  university,  1893-1894; 
professor  of  natural  history,  University  of  the  Pacific,  Cal 
ifornia,  1895-1897;  graduate  student  and  teacher  in  Cor 
nell  University,  1897-1899;  assistant  on  the  United  States 
and  Pennsylvania  state  fish  commissions,  1898-1903;  di 
rector  of  nature  study,  Ithaca  (N.Y.)  public  schools, 
1898-1900;  professor  of  zoology,  Pennsylvania  State  col 
lege,  since  1900,  and  state  economic  zoologist  of  Pennsyl 
vania,  since  1903;  reappointed  state  zoologist  for  a  term 
of  four  year  in  April,  1907,  and  again  in  1911 ;  entomol 
ogist  and  ornithologist  of  the  Pennsylvania  state  board  of 
agriculture,  since  1902.  Mr.  Surface  has  written  exten 
sively  on  insects,  birds,  reptiles,  fishes  and  mollusks  and 
horticulture;  editor  of  The  Monthly  Bulletin  of  the  Di 
vision  of  Zoology  of  the  Pennsylvania  department  of  agri 
culture;  is  well  known  in  all  part  of  Pennsylvania,  as  a 
forceful  speaker,  writer  and  teacher.  Mr.  Surface  is  a 
republican  in  politics,  and  a  member  of  the  United  Breth 
ren  Church  in  Christ;  member  of  the  American  Associa 
tion  for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  American  Natural 
ist,  American  Ornithologists'  union,  Wilson  Ornitholog 
ical  club,  Delaware  Valley  Orinthological  club,  Associa 
tion  of  Economic  Entomologists  of  America,  Pennsylva 
nia  Natural  History  society,  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  the 
Pennsylvania  State  Farmers'  alliance,  and  other  societies. 

JAMES  APPLETON  MORGAN, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  Portland,  Me.,  Oct.  2,  1845;  son  Peyton  Ran 
dolph  (son  Major  Abner  Morgan,  of  fourth  regiment, 
Mass,  continental  line  in  war  of  the  revolution)  and  Jo 
anna  Dodge  (Appleton)  Morgan  (daughter  Brig.  Gen. 
James  Appleton,  U.S.A.,  of  war  of  1812)  ;  educated  Ra 
cine  college,  A.B.,  1867,  A.M.,  1880,  Columbia  universi 
ty,  LL.B.,  1869,  LL.D.,  1891 ;  married  New  Orleans,  La., 
March  27,  1877,  Olive  Morse  (died  Jan.  14,  1895)  ;  two 


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children,  died  in  infancy.  Attorney  Erie  Railway  com 
pany,  1869-71,  and  1880-85;  associate  counsel  Northern 
Pacific  railway,  1885-88;  lived  in  Europe  (Paris,  Vien 
na),  1872-80;  practiced  law  in  New  York  City;  success 
fully  defended  Lambert,  accused  of  murder  on  high  seas, 
before  Judge  Benedict,  U.S.  district  court,  second  district, 
N.Y.,  1868,  etc.;  retired  from  active  practice,  1886.  Was 
major  and  judge-advocate  of  Washington  continental 
guards,  1894-98.  Founder  New  York  Shakespeare  so 
ciety,  1885,  and  its  president,  1885-1909;  presented  with 
loving  cup  at  Manhattan  hotel,  New  York  City,  on 
Shakespeare's  birthday,  April  23,  1905,  in  honor  of  twen 
ty  years'  service  as  president  of  that  society;  president 
New  York  and  Palisade  Railway  company,  1885-1905, 
Palisade  Construction  company,  The  New  York  Street 
Cleaning  and  Machinery  company,  Shakespeare  Press 
Publishing  company,  respectively.  A  founder  and  vice- 
president-general  National  Society  War  of  1812;  presi 
dent  New  Jersey  Society  War  1812;  treasurer,  three 
terms,  vice-president  Pennsylvania  Society  of  1812,  ten 
years.  Author:  The  Shakespearean  Myth;  Shakespeare 
in  Fact  and  in  Criticism;  A  Study  in  the  Warwickshire 
Dialect;  Some  Shakespearean  Commentators;  Digesta 
Shakespeareana,  and  other  Shakespeare  matter;  edited 
the  Bankside  edition  of  Shakespeare,  twenty-one  volumes; 
The  People  and  the  Railways;  The  Law  of  Literature; 
also  various  legal  works  and  The  Morgan  Family  from 
A.D.  605  to  Present  Times,  1904.  Republican.  Episco 
palian.  Mason.  Member  Order  Descendants  of  Colonial 
Governors,  Society  Colonial  Wars,  Sons  of  the  Revolu 
tion,  Aztec  Club  of  1827,  Medico-Legal  society,  Maine 
Historical  society.  Recreations:  Horseback  exercise, 
automobiling,  golf,  tennis.  Club:  University. 


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OLIVER  JOHN  DECKER, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  in  Armstrong  township,  Lycoming  county, 
Pennsylvania,  Feb.  2,  1879;  son  of  John  C.  Decker  and 
Julia  (Fousel)  Decker.  He  was  graduated  from  Buck- 
nell  university  with  the  degree  of  bachelor  of  arts  in  1899, 
and  received  the  Latin  Mathematics  and  English  prizes 
at  college,  and  from  the  law  department  of  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania  in  the  class  of  1902.  He  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  of  Pennsylvania,  Oct.  27,  1902,  and  has  since 
been  engaged  in  a  general  law  practice.  In  religious 
faith  he  is  a  Lutheran.  During  his  college  course  he  was 
a  member  of  the  Kappa  Sigma  fraternity.  He  is  a  Knight 
Templar,  a  thirty-second  degree  Scottish  rite  Mason  and 
a  Shriner.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Acacia  club,  the  Press 
club  and  the  University  club,  of  which  last  club  he  has 
served  two  terms  as  president. 

JOSEPH  STOCKTON  RODDY, 

Clergyman, 

Was  born  in  Mount  Pleasant,  Perry  county,  Pa.,  1864. 
He  was  prepared  for  college  at  New  Bloomfield  acad 
emy,  Perry  county,  Pa.  He  was  graduated  from  Prince 
ton,  as  A.B.,  in  1891 ;  was  member  of  first  revival  of 
Olympic  Games  Athletic  team,  1891;  and  is  engaged  as 
editor  and  newspaper  correspondent;  in  1894  was  gradu 
ated  from  Princeton  Theological  seminary;  received  the 
degree  of  A.M.  and  1908  the  degree  of  Ph.D.;  was  or 
dained  pastor  of  the  Dexter  and  Earlham  Presbyterian 
churches,  June  27,  1894;  was  instructor  in  Dexter  Normal 
college,  Iowa,  1894-1896;  since  1896,  pastor  of  the  Olivet 
Presbyterian  church,  Harrisburg,  Pa.;  from  1899  to  1905 
was  superintendent  press  work  for  the  Pennsylvania  C  E. 
union;  from  1901-1904  was  editor  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Endeavor.  Has  been  a  voluminous  writer,  both  over  his 
own  name  and  a  pen  name  for  athletic,  social  and  reli- 


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gious  publications.  Dr.  Roddy  was  moderator  of  the  Pres 
bytery  of  Carlisle  in  1903,  a  commissioner  to  the  Penn 
sylvania  synod  in  1907,  and  a  commissioner  to  the  gen 
eral  assembly  of  the  Presbyterian  church  in  the  United 
States  of  America  at  New  York  in  1902;  organizer  of 
"Roddy  and  MacWilliams,"  Harrisburg,  December, 
1908;  pastor  assistant  Arch  Street  Presbyterian  church, 
Philadelphia,  Pa.,  since  Sept.  i,  1909.  Co-proprietor 
and  associate  principle  and  business  manager  of  the  New 
Bloomfield  academy,  New  Bloomfield,  Pa.,  and  president 
of  the  Penn.-Minn.  Realty  and  Investment  company  of 
Minneapolis.  Secretary  Cuba  Chautauqua  Resort  asso 
ciation  of  Varedero,  Cuba,  since  1907. 

SAMUEL  F.  BROTHERS, 

Physician, 

Was  born  in  New  York  City,  Oct.  29,  1864;  son,  Charles, 
retired  lithograph  printer  and  publisher,  etc.,  and  Mary 
(Eidelfeld)  Brothers;  educated  in  the  public  schools; 
graduated  from  the  New  York  College  of  Pharmacy,  Ph. 
G.  (with  honor),  1885;  College  of  Physicians  and  Sur 
geons  (Columbia  university),  M.D.,  1890;  married  in 
New  York  City,  April  3,  1892,  to  Fannie  Ciner  (gradu 
ate  of  Normal  college,  New  York  City,  and  since  mar 
riage,  of  the  Brooklyn  Law  school;  children,  Bertram  S., 
born  1893  (died  1895)  ;  Sylvia  H.,  born  1896  (died  1897). 
After  graduation  in  pharmacy  (having  served  as  assist 
ant  in  analytical  chemistry)  opened  his  own  pharmacy, 
until  taking  up  medical  course.  Between  college  terms 
and  after  graduation,  served  as  assistant  pediatrist  at 
Bellevue  dispensary;  assistant  surgeon  at  Mt.  Sinai  hos 
pital  dispensary;  assistant  ophthalmologist  at  German 
dispensary,  and  for  briefer  periods  at  other  clinics.  After 
graduation  took  charge  of  gyneological  clinic  at  Beth  Is 
rael  dispensary  (now  at  Jefferson  and  Cherry  streets)  for 
a  time  and  in  1892  organized  and  incorporated  the  former 


124  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

Columbus  dispensary,  serving  as  gynologist  for  several 
years.  One  of  the  founders  of  the  "American  Medicine" 
(journal),  of  the  Eastern  Medical  society  of  New  York 
City,  and  of  the  former  New  York  Post-Graduate  Mid 
wifery  school  (at  which  he  occupied  the  chair  of  profes 
sor  of  anatomy)  ;  was  attending  gyneologist  at  the  Met 
ropolitan  hospital  and  dispensary  (now  Beth  David  hos 
pital  of  New  York  City) .  One  of  the  founders  and  exec 
utive  members  and  secretary  of  the  American  Medico- 
Pharmaceutical  leageu;  was  a  founder  of  the  former 
New  York  County  Medico-Pharmaceutical  league;  con 
tributor  to  current  medical  journals  and  owned  and 
edited  the  Medico-Pharmaceutical  Journal,  1898-1905; 
formerly  member  of  the  American  Medical  association, 
Mississippi  Valley  Medical  association,  New  York  State 
Medical  association,  New  York  County  Medical  associa 
tion  (for  one  year  member  of  the  committee  on  legisla 
tion),  of  New  York  medical  league,  New  York  Society  of 
Medicine  Jurisprudence,  former  Medical  Progress  soci 
ety  of  the  West  Side  German  dispensary,  and  of  the  Med 
ico-Legal  club.  For  brief  periods  as  an  examining  phy 
sician  for  local  lodges  of  Ancient  Order  of  United  Work 
men,  Independent  Order  of  Brith  Abraham,  Independent 
Order  of  Free  Sons  of  Judah;  for  a  short  time  member  of 
the  New  York  Typographical  union  No.  6  (being  a  com 
positor).  Was  a  member  of  the  Chinese  Masons  of  New 
York  City;  about  1898,  nominated  for  assembly  from 
fourth  assembly  district,  Manhattan,  on  the  Good  Gov 
ernment  ticket,  with  the  indorsement  of  the  regular  re 
publican  organization  and  the  independent  labor  party; 
appointed  January,  1906,  chief  clerk  of  the  municipal 
court  of  the  city  of  New  York,  borough  of  Brooklyn,  sev 
enth  district,  by  his  brother-in-law,  Justice  Alexander  S. 
Rosenthal ;  member  of  Tyrian  lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons.  Third  vice  president,  Hearst  Independence 
league  of  the  twenty-second  assembly  district  of  Kings 


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county;  member  of  the  National  Geographic  society  and 
of  the  Long  Island  Automobile  club;  formerly  (for  one 
season)  member  of  the  Neversink  Fishing  club,  and  of 
the  former  New  York  Playgoers',  Recreation  and  Ama 
teur  Photography  clubs.  Address,  96  New  Jersey  avenue, 
Brooklyn,  NJ. 

GEORGE  BAUGH  HECKEL, 

Editor,  Publisher  and  Writer, 

Was  born  in  Chester  county,  Pa.,  March  13,  1858;  son  of 
Edward  B.  Heckel,  M.D.,  and  Harriet  R.  (Baugh) 
Heckel.  He  was  educated  at  Ivy  institute,  Pughtown, 
Pa.;  the  academic  department  of  Ursinus  college,  and 
the  medical  department  of  the  University  of  Pennsylva 
nia  and  took  a  special  course  in  chemistry.  He  married 
in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  June  27,  1893,  Ellie  T.  McCloskey, 
and  they  have  three  children:  James  Edward,  born  in 
1894;  George  Victor  and  Francis  Alfred  (twins),  born 
in  1896.  During  the  medical  course  he  practiced  under 
his  father  and  uncle;  in  1881  moved  to  Chicago  as  west 
ern  representative  and  correspondent  of  the  Lockwood 
publications,  including  Musical  and  Dramatic  Courier; 
and  edited  the  United  States  Monthly  magazine  in  1882. 
Mr.  Heckel  moved  to  New  York,  1883-1884,  and  helped 
found  the  American  Journal  of  Railway  Appliances, 
Power  and  Street  Railway  Journal  (director  of  the  com 
pany  and  associate  editor  and  southeastern  manager  of 
the  three  papers),  1885,  returned  to  Chicago  and  founded 
the  Street  Railway  Gazette;  dramatic  editor  of  the  Chi 
cago  Photo;  later  literary  editor  of  the  publishing  depart 
ment  of  Rand,  McNally  and  company.  He  resigned  in 
1890,  and  became  representative  among  architects  for  L. 
J.  McCloskey  and  company  (varnish),  1901,  bought  the 
Philadelphia  Drug,  Oil  and  Paint  Reporter,  and  changed 
title  to  Drugs,  Oils  and  Paints;  of  which  he  is  still  the 
owner,  publisher  and  chief  editor.  He  is  a  republican  in 
politics,  and  a  Roman  Catholic  in  religious  belief;  secre- 


126  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

tary  of  the  Paint  Manufacturers'  association  of  the  United 
States,  the  National  Varnish  Manufacturers'  association, 
educational  bureau  of  the  Paint  Manufacturers  associa 
tion  and  the  Paint  Manufacturers'  club  of  Philadelphia; 
member  of  American  (vice-chairman  of  committee  Di) 
and  International  Societies  for  Testing  Materials,  Phila 
delphia  Drug  exchange,  National  Paint,  Oil  and  Varnish 
association,  Union  League  club,  Marion  Cricket  club,  St. 
David's  Golf  clb,  Philadelphia;  Chemists'  clubs  of  New 
York,  Drug  and  Chemical  club  of  New  York. 

ERNEST  LE  ROY  GREEN, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  in  Media,  Pa.,  Aug.  4,  1881 ;  son  of  Horace  P. 
Green  and  Ida  Virginia  (Beatty)  Green.  He  was  grad 
uated  from  Media  High  school,  in  1897,  an^  Swarthmore 
Preparatory  school,  1898,  received  the  degree  of  A.B.  in 
1902,  from  Swarthmore  college,  and  the  degree  of  LL.B. 
from  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  with  highest  honors 
in  class,  in  1905.  Mr.  Green  has  been  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  law  since  his  graduation.  He  is  a  republican 
in  politics.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Delaware  and  Phila 
delphia  county  bars,  and  the  bars  of  all  the  appellate 
courts  of  Pennsylvania;  member  of  the  Hare  Law  club, 
Delta  Upsilon  fraternity,  and  four  alumni  associations, 
Gentlemen's  club  of  Media,  Castanea  Tennis  club, 
Springhaven  Country  club,  Belmont  Cricket  club,  Me 
dia  Athletic  association,  Media  Fire  company  No.  i.  Mr. 
Green  was  formerly  association  editor  and  business  man 
ager  of  the  American  Law  Register,  and  is  at  present  cor 
responding  secretary  of  the  Law  Alumni  association  of 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Media  school  board  and  secretary  of  that  organiza 
tion. 


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WALTER  LAWRENCE  BOGERT, 

Musician, 

Was  born  in  Flushing,  N.Y.  He  was  educated  at  Flush 
ing  institute,  1878-84;  Columbia  college,  A.B.,  1888;  Co 
lumbia  college,  school  of  political  science,  A.M.,  1889; 
Columbia  law  school,  1888-90;  National  Conservatory  of 
Music,  1894-94  harmony,  counterpoint,  canon,  and  or 
chestration,  under  Max  Spicker;  Institute  of  Musical  Ait, 
1905-1909;  studied  singing  with  P.  A.  Rivarde,  George 
Henscel,  W.  N.  Burritt  and  A.  Frem,  and  violin  with  Ed 
ward  Mollenhauer.  Admitted  to  New  York  bar  in  1890; 
practiced  law  in  New  York  City,  1890-94;  became  in 
structor  of  harmony  at  National  Conservatory,  1898-1901, 
and  at  Institute  of  Musical  Art,  New  York  City,  1907- 
1909;  lecturer  on  music  for  New  York  City  board  of  edu 
cation  since  1900.  Appointed  lecturer  on  music  for  Uni 
versity  Extension  society,  1904-06;  conductor  of  Mill- 
brook  (New  York)  Choral  society,  1902109;  Flushing 
Choral  society,  1905-06;  of  Amateur  Concert  club 
(New  York  City)  chorus,  1909-10;  of  East  Side  Op 
eretta  club,  1910-11.  Musical  director  of  People's  insti 
tute,  New  York  City,  since  1910.  President  of  the  Fra 
ternal  Association  of  Musicians  of  New  York  City,  1910- 
1 1.  Chairman  of  program  committee  of  New  York  State 
Music  Teachers'  association,  1911-12;  member  of  execu 
tive  board  of  the  National  Association  of  Teachers  of 
Singing  since  1909;  treasurer  of  National  Society  for 
Promotion  of  Opera  in  English,  1911;  chairman  of  mu 
sic  committee  of  New  York  Association  for  Production 
of  "Eager  Heart."  Member  of  admission,  program  and 
music  committee  of  the  MacDowell  club.  Musical  di 
rector  at  the  Pan-American  conference  of  bishops  of  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  church,  Washington,  D.C.,  1903, 
and  at  open-air  services  (attended  by  over  30,000  people) 
held  in  honor  of  the  archbishop  of  Canterbury,  Washing 
ton,  1904.  Independent  in  politics.  Appointed  by  Mayor 


128  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

Van  Wyck,  trustee  Queens  Borough  library  (1900-05), 
reappointed  by  Mayor  McClellan,  1906,  resigned  1909, 
since  1901  member  of  the  committee  of  three  in  charge 
of  the  erection  of  Carnegie  libraries  in  the  Borough  of 
Queens.  Member  Delta  Phi  fraternity  and  MacDowell 
club  of  New  York.  Clubs :  National  Arts,  Barnard,  The 
Bohemians,  and  Musicians. 

CHARLES  R.  WESCOTT, 
General  Superintendent  Chicago,  Peoria  and  St.  Louis 

Railway, 

Was  born  Sept.  23,  1855,  at  Norwich,  N.Y.  Educated 
at  Norwich  academy,  1865  to  1870.  Entered  railway 
service  1871,  since  which  he  has  been  to  1875,  successively 
messenger  and  telegraph  operator  New  York  and  Oswe- 
go  Midland  railroad,  New  York,  Kingston  and  Syracuse 
railroad  and  Wallkill  Valley  railroad;  1875  to  1893,  op 
erator,  dispatcher,  chief  dispatcher  and  trainmaster  New 
York,  Lake  Erie  and  Western  railroad;  1893  to  1897, 
trainmaster  North  Hudson  County  (electric)  railroad; 
1897  to  July>  I9°3»  chief  dispatcher  and  trainmaster 
Southern  railway  at  Knoxville,  Tenn. ;  July,  1903,  to  Feb 
ruary,  1907,  trainmaster  Illinois  Central  railroad  at  East 
St.  Louis,  111.;  February,  1907,  to  January,  1911,  superin 
tendent  Illinois  Central  railroad  at  Clinton,  111.;  January, 
1911,  to  date,  general  superintendent  Chicago,  Peoria 
and  St.  Louis  railway  at  Springfield,  111. 

EDWIN  M.  ABBOTT, 

President  Sagamore  Club, 

Was  born  June  4,  1877,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  gradu 
ated  from  the  Central  high  school  and  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania;  and  is  a  successful  lawyer  of  Philadelphia, 
Pa.  He  has  been  president  of  Bethlehem  Lyceum;  and 
a  member  of  the  Lawyers'  club,  Century  club,  Young  Re 
publicans,  Law  Academy  and  Law  association,  and  has 
been  a  delegate  to  many  conventions. 


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FRANK  WISTER  THOMAS, 

Physician, 

Was  born  at  Germantown,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  April  7, 
1858;  son  of  Robert  Thomas  and  Mary  A.  (Ritter) 
Thomas.  He  was  educated  at  Germantown  academy  and 
the  Central  High  school  of  Philadelphia,  receiving  de 
grees  of  A.B.  in  1877,  A.M.  in  1882,  and  at  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania,  where  he  received  the  degree  of  M.D.  in 
1880.  He  married  at  Germantown,  June  15,  1892,  Maria 
G.  Bedlock.  Dr.  Thomas  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Medical  association  and  the  State  and  County  Medical 
societies;  director  of  the  Memorial  Free  library  of  Mt. 
Airy;  member  of  the  Medical  club,  Philadelphia;  and 
White  Marsh  Valley  clubs,  and  is  also  a  director  of  the 
Pelham  Trust  company. 

E.  BOSWORTH  McCREADY, 

Physician, 

Was  born  in  Allegheny,  Pa.,  June  6,  1880.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  Lafayette  college,  1898-99;  Medico-Chirugical 
college,  graduating  as  M.D.  in  1903.  He  married  in 
Philadelphia,  Nov.  i,  1902,  Ethelwyn  Holmes  of  Mon 
treal,  Canada.  He  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  in 
Allegheny  from  Jan.  i,  1904,  to  Aug.  i,  1906,  when  he 
moved  to  Pittsburgh.  He  is  a  republican  in  politics,  and 
a  Protestant  Episcopalian  in  religious  faith.  Dr.  Mc- 
Cready  is  a  member  of  the  Allegheny  County  Medical 
society,  Medical  Society  of  the  State  of  Pennsylvania, 
American  Medical  association,  American  Association  for 
the  Study  and  Education  of  Exceptional  Children,  Delta 
Kappa  Epsilon,  Theta  Nu  Epsilon  and  Alpha  Kappa 
Kappa  fraternities,  Civic  club,  Church  club  of  the  dio 
cese  of  Pittsburgh  and  University  club. 


130  •  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

GEORGE  JAMES  CHARLTON, 

Passenger  Traffic  Manager  Chicago  and  Alton  Railroad, 
Was  born  Sept.  19,  1860,  at  Hamilton,  Ont.  Educated  in 
the  public  and  private  schools.  Entered  railway  service 
1875  as  messenger  boy  general  passenger  department  Chi 
cago  and  Alton  railroad,  since  which  he  has  been  consecu 
tively  to  March,  1885,  successively  junior  clerk,  conduc 
tor's  clerk,  ticket  stock  clerk,  rate  clerk  and  ticket  ac 
countant  same  department;  March  14,  1885,  to  Jan.  i, 
1900,  assistant  general  passenger  agent,  then  general  pas 
senger  agent  and  passenger  traffic  manager  of  the  same 
road;  entire  service  with  the  Chicago  and  Alton  railroad. 

AUGUSTUS  CLEVELAND  BROWN, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  in  York,  Livingstone  county,  N.Y.,  October 
23>  1839;  he  graduated  from  Williams  college,  A.B.,  1861. 
Served  as  first  lieutenant,  company  D,  eleventh  New  York 
heavy  artillery,  and  first  lieutenant  company  M,  and  cap 
tain  company  H,  fourth  New  York  heavy  artillery,  in  the 
civil  war.  Admitted  to  bar,  June,  1863;  successively 
member  of  the  law  firms  of  Rapallo  and  Spencer;  Rapal- 
lo,  Daly  and  Brown;  Beach,  Daly  and  Brown,  and  Beach 
and  Brown;  since  Julv  i,  1884,  ^practicing  alone.  Inde 
pendent  in  politics.  Presbyterian.  Member  of  the  New 
York  State  Bar  association;  Association  of  the  Bar  of  the 
City  of  New  York;  Kappa  Alpha  fraternity,  Military 
Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of  the  United  States.  Clubs: 
University,  Lawyers'  and  St.  Andrews'  Golf. 

GEORGE  SAMUEL  BUTZ, 

Clergyman  and  Author, 

Was  born  at  Allentown,  Pa.,  Aug.  13,  1870;  son  of  Reu 
ben  D.  Butz  and  Mary  A.  (Schwartz)  Butz.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Allentown,  Pa.,  at 
Muhllenberg  college,  Allentown,  Pa.,  at  Franklin  andi 


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Marshall  college  and  the  Theological  seminary  of  the 
Reformed  church  in  the  United  States,  at  Lancaster,  Pa., 
receiving  the  degrees  of  M.A.  from  Muhlenberg  college 
in  1894,  and  Ph.D.  from  the  Franklin  and  Marshall  col 
lege  in  the  spring  of  1907.  He  married  at  Lancaster,  Pa., 
Dec.  26,  1893,  Miss  Catharine  Russ,  and  they  have  three 
children:  Harold  Augustine,  born  in  1895;  Charlemagne 
Alfred,  born  in  1902;  and  Catharine  Heloise,  born  in 
1910.  Dr.  Butz  is  pastor  of  the  Church  of  the  Redeemer, 
Littlestown,  Pa. ;  member  of  the  Phi  Gamma  Delta  frat 
ernity.  In  1904  he  attended  the  lectures  of  some  of  the 
most  eminent  professors  in  the  universities  of  Berlin  and 
Heidelberg,  Germany.  He  has  traveled  extensively  in 
Germany,  Bohemia,  Austria,  Switzerland,  Italy,  France, 
Belgium,  Holland,  England  and  Scotland.  Dr.  Butz  is 
the  author  of  works  of  recognized  merit:  The  Rise  of 
Modern  European  Spirit,  The  Pre-Reformation  Age,  in 
Its  Social,  Scientific  and  Literarv  Aspects,  published  by 
Sherman,  French  and  company,  Boston,  Mass. 

EDWARD  TRUMBULL  LEE, 

Theologian  and  Author, 

Was  born  April  ij,  1851;,  in  New  Haven,  Conn.  He  was 
educated  at  the  College  Grammar  school  of  Brooklyn, 
N.Y.,  attended  Williams  college  and  the  Union  Theolog 
ical  seminary  of  New  York.  He  has  filled  pastorates  in 
the  Presbvterian  church  in  Portland,  Pueblo,  Cincinnati 
nnd  Philadelphia,  and  since  1006  has  been  pastor  of  the 
First  Presbyterian  church  at  Wilkinsburg  Station,  Pitts- 
burg,  Pa.  He  is  the  author  of  Sheaf  of  Wheat;  The 
Mind  of  the  Master;  God's  Plan  of  a  Christian:  John 
Knox,  Biographical;  Brief  History  of  the  Making  of 
English  Bible,  and  other  works. 


132  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

WILSON  EYRE, 

Architect, 

Was  born  in  Florence,  Italy,  Oct.  30,  1858;  son  of  Wilson 
Eyre  and  Louisa  (Lear)  Eyre.  His  early  education  was 
obtained  in  Italy,  and  later  in  the  schools  of  Newport,  R. 
I.,  Lenoxville,  Canada,  and  Woburn,  Mass.;  and  he  took 
a  special  course  in  architecture  in  the  Massachusetts  In 
stitute  of  Technology,  in  1876.  He  was  associated  with 
James  P.  Sims,  architect,  from  1876  to  1881;  and  since 
then  he  has  been  engaged  in  independent  practice.  He 
has  been  architect  of  many  prominent  buildings  in  New 
York  City  and  Philadelphia,  having  offices  in  both  cities. 
Among  his  works  are  the  Detroit  Club  building,  Detroit, 
and  buildings  for  the  Newcomb  Memorial  college,  New 
Orleans,  and  many  others.  Mr.  Eyre  is  a  member  of  the 
American  Institute  of  Architects,  the  American  Social 
Science  association,  and  a  member  of  the  T-Square  club, 
and  the  Philadelphia  Art  club  of  Philadelphia. 

ARTHUR  LESTER  BYRON-CURTISS, 

Clergyman  and  Author, 

Was  born  in  Frankfort,  N.Y.,  Nov.  29,  1871.  He  was  ed 
ucated  at  St.  Andrews'  Collegiate  institution,  Syracuse, 
N.Y.,  and  General  Theological  seminary,  of  New  York 
City,  1890-94;  member  of  St.  Paul's  cathedral,  Syracuse. 
June  u,  1896,  married  Wilhelmina  Mary  Hossfelt,  of 
Rome,  N.Y. ;  children,  Helen  Eva,  born  July  22,  1897; 
Joseph  Gustavus,  born  Sept.  12,  1899;  Catherine  Cecilia, 
born  Aug.  28,  1906.  Ordered  deacon,  1892;  priest,  1896, 
by  Bishop  Huntington,  in  the  Episcopal  church.  Rector 
Christ  church,  Forestport,  N.Y.,  1892-93;  assistant  at  St. 
George's  church,  Newburgh,  N.Y.,  1893-94;  since  1894 
rector  of  St.  Joseph's  church,  Rome,  N.Y.  Author  of 
Life  and  Adventures  of  Nat  Foster,  Trapper  and  Hunter 
of  the  Adirondacks,  1897;  Mystery  of  the  Ice  Cave 
Mountani,  1899;  The  Church  and  Socialism,  1903;  The 


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Mohawk  Valley  a  Channel  of  Civilization,  1904;  Apol 
ogia  Pro  Ritu,  1904;  Societies  for  the  Prevention  of  Cru 
elty,  1907.  Member  of  the  forty-first  company,  national 
guard,  Syracuse,  N.Y.,  1890-94.  President  of  the  Gus- 
tavus  Swan  Society  for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Chil 
dren,  of  Rome,  N.Y.,  since  1897;  director  Stevens  Society 
for  the  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Animals,  of  Rome,  N.Y. 
Member  of  the  United  States  volunteer  life-saving  corps 
and  commodore  of  Utica  (N.Y.)  district;  member  of  S. 
A.  R.  Chaplain  of  the  New  York  Custodial  asylum, 
Rome,  N.Y.,  since  1895.  Socialist;  candidate  for  con 
gress  from  the  twenty-seventh  New  York  district  on  so 
cialist  ticket,  1906  and  1908. 

SAMUEL  MORSE  FELTON, 

President  Chicago  and  Alton  Railway, 
Was  born  Feb.  3,  1853  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Entered  rail 
way  service  August,  1868,  since  which  he  has  been  con 
secutively  to  1870,  rodman  Chester  Creek  railroad;  1870 
to  1871,  leveler  and  assistant  engineer  Lancaster  railroad; 
summer  of  1872,  engineer  in  charge  surveys  Chester  and 
Paoli  railroad;  1873  to  1874,  chief  engineer  Chester  and 
Delaware  River  railroad;  August,  1874,  to  September, 
1881,  general  superintendent  Pittsburg,  Cincinnati  and 
St.  Louis  railway;  September,  1881,  to  January,  1882, 
general  superintendent  Pittsburg,  Cincinnati  and  St. 
Louis,  Little  Miami  and  Cincinnati  and  Muskingum  Val 
ley  railroads;  January,  1882,  to  February,  1884,  general 
manager  New  York  and  New  England  railroad;  Febru 
ary  to  November,  1884,  assistant  to  president  New  York, 
Lake  Erie  and  Western  railroad,  in  special  charge  New 
York,  Pennsylvania  and  Ohio  railroad;  November,  1884, 
to  January,  1885,  general  manager  New  York,  Pennsyl 
vania  and  Ohio  railroad;  January  to  October,  1885,  vice- 
president  New  York,  Lake  Erie  and  Western  Railroad 
company,  in  charge  traffic  department;  October,  1885,  to 


134  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

November,  1890,  first  vice-president  same  road,  in  charge 
of  traffic  and  operating  department;  Nov.  21,  1890,  to 
March,  1892,  president  East  Tennessee,  Virginia  and 
Georgia  railway  Nov.  21,  1890,  to  October,  1899,  presi 
dent,  and  March,  1893,  to  October,  1899,  also  re 
ceiver  Cincinnati,  New  Orleans  and  Texas  Pacific  rail 
way;  November,  1890,  to  1895,  also  president  Alabama 
Great  Southern  railroad;  Oct.  14,  1893,  to  Feb.  i,  1900, 
also  receiver  Kentucky  and  Indiana  Bridge  company; 
June  i,  1897,  to  Sept.  7,  1899,  also  receiver  Columbus, 
Sandusky  and  Hocking  railroad;  Sept.  7,  1899,  to  Dec. 
12,  1907,  president  Chicago  and  Alton  railway,  Chicago 
and  Alton  railroad;  Joliet  and  Chicago,  Kansas  City,  St. 
Louis  and  Chicago,  and  Louisiana  and  Missouri  River 
railroad;  Dec.  26,  1907,  to  March  i,  1909,  president  Mex 
ican  Central  railway;  June  i  to  Oct.  i,  1909,  chairman 
board  Tennessee  Central  railroad;  Aug.  i,  1909,  to  date, 
president  Chicago  Great  Western  railroad. 

JAMES  D.  LAW, 
Author  and  Business  Man, 

Was  born  at  Lumsden,  Aberdeenshire,  Scotland,  April 
6,  1865.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  na 
tive  village.  He  married  in  Scotland  in  1886,  Agnes 
Duff,  and  they  have  five  surviving  children :  Duff  C., 
born  in  1887;  Estella  Maria,  born  in  1891 ;  America,  born 
in  1896;  Russell  Gordon,  born  in  1899,  and  Evelyn  Agnes, 
born  in  1901.  He  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  May, 
1886;  was  employed  as  bookkeeper  in  Camden,  N.J.,  to 
1890,  then  connected  with  the  J.  F.  Portuondo  Cigar 
Manufacturing  company  as  correspondent  and  secretary 
until  1898;  after  that  with  the  Havana  Cigar  company, 
Lancaster,  Pa.,  until  1902;  in  Europe  on  important  edu 
cational  missions,  1903-1904;  connected  with  F.  W. 
Woolworth  and  company,  1904-1907;  on  the  staff  of  the 
Philadelphia  Record,  1907-1908;  since  then  most  of  his 


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time  has  been  devoted  to  inventions  relating  to  moving 
pictures,  in  conjunction  with  his  son,  Duff  C.  Law.  Mr. 
Law  is  not  a  professional,  but  an  occasional  writer,  and 
is  author  of:  "Dreams  o'  Hame";  "The  Seashore  of  Bo 
hemia";  "Lancaster,  Old  and  New";  "Here  and  There 
in  Two  Hemispheres,"  etc.  He  is  internationally  recog 
nized  as  an  authority  on  Burnsiana  and  general  Scottish 
literature.  He  traveled  extensively  in  the  United  States 
and  the  British  Isles.  Inventor  of  Law's  universal  time 
clock,  that  tells  time  synchronically  in  the  world's  chief 
cities.  Founder  and  secretary  of  tne  Motion  Poster  com 
pany  of  America;  director  of  United  Five  and  Ten  Cent 
Stores  company,  etc.  Mr.  Law  is  an  independent  demo 
crat  in  politics. 

JOHN  RANDOLPH  MICHAELS, 

Division  Superintendent, 

Was  born  March  19,  1859,  at  South  Durham,  Me.  En 
tered  railway  service  1871  as  telegraph  operator  Chicago, 
Burlington  and  Quincy  railroad,  since  which  he  has  been 
consecutively  to  1881,  station  agent,  train  dispatcher,  su 
perintendent's  clerk,  chief  dispatcher  and  trainmaster 
same  road;  1881  to  1886,  chief  train  dispatcher  Minneap 
olis  and  St.  Louis  railway;  1886  to  1888,  train  dispatcher 
Chicago,  St.  Paul  and  Kansas  City  railway,  now  the  Chi 
cago  Great  Western  railway;  1888  to  1902,  train  dispatch 
er  and  superintendent  telegraph  St.  Paul  and  Duluth  rail 
road  1902  to  1903,  superintendent  Tennessee  Central 
railroad;  August,  1903,  to  March,  1905,  assistant  superin 
tendent  Minnesota  division  Minneapolis,  St.  Paul  and 
Sault  Ste.  Marie  railway;  March,  1905,  to  Nov.  i,  1910, 
division  superintendent  same  road  at  Thief  River  Falls, 
Minn.;  Nov.  i,  1910,  to  date,  Superior,  Wis. 


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ALMY  DOREMUS  HAYES, 

Theologian  and  Author, 

Was  born  May  17,  1863,  in  Russelville,  Ohio.  He  has  re 
ceived  the  degrees  of  A.B.  and  A.M.  from  the  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan  university,  and  the  degrees  of  Ph.D.  and  S.T.B. 
from  Boston  university.  He  also  studied  in  Berlin  and 
Leipzig,  and  received  the  degree  of  LL.D.  from  the  Mis 
souri  Wesleyan  university.  In  1887-88  he  filled  a  pastor 
ate  in  San  Leandro,  Cal. ;  in  1888-91  was  professor  of 
Greek  language  and  literature  in  the  university  of  the  Pa 
cific,  and  in  1892-95  filled  a  pastorate  in  Napa,  Cal.  In 
1896-1901  he  was  professor  of  the  English  Bible;  exege 
sis  since  1901 ;  and  librarian  since  1906  of  the  Garrett  Bib 
lical  institute  of  the  Northwestern  university.  He  wrote 
monographs  for  the  Book  of  Acts,  The  Revival — Its  Pow 
er  and  Its  Perils;  and  numerous  articles  in  the  Encyclo 
pedia  Americana  and  other  Biblical  works. 

JAY  MANUEL  WHITHAM, 

Mechanical  Engineer, 

Was  born  in  Warren,  111.,  Aug.  24,  1858;  son  of  John  and 
Caroline  A.  Whitham.  He  was  graduated  in  marine 
engineering  and  naval  architecture,  1881,  and  again  in 
1883  from  the  United  States  Naval  academy  (A.M.,  St. 
John's  college,  Annapolis,  Md. ;  C.E.  and  M.E.,  Arkan 
sas  Industrial  university).  He  married,  1883,  Rebekah 
Emmet  Dashiell.  He  remained  in  the  engineering  corps 
of  the  navy  till  1886;  has  been  consulting  engineer  in 
steam  and  hydraulics  in  Philadelphia  since  1891.  Mr. 
Whitham  is  a  member  of  the  American  Society  of  Me 
chanical  Engineers,  American  Society  of  Naval  Archi 
tects  and  Marine  Engineers,  American  Society  of  Naval 
Engineers,  New  England  Water  Works  association.  He 
is  author  of  Steam  Engine  Design,  .1889;  Constructive 
Steam  Engineering,  1891,  and  is  contributor  of  engineer 
ing  papers  to  technical  journals  and  proceedings. 


SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS  137 

ROBERT  SAMUEL  LOGAN, 

Railroad  President, 

Was  born  Feb.  13,  1864;  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools  at  St.  Louis.  Entered  railway 
service  in  1885,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively,  to 
Dec.  i,  1890,  clerk  in  the  office  of  general  manager  Wa- 
bash,  St.  Louis  and  Pacific  railway;  Dec.  i,  1890,  to  July 
i,  1896,  secretary  to  general  manager  Wabash  railroad, 
successor  to  the  Wabash,  St.  Louis  and  Pacific  railway; 
July  i,  1896,  to  Jan.  i,  1901,  secretary  to  general  manager 
Grand  Trunk  railway;  Jan.  i  to  March  15,  1901,  assist 
ant  to  general  manager  same  road;  March  15,  1901,  to 
March  17,  1902,  vice  president  and  general  manager  Cen 
tral  Vermont  railway;  March  17,  1902,  assistant  to  second 
vice  president  Grand  Trunk  railway;  Jan.  i,  1910,  as 
sistant  to  president  Grand  Trunk  and  Grank  Trunk  Pa 
cific  railway;  Oct.  i,  1911,  vice  president. 

EDWIN  M.  RINE, 

Superintendent  Scranton  Division  Delaware,  Lackaivan- 

na  and  Western  Railroad, 

Was  born  Sept.  4,  1867.  Educated  in  the  public  schools. 
Entered  railway  service  1886  as  telegraph  operator  Penn 
sylvania  lines  west  of  Pittsburg,  since  which  he  has  been 
consecutively,  1887  to  1889,  operator  Pittsburg  and  West 
ern  railroad  at  Allegheny,  Pa.;  1889  to  1890,  train  dis 
patcher  same  road;  January  to  August,  1890,  train  dis 
patcher  South  Carolina  railroad  at  Charleston,  S.C.;  Au 
gust  1891,  to  1892,  train  dispatcher  Cleveland  Terminal 
and  Valley  railroad  at  Cleveland,  O. ;  1892  to  1895,  chief 
dispatcher  same  road;  1894  to  Oct.  10,  1899,  also  chief 
dispatcher  Akron  division  Baltimore  and  Ohio  railroad; 
1895  to  Oct-  IO>  ^99,  also  trainmaster  same  division,  same 
road,  and  chief  dispatcher  Cleveland  Terminal  and  Val 
ley  railway;  Oct.  10  to  Dec.  i,  1899,  train  dispatcher  Del- 
ware,  Lackawanna  and  Western  railroad  at  Scranton,  Pa.; 


138 

Dec.  i,  1899,  to  Aug.  18,  1900,  trainmaster  same  road; 
Aug.  1 8  to  Dec.  i,  1900,  acting  division  superintendent; 
Dec.  i,  1900,  to  March  15,  190$,  superintendent  Scranton 
division,  same  road,  at  Scranton,  Pa.;  March  15,  1908, 
to  Dec.  i,  1910,  superintendent,  Morris  and  Essex  divi 
sion,  same  road,  at  Hoboken,  N.J.;  Dec.  i,  1910,  to  date, 
assistant  general  superintendent,  same  road,  at  Scranton, 
Pa. 

CHARLES  S.  LEVI, 

Rabbi j 

Was  born  May  20,  1868,  in  London,  England.  He  was 
educated  in  Boston,  New  York  City  and  Cincinnati,  and 
in  1889  graduated  with  the  degree  of  B.A.  In  1889-98 
he  was  associate  rabbi  in  the  Plum  Street  temple,  and  also 
at  the  same  time  was  assistant  professor  of  history  in  Union 
college.  In  1890-98  he  was  secretary  of  the  Central  con 
ference  of  American  rabbis,  and  1890-98  was  also  editor 
and  compiler  of  conference  year  books.  In  1899-1909  he 
was  treasurer  of  the  Central  conference  of  American  rab 
bis,  and  in  1905-11  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  edu 
cation  of  Peoria,  111.  Since  1898  he  has  been  a  rabbi  of 
his  church  in  Peoria,  111. 

THOMAS  L.  HICKS, 

Ex-Postmaster, 

Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Feb.  18,  1852.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools  and  afterward  worked  with  his 
father  in  the  plumbing  business.  In  1877  he  was  made 
receiver  for  the  West  Philadelphia  Passenger  Railway 
company,  and  in  1881  secretary  and  superintendent  of  the 
Fifth  Street  Market  company.  He  early  became  inter 
ested  in  republican  party  affairs,  and  in  1884  was  elected 
to  the  common  council  of  the  city,  being  returned  at  every 
election  until  1895,  when  he  resigned  to  accept  the  post 
of  chief  of  the  bureau  of  highways,  under  the  director  of 
public  works.  In  this  position  he  proved  a  very  efficient 
public  servant,  making  radical  changes  in  the  manage- 


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ment  of  the  bureau  and  bringing  it  from  a  state  of  disor 
der  and  confusion  to  that  of  a  smooth  running  branch  of 
the  city  administration.  In  1897  he  was  appointed  post 
master  of  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  holding  this  respon 
sible  position  until  1902. 

ABRAM  JESSE  DITTENHOEFER, 

Lawyer  and  Jurist, 

Was  born  March  17,  1836,  in  Charleston,  S.C.  He  grad 
uated  from  Columbia  college  at  the  head  of  his  class.  In 

1857  ne  began  the  practice  of  law  in  New  York  City.    In 

1858  he  was  nominated  for  justice  of  the  city  court,  and 
was  later  appointed  judge  of  that  court  and  served  one 
term,  declining  renomination.     In   1864  he  was  elected 
Lincoln  elector,  and  declined  the  position  of  United  States 
judge  for  South  Carolina  offered  to  him  by  President 
Lincoln.    In  1866  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  republican  na 
tional  committee,  and  for  twelve  years  was  chairman  of 
the  general  republican  central  committee.     He  has  been 
prominent  in  many  corporations  and  commercial  cases  as 
counsel,  and  is  a  recognized  authority  on  the  law  relating 
to  the  drama  and  the  stage. 

WILL  ALBERT  TERRY, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  March  20,  1864.  He  entered  railway  service 
in  1879  as  telegraph  operator,  Canada  Southern  railway, 
since  which  he  has  been  consecutively,  1880  to  January, 

1883,  in  train  dispatcher's  office,  Ft.  Wayne  and  Jackson 
railroad  at  Jackson,  Mich.;  January,  1883,  to  September, 

1884,  with  freight  department,  Wheeling  and  Lake  Erie 
railroad  at  Marietta,  Ohio;  September,   1884,  to  July, 

1885,  train  dispatcher,  same  road,  at  Cambridge,  Ohio; 
1885  to  February,  1886,  ticket  agent  at  Marietta,  Ohio; 
February,  1886,  to  September,  1890,  out  of  service;  Sep 
tember,  1890,  to  January,  1891,  in  master  car  builder's  of 
fice,  Pittsburgh  and  Western  railroad;  January,  1891,  to 


140  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

May,  1895,  commercial  agent  of  Wheeling  and  Lake  Erie 
railroad  at  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  and  also  commercial  agent 
for  the  Pittsburgh,  Shenango  and  Lake  Erie  railroad  for 
the  year  preceding  May,  1895;  May,  1895,  to  September, 
1897,  commercial  agent,  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  and  Day 
ton  railway,  and  Cleveland,  Lorain  and  Wheeling  rail 
way,  at  Pittsburgh;  September,  1897,  to  Januarv?  J9O3, 
assistant  general  freight  agent  of  Pittsburgh  and  Lake 
Erie  railroad,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.;  January,  1903,  to  January, 
1910,  general  freight  agent,  same  road;  January,  1910, 
to  date,  assistant  freight  traffic  manager,  New  York  Cen 
tral  lines,  west,  at  Chicago,  111. 

SYLVESTER  J.  O'SULLIVAN, 

Vice  President  Fidelity  and  Guaranty  Company, 
Was  born  in  Prescott,  Ont,  Canada,  June  19,  1846.  He 
was  educated  in  common  schools  and  R.  C.  Separate 
school,  Prescott;  was  married  March  23,  1893;  his  wife 
died  July  i,  1899;  settled  in  New  York  in  November, 
1865;  was  successful  commercial  traveler  for  over  twenty 
years.  Upon  withdrawing  from  the  road  he  entered  upon 
various  enterprises  in  New  York  City.  He  has  been  man 
ager  of  the  U.  S.  Fidelity  and  Guaranty  company  since 
its  inception.  He  is  a  democrat;  Roman  Catholic;  be 
longs  to  the  Democratic,  Manhattan  (treasurer  for  many 
years,  and  City  Lunch  clubs. 

JOSEPH  R.  DOWNING, 

Hanker, 

Was  born  in  Downingtown,  Pa.,  May  26,  1841;  son  of 
Charles  Downing  and  Ann  (Trimble)  Downing.  He  at 
tended  The  Friends'  Boarding  school  at  Westtown,  Pa., 
from  1852  to  1857.  He  was  cashier  of  the  Downingtown 
National  bank  from  1863  to  1889,  and  has  been  its  presi 
dent  since  1889.  He  is  a  republican  in  politics,  and  a 
member  of  the  Society  of  Friends. 


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EDWARD  BRIGGS  BOYNTON, 

President  American  Real  Estate  Company, 
Was  born  in  Hartford,  Conn.,  Oct.  28,  1866.  He  was  ed 
ucated  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Hartford,  Conn. 
He  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  in  1896  and  was 
councilman  in  1897-1899,  and  alderman  in  1899-1901  of 
Hartford,  Conn.  He  was  grand  regent  of  the  grand  coun 
cil  of  Royal  Arcanum,  state  of  Connecticut,  1904-1905. 
He  is  a  member  of  St.  John's  lodge,  Masons;  Washington 
Commandery,  Knights  of  Templar,  Sphinx  temple 
(shrine)  ;  B.  H.  Webb  council,  Royal  Arcanum,  all  of 
Hartford,  Conn.  Clubs:  Union  League  and  Dunwoodie 
Country. 

LOUIS  OMER  GENEST, 
General  Storekeeper  Western  Lines  Canadian  Pacific 

Railway, 

Was  born  Feb.  16,  1856,  at  St.  Henri,  County  Levis,  Que 
bec,  Canada.  Educated  in  the  public  schools.  Entered 
railway  service  May  4,  1882,  since  which  he  has  been  con 
secutively  to  June  i,  1882,  laborer  Canadian  Pacific  rail 
way;  June  i  to  Sept.  i,  1882,  delivery  clerk;  Sept.  i,  1882, 
to  March  i,  1883,  receiving  clerk;  March  i,  1883,  to 
March  16,  1885,  store  foreman;  March  16,  1885,  to  Oct. 
i,  1892,  assistant  storekeeper;  Oct.  i,  1892,  to  Jan.  i,  1905, 
storekeeper;  Jan.  i,  1905,  to  date,  general  storekeeper, 
western  lines;  entire  service  with  the  Canadian  Pacific 
railway. 

JAMES  D.  MCDONALD, 

Assistant  General  Passenger  Grand  Trunk  Railway, 
Was  born  Aug.  27,  1855.  Educated  in  the  public  schools. 
Entered  railway  service  1868  as  messenger  Grand  Trunk 
railway,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively,  1870  to 
1875,  assistant  ticket  agent  at  Toronto,  Ont. ;  1875  to  1896, 
ticket  agent  at  Buffalo,  N.Y. ;  1896  to  May,  1902,  city 
passenger  and  ticket  agent  at  Buffalo;  May,  1902,  to 


142  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

March,  1911,  district  passenger  agent  at  Toronto;  March 
i,  1911,  to  date,  assistant  general  passenger  agent,  Chica 
go;  entire  service  with  the  Grand  Trunk  railway;  Janu 
ary,  1900,  to  May,  1902,  also  secretary  Buffalo  passenger 
committee;  December,  1889,  to  May,  1902,  also  secretary 
Buffalo  westbound  passenger  commitee. 

ISRAEL  SMITH  CLARE, 

Historian, 

Was  born  near  Lancaster,  Pa.,  Nov.  24,  1847.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Lancaster  county,  Pa., 
and  State  Normal  school  at  Millersville,  Pa.  He  was 
the  national  party  candidate  for  congress  in  1878.  He 
married  at  Mount  Joy,  Pa.,  Feb.  12,  1896,  Mrs.  Louisa 
Williams.  Mr.  Clare  spent  his  early  life  in  educational 
work  in  public  schools  and  has  since  engaged  in  literary 
work,  contributing  to  newspapers  and  magazines.  He  is 
the  author  of:  Illustrated  Universal  History,  1876;  Com 
plete  Historical  Compendium,  1884;  Unrivaled  History 
of  the  World  (five  volumes),  1890;  Illustrated  History  of 
All  Nations  (fifteen  volumes),  1906;  History  of  the  Brit 
ish-Boer  War,  1900;  Brief  History  of  the  Human  Race, 
1912;  editor  in  chief  and  historical  editor  Cram's  Mag 
azine  (Chicago),  1899-1901;  and  editor  of  the  Rostrum 
Magazine  (Lancaster,  Pa.),  1901-1902;  contributed  his 
torical  maps  to  Cram's  Universal  Atlas  and  Cram's  An 
cient  and  Modern  Atlas,  and  to  the  Werner  company's 
edition  of  the  Encyclopedia  Britannica;  contributed  to 
Landis's  Life  of  Blaine  (1884)  and  Brief  Historv  of  Lan 
caster  County,  Pa.  (1892);  Member  of  the  American 
Historical  Association  and  of  the  National  Geographic 
society. 


SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS  143 

WASHINGTON  ATLEE  BURPEE, 

Seedsman, 

Was  born  at  Sheffield,  N.B.,  April  5,  1858;  son  of  David 
and  Ann  C.  (Atlee)  Burpee,  and  grandson  of  Dr.  Wash 
ington  L.  Atlee  of  Philadelphia.  He  was  brought  to 
Philadelphia  by  his  parents  in  his  childhood  and  was  ed 
ucated  in  the  Friends'  Central  school  and  University  of 
Pennsylvania.  He  married  in  Philadelphia,  in  1892, 
Blanche  Simons,  and  they  have  three  children:  David, 
born  in  1893;  Washington  Atlee,  Jr.,  born  in  1894;  and 
Stuart  Alexander,  born  in  1900.  Mr.  Burpee  started  in 
the  seed  business  in  1876,  and  had  two  partners,  but  in 
1878  he  embarked  alone  under  the  name  of  W.  Atlee 
Burpee  and  company,  which  business  he  has  continued 
ever  since,  making  the  enterprise  one  of  the  largest  and 
most  successful  in  the  seed  business.  Mr.  Burpee  is  also 
director  of  the  Market  Street  National  bank,  the  North 
ern  Trust  companv,  the  Caldwell  Land  and  Lumber  com 
pany,  and  the  Coalgate  company.  He  was  formerly  pres 
ident  of  the  American  Seed-Trade  association;  is  a  direc 
tor  of  the  Wholesale  Seedmen's  league;  is  vice-president 
of  the  National  Sweet  Pea  societv  of  Great  Britain;  and 
ex-president  of  the  National  Sweet  Pea  societv  of  Amer 
ica;  member  of  the  Trades  league  of  Philadelphia  and 
the  Philadelphia  board  of  trade.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the 
Howard  hospital,  the  Sanitarium  association,  and  the  Na 
tional  Farm  school;  president  of  the  Canadian  society  of 
Philadelphia,  and  a  life  member  of  the  Roval  Horticul 
tural  societv  of  Great  Britain,  and  of  the  Societe  National 
Horticulture  de  France.  Mr.  Burpee  is  a  republican  in 
politics.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Union  League  of  Phila 
delphia,  the  Art.  University,  Citv.  Racquet,  Bachelor's 
Barge  and  Poor  Richard  clubs  of  Philadelphia,  The  Me- 
rion  Cricket  club,  and  the  Nation  Arts,  City  and  Sphinx 
clubs  of  New  York  City. 


144  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

AUGUSTA  E.  STETSON, 

Christian  Science  Teacher  and  Practioner, 
Was  born  in  Waldoborough,  Me.,  daughter  of  Peabody 
and  Salome  (Sprague)  Simmons.  She  was  educated  in 
high  school,  Damariscotta,  Me.,  Lincoln  academy,  New 
castle,  Me.,  Blish  School  of  Oratory,  Boston,  Mass.,  Met 
aphysical  college,  Boston,  degree  Christian  science  doc 
tor  (C.S.D.)  1884;  married  in  Damariscotta,  Me.,  Capt. 
F.  J.  Stetson  (now  deceased).  Began  practice  of  Chris- 
tion  science  healing  in  Boston,  1884;  preached  on  alter 
nate  Sundays  for  Mrs.  Eddv  in  the  Mother  Church,  then 
occupying  Chickering  Hall,  Boston,  1885;  sent  to  New 
York  by  Mrs.  Mary  Baker  Eddy,  1886;  organized  First 
Church  of  Christ,  scientist,  New  York  City,  1887;  ap 
pointed  pastor,  1888,  and  first  reader,  1895,  when  title  of 
office  was  changed  in  all  Christian  Science  churches;  was 
and  continues  to  be  principal,  New  York  City  Christian 
Science  institute,  chartered  1891;  raised  $1,250,000  to 
build  First  Church  of  Christ,  scientist,  New  York  City, 
and  dedicated  it,  free  of  debt,  1903.  After  twenty-five 
years  of  personal  service  in  this  church,  she  continues  to 
be  an  active  teacher  and  practitioner  and  spiritual  head 
of  the  First  Church  of  Christ,  scientist  New  York  City. 
Author  ol  book  entitled,  "Teaching  and  Practice  in 
Christian  Science  as  Taught  by  Mary  Baker  Eddy,"  also 
of  book  of  "Poems,"  1901. 

ROBERT  M.  COYLE, 
Fire  Insurance  Broker, 

Was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  July  17,  1860;  son  of  James 
Huston  Coyle  and  Susan  (McCurdy)  Coyle.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Philadelphia,  and  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania.  He  married  in  Philadel 
phia,  Jan.  25,  1902,  Margaret,  daughter  of  William  Ivins. 
Mr.  Coyle  is  known  in  fire  insurance  circles  as  the  Wana- 
maker  insurance  broker,  and  twice  a  member  of  the  exec 
utive  committee  of  the  Philadelphia  Fire  Underwriters' 


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association.  Mr.  Coyle  is  a  republican  in  politics,  and  a 
Presbyterian  elder;  member  of  the  Philadelphia  Board 
of  Fire  Underwriters,  Chicago  Board  of  Fire  Underwrit 
ers,  New  York  Fire  Insurance  Exchange,  and  British  Fire 
Prevention  committee  of  London,  director  of  First  Penny 
Saving  bank  of  Philadelphia,  and  Independence  Trust 
company,  and  member  Union  League,  Racquet,  Country, 
Down  Town,  and  Bachelor  Barge  and  Manufacturers'  of 
Philadelphia  and  Lawyers'  of  New  York.  Residence: 
1936  Locust  street. 

ROBERT  BURTON  RODNEY, 

Union  War  Officer  of  the  Navy, 

Was  born  Oct.  n,  1840,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  In  1862 
he  was  appointed  from  Pennsylvania  to  the  pay  corps  of 
the  United  States  navy,  and  from  that  time  was  actively 
engaged  in  the  civil  war.  He  is  a  commander  in  the  pay 
corps  on  the  retired  list,  and  claims  to  be  de  jure  with  the 
few  other  survivors  of  his  class,  having  the  rank  of  rear 
admiral.  In  earlv  youth  he  wrote  "Alboin  and  Rosa 
mond"  and  "Pav  Dav  at  Babel,"  two  volumes  of  verse. 
He  copvrighted,  in  1882,  "The  Original  Limiting  of  For 
tunes  Idea,"  eventually  approved  by  President  Roose 
velt;  also,  in  1904,  the  original  bill  to  insert  the  name  of 
God  in  the  federal  constitution.  He  is  a  writer  of  briefs 
in  various  public  matters  before  congress,  and  has  con 
ducted  several  practical  philanthropies. 

MARLIN  EDGAR  OLMSTED, 

United  States  Congressman  from  the  Eighteenth  District 

of  Pennsylvania, 

Was  born  in  Ulvsses  township,  Potter  county,  Pa.  He 
received  the  rudiments  of  his  education  in  the  public 
schools,  and  subsequently  attended  Coudersport  academy. 
Received  the  honorary  degree  of  doctor  of  laws  from 
Lebanon  Valley  college  in  1903,  and  from  Dickinson  col- 


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lege  in  1905.  He  is  one  of  the  leading  lawyers  of  Penn 
sylvania,  and  has  served  as  a  member  of  select  council  of 
Harrisburg,  Pa.,  and  was  elected  delegate  to  a  convention 
to  revise  the  state  constitution,  which  convention,  how 
ever,  was  not  held;  has  been  counsel  of  his  city;  president 
and  general  'counsel  for  the  Beech  Railroad  company; 
also  president  of  the  Buffalo  and  Susquehana  Railroad 
company.  He  is,  or  has  been,,  counsel  for  the  Lehigh 
Valley  Railroad  company;  the  Delaware,  Lackawanna 
and  Western  Railroad  company;  Delaware  and  Hudson 
Canal  company;  Lehigh  Coal  and  Navigation  company; 
the  Western  Union  Telegraph  company,  and  many  other 
corporations.  He  was  a  member  of  the  fifty-fifth,  fifty- 
sixth,  fifty-seventh,  fifty-eighth,  fiftv-ninth,  sixtieth  and 
sixty-first  congresses  as  a  republican.  He  was  re-elected 
to  the  sixty-first  congress  from  the  eighteenth  district  of 
Pennsylvania  for  the  term  of  191 1-13  ;  and  resides  in  Har 
risburg,  Pa. 

WILLIAM  HENRY  HUBBARD, 

Clergyman  and  Publisher, 

Was  born  April  16,  1851,  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky.  In 
1871  he  received  the  decree  of  A.B.  from  Amherst;  in 
1871-72  was  a  student  in  Andover  Theological  sem 
inary;  in  1874  graduated  from  Princeton  Theological 
seminary;  and  subsequently  received  the  degree  of 
D.D.  from  Berea  college  of  Kentucky.  He  has  filled 
pastorates  in  the  Presbvterian  church  in  Rutland  and 
Merrimac,  Mass.;  in  i88c-86  in  Holyoke,  Mass.:  and 
since  1886  in  Auburn,  N.Y.  In  1903-05  he  was  publish 
er  of  the  Gospel  Message;  and  in  1906-1000  was  secretary 
of  the  general  assembly's  committee  on  systematic  bene 
ficence  of  the  Presbvterian  church.  In  1906-07  he  was 
commissioner  of  charities  of  Auburn,  N.Y. ;  and  in  1909 
was  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Weekly  Bulletin  of  the 
executive  commission. 


147 

CHARLES  M.  KURTZ, 

Director  of  the  Buffalo  Fine  Arts  Academy  in  1905-1909, 
Was  born  in  New  Castle,  Pa.  He  was  editor  of  the  Acad 
emy  Notes,  and  his  full  biography  can  be  found  in  Who's 
Who  in  New  York.  He  died  March  21,  1909,  in  Buf 
falo,  N.  Y. 

JOHN  RUTLEDGE  ABNEY, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  in  Edgefield  county,  S.C.,  1850;  son  James  M. 
and  Martha  (Livingston)  Abney;  graduate  Wofford  col 
lege,  S.C.,  A.B.,  1870,  later  A.M.;  finished  education 
Bonn  university,  Germany;  married  Washington,  D.C., 
Nov.  21,  1896,  Mary  Lloyd  Pendleton,  daughter  Hon. 
George  H.  Pendleton,  former  United  States  senator  from 
Ohio  and  United  States  minister  to  Germany.  Practicing 
law  in  South  Carolina  until  1883;  since  then  before  fed 
eral  and  state  courts  in  New  York.  Was  state  solicitor 
in  South  Carolina  before  removing  to  New  York  in  1883  ; 
was  on  the  staff  of  Gov.  Wade  Hampton  of  South  Caro 
lina,  delegate  from  South  Carolina  to  national  demo 
cratic  convention,  Cincinnati,  1880,  and  member  of  com 
mittee  to  notify  its  candidate  of  his  nomination.  Demo 
crat;  Episcopalian.  Member  Association  Bar  City  of 
New  York;  member  S.  R.,  Southern  society  (former 
president),  Leicestershire  Archaeological  society  of  Eng 
land,  Virginia  Historical  society,  South  Carolina  His 
torical  society.  Clubs:  Metropolitan,  Church,  Derby 
shire  Archaeological  and  New  York  Golf. 

ISAAC  H.  ALBRIGHT, 

Clergyman, 

Was  born  in  West  Fairview,  Pa.,  April  9,  1853.  He  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools,  two  select  schools  and 
Lebanon  Valley  college,  Annville,  Pa.,  receiving  the  de 
gree  of  A.B.  in  1876,  A.M.  in  1879,  and  Ph.D.  in  1892. 


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He  married  in  Derry  Church,  Pa.,  Feb.  15,  1873,  Cath 
erine  A.  Uhler,  and  they  have  five  children:  John  W., 
born  in  1873;  Mary  Bertha,  born  in  1875;  George  H., 
born  in  1879;  William  O.,  born  in  1886,  and  Isaac  H., 
born  in  1893.  He  entered  the  ministry  in  1876,  serving  in 
Manheim,  Pa.,  for  three  years;  Florin,  Pa.,  three  years; 
Mt.  Wolf,  three  years ;  First  church,  York,  Pa.,  five  years ; 
Baltimore  district  as  presiding  elder,  four  years;  Dallas- 
town,  Pa.,  five  years;  Shamokin,  Pa.,  three  years;  Zion 
church,  Reading,  Pa.,  two  years;  New  Holland,  Pa.,  in 
which  he  is  now  serving  a  sixth  year.  Dr.  Albright  has 
edited  the  True  Believer,  and  also  delivered  illustrated 
lectures  on  "The  Pioneers  and  Landmarks  of  the  United 
Brethren  Church,"  "The  Battle  of  Gettysburg,"  "Christ 
in  Art,"  and  a  number  of  others.  He  is  the  author  of  a 
book  recently  published,  entitled  "Landmark  History  of 
the  United  Brethren  Church."  He  is  anti-saloon  in  pol 
itics,  and  a  member  of  the  United  Brethren  church;  mem 
ber  of  the  Pennsylvania  German  society;  conference  his 
torical  secretary;  member  of  the  general  church  erection 
board ;  trustee  of  Lebanon  Valley  college  and  secretary  of 
the  board ;  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel  ( 
lows,  Ancient  and  Illustrious  Order  of  Knights  of  Malta, 
and  Junior  American  Mechanics.  Address:  J.  H.  Al 
bright. 

CRAIG  RIDGWAY, 

Machinist, 

Was  born  in  Monmouth  county,  N.J.,  July  17,  1829;  son 
of  Andrew  Craig  Ridgway  and  Eliza  (Bishop)  Ridg- 
way.  He  received  his  education  in  Morristown  Acade 
my,  N.J.  He  married  in  Bordentown,  N.J.,  Jan.  29, 
1852,  Susan  B.  Hance,  and  they  have  five  children:  Wil 
liam  H.,  born  June  20,  1856;  Andrew  C.  Ridgway,  born 
Sept.  30,  1860;  Eliza  R.  Baker,  born  Aug.  5,  1858;  Ellis 
B.  Ridgway,  born  Sept.  22,  1869,  and  Shessie  W.,  born 


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June  13,  1872.  He  resided  in  Bordentown,  N.J.,  1852- 
1863;  resident  of  Coatesville,  Pa.,  since  1862.  Mr.  Ridg- 
way  was  a  member  of  the  council,  Coatesville  borough, 
for  several  years;  also  school  director  of  Coatesville  bor 
ough,  treasurer  >f  the  school  fund  of  Coatesville  for 
twenty-eight  year_r  president  and  treasurer  of  Craig 
Ridgway  and  Sons  company;  superintendent  of  public 
schools  of  Bordentown,  N.J.,  for  seven  years;  school  di 
rector  of  Coatesville,  forty-three  years;  also  one  of  the 
charter  members  of  Coatesville  borough.  He  is  a  repub 
lican  in  politics,  and  a  member  of  the  Society  of  Friends 
in  religious  views. 

AARON  EZRA  GOBBLE, 

Educator,  Clergyman  and  Philologist, 
Was  born  in  Penn  township,  near  Millheim,  Centre  coun 
ty,  Pa.,  Feb.  14,  1856;  son  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Wil- 
laman)  Gobble.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Gregg  township,  Centre  county,  in  Penn  Hall  acade 
my,  and  in  Franklin  and  Marshall  college,  where  he  was 
graduated  as  A.B.  in  1879,  and  A.M.  in  1882;  and  he  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  D.D.  from  Lebanon  Valley  college, 
June  20,  1892.  He  married  in  Pottsville,  Pa.,  July  27, 
1882,  Katharine  Krauskop,  and  they  have  one  daughter: 
Sarah  Grace,  born  Nov.  10,  1899.  Dr.  Gobble  was  pro 
fessor  of  Latin  and  Greek  at  Union  seminary,  New  Ber 
lin,  Pa.,  August  to  December,  1879,  and  its  principal  from 
1880  to  1887,  when  the  seminary  became  Central  Pennsyl 
vania  college,  of  which  he  was  president,  1887-1902 ;  since 
then  he  has  been  professor  of  Latin  and  Hebrew  and  sec 
retary  of  the  faulty  at  Albright  college.  He  was  or 
dained  minister  of  the  United  Evangelical  church,  and 
preaches  and  lectures  in  addition  to  work  at  college.  Dur 
ing  the  summer  of  1906  Dr.  Gobble  traveled  in  Europe, 
including  Azores  Islands,  Gibraltar,  Italy,  Switzerland, 
Germany,  Belgium,  France,  and  England.  While  in  New 


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Berlin  he  was  school  director  for  six  years  and  chief  bur 
gess  for  five  years.  He  was  secretary  for  four  years,  for 
Pennsylvania,  of  the  American  Society  of  Religious  Edu 
cation.  Dr.  Gobble  is  a  member  of  Union  Lodge  of  Odd 
Fellows  and  is  past  grand  and  past  district  deputy  grand 
master  in  the  same  order. 

A.  MAYNARD  LYON, 

Philanthropist, 

Was  born  in  Brandon,  Vt.  He  was  educated  in  the  high 
school  at  Brandon,  Vt.,  and  married  Ann  Maria  Collins 
of  Newton,  Mass.,  in  1846.  She  died,  and  he  married 
again.  For  many  years  he  was  a  real  estate  dealer  in  New 
York,  and  A.  T.  Stewart,  John  Jacob  Astor  and  other 
noted  men  as  regular  clients.  Principal  builder  and  first 
president  of  Jacksonville,  St.  Augustine  and  Halifax  rail 
road,  which  he  financed;  an  extensive  traveler;  manager 
for  fifty-six  years,  president  from  1865  to  1872  and  since 
1890  of  the  Northwestern  Medical  dispensary  of  New 
York;  member  of  the  New  York  City  Association  for 
Improving  the  Condition  r,f  the  Poor,  from  1850  to  1868, 
and  chairman  and  treasurer  twenty-second  ward  commit 
tee,  same.  Member  of  New  York  City  union  defense 
committee  to  disburse  city  fund  of  $3,500,000  to  families 
of  needy  union  soldiers.  For  many  years  an  official  of 
Forty-second  Street  Presbyterian  church.  Now  engaged 
in  literary  work  as  an  author,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Au 
thors'  club  of  London,  England.  He  is  author  of  ''The 
Inspiring  Refrain";  "Holy  Waves";  "Jewels";  "The 
Tolling  Bell"  and  fugitive  poems  and  hymns  published 
in  religious  periodicals.  At  the  present  time  he  is  en 
gaged  in  writing  an  epic  poem  entitled,  ''On  the  Waves  of 
the  Wilderness." 


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J.  C.  STUART, 

Railroad  Vice  President, 

Was  employed  on  the  Chicago  and  Northwestern  railway 
and  Chicago,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis  and  Omaha  railway 
from  1880  to  March  i,  1900;  from  January,  1888,  to  June, 
1890,  was  chief  train  dispatcher,  west  division,  Chicago 
and  Northwestern  railway;  June,  1890,  to  June,  1892,  as 
sistant  superintendent,  same  division;  June,  1892,  to  Feb. 
i,  1898,  superintendent  Galena  division;  Feb.  i,  1898,10 
March  i,  1900,  general  superintendent  Chicago,  St.  Paul, 
Minneapolis  and  Omaha  railway;  March  i,  1900,  to  Sep 
tember,  1901,  general  superintendent  middle  and  north 
western  divisions  Baltimore  and  Ohio  railroad;  Sep 
tember,  1901,  to  December,  1902,  general  superintendent 
transportation,  same  road,  at  Baltimore;  Jan.  i,  1903,  to 
Jan.  i,  1904,  general  superintendent  Erie  railroad  at 
Cleveland;  Jan.  i,  1904,  to  Nov.  23,  1910,  general  man 
ager,  and  on  Nov.  23,  1910,  was  elected  vice  president  and 
general  manager.  Mr.  Stuart  is  also  vice  president  and 
general  manager  of  the  New  York,  Susquehanna  and 
Western  Railroad  company,  and  a  director  of  the  Ber 
gen  County  Railroad  company,  the  Erie  and  Black  Rock 
Railroad  company,  the  Hackensack  and  Lodi  Railroad 
company,  the  Lake  Keuka  Navigation  company,  the  Mid- 
dleton,  Unionville  and  Water  Gap  Railroad  company, 
the  Niagara  River  and  Erie  Railroad  company,  the 
Southern  Tier  Development  company,  and  the  Suffern 
Railroad  company. 

L.  L.  McCLESKEY, 

Railroad  Manager, 

He  entered  railway  service  1875,  since  which  he  has  been 
consecutively  to  1877,  soliciting  agent  Port  Royal  rail 
road;  1877  to  1 88 1,  traveling  agent  Atlantic  Coast  line; 
1881  to  1883,  soliciting  agent  Atlanta  and  Charlotte  Air 
line;  1883  to  1886,  assistant  general  freight  and  passenger 


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agent  Atlantic  and  Charlotte  Air  line  division  Richmond 
and  Danville  railroad;  1886  to  1893,  division  freight  and 
passenger  agent  Richmond  and  Danville  railroad  at  At 
lanta,  Ga. ;  June,  1894,  to  Feb.  22,  1897,  general  agent 
Southern  railway  at  Atlanta;  Feb.  22,  1897,  to  Nov.  i, 
1898,  commercial  agent  same  place;  Nov.  i,  1898,  to  date, 
division  freight  agent  same  road  at  Atlanta;  assistant  gen 
eral  freight  agent  Southern  railway  since  June  i,  1911. 

JESSE  WALKER  POTTS, 

Numismatic, 

Was  born  in  Albany,  N.Y.,  Nov.  4,  1848;  son  of  Jesse 
Charles  and  Eunice  U.  (Walker)  Potts;  educated  at 
Wrightson  school,  Albany  academy^ Harvard,  A.B.,  1865 
(Phi  Beta  Kappa)  and  A.M.;  unmarried.  Republican. 
Episcopalian;  vestryman  St.  Peter's  church,  Albany.  Life 
member  American  Numismatic  society;  member  Circle 
of  Friends  of  the  Medallion;  life  Fellow  American  Geo 
graphical  society;  member  American  Museum  of  Natu 
ral  History;  life  member  National  Geographical  society; 
governor  Albany  hospital;  trustee  Albany  Medical  col 
lege;  trustee  and  vice  president  Home  for  Aged  Men; 
director  Albany  Institute  and  Historical  and  Art  society. 
Collector  of  American  coins  and  medals.  Belongs  to 
Fort  Orange,  University  (Albanv)  and  Harvard  (New 
York  City)  clubs. 

W.  W.  DANIEL, 

Was  born  Dec.  2,  1854,  at  Worthington,  O.  Entered  rail 
way  service  May,  1872,  since  which  he  has  been  consecu 
tively  to  March,  1876,  clerk  freight  office  Pittsburg,  Cin 
cinnati  and  St.  Louis  railway  at  Columbus,  O. ;  March, 
1876,  to  Sept.  i,  1883,  clerk  general  freight  office  Colum 
bus  and  Hocking  Valley  and  Columbus  and  Toledo  rail 
ways;  Sept.  3  to  Dec.  i,  1883,  assistant  general  freight 
agent  Columbus,  Hocking  Valley  and  Toledo  railway; 


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December,  1883,  to  Nov.  24,  1889,  general  freight  and 
passenger  agent  Columbus  and  Eastern  railroad,  later 
the  Columbus,  Shavvnee  and  Hocking  railway;  Nov.  24, 
1889,  to  Januarv,  1894,  general  freight  and  passenger 
agent  Columbus,  Shawnee  and  Hocking  Valley  railway; 
Nov.  i,  i892A  to  January,  1894,  also  general  freight  and 
passenger  agent  Sandusky  and  Columbus  Short  Line  rail 
way;  January,  1894,  to  Nov.  15,  1895,  general  freight  and 
passenger  agent  Columbus,  Sandusky  and  Hocking  rail 
road;  Nov.  15,  1895,  to  Feb.  I,  1896,  general  freight 
agent  same  road;  Feb.  i  to  Dec.  i,  1896,  out  of  service; 
Dec.  i,  1896,  to  June  i,  1897,  general  freight  agent  Co 
lumbus,  Sandusky  and  Hocking  railroad;  June  i,  1897, 
to  Aug.  i,  1899,  general  freight  and  passenger  agent  same 
road;  Aug.  i,  1899,  to  March,  1902,  coal  and  coke  agent 
Baltimore  and  Ohio  railroad  at  Columbus,  O. ;  resigned 
to  accept  position  with  the  Columbia  company  at  Colum 
bus,  O. 

MARIETTA  HOLLEY, 

Author, 

Was  born  near  Adams,  N.Y. ;  daughter  John  M.  and 
Mary  (Taber)  Holley;  educated  at  local  schools  and  at 
home — extremely  fond  of  music,  which  she  taught  for 
several  years,  but  decided  to  devote  herself  to  literature, 
and  early  began  to  contribute  to  magazines.  First  book, 
Mv  Opinions  and  Betsy  Bobbett's,  proved  a  success,  hav 
ing  large  sale  in  this  country  and  being  republished  in 
Europe.  Author :  Samantha  at  the  Centennial ;  My  Way 
ward  Pardner,  1880;  The  Mormon  Wife  (illustrated 
poem),  1880;  Miss  Richard's  Boy,  1883^  Sweet  Cicely, 
1885;  Samantha  at  Saratoga,  1887;  Poems,  1887;  Saman 
tha  among  the  Brethren,  1890;  Samantha  Among  the  Col 
ored  Folks,  1892;  Samantha  at  the  World's  Fair,  1894; 
Samantha  in  Europe,  1896;  serial:  Around  the  World 
with  Josiah  Allen's  Wife,  1900;  Samantha  at  the  St. 


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Louis  Exposition,  1904;  Around  the  World  with  Josiah 
Allen's  Wife,  1905;  Samantha  vs.  Josiah,  1906;  Samantha 
on  Children's  Right;  Tosiah's  Secret,  a  plav;  Who  Was  to 
Blame?  a  booklet;  Samantha  at  Coney  Island  and  a  Thou 
sand  Other  Islands,  1911.  Has  also  contributed  largely 
to  magazines  and  periodicals.  Address:  Pierrepont  Ma 
nor,  Jefferson  county,  New  York. 

WILLIAM  LACY  HENRY, 

Clergyman  and  Missionary, 

Was  born  Jan.  8,  1858,  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.  He  was  ed 
ucated  in  the  Northwestern  university,  and  has  received 
the  degrees  of  A.B.,  A.M.,  S.T.B.,  and  D.D.  In  1887- 
94  he  was  a  professor  in  the  Anglo-Chinese  college  of 
Foochow;  in  1891-1903  was  superintendent  of  the  Anglo- 
Chinese  book  concern;  and  since  1907  has  been  sole  man 
ager  of  the  Methodist  publishing  house  in  China.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Woman's  college  of  South  China,  and  a 
trustee  of  the  Anglo-Chinese  college  of  Foochow,  China. 

EDWARD  EUGENE  SNYDER, 

Physician  and  Surgeon, 

Was  born  Newark  Valley,  N.Y.,  Aug.  3,  1848;  son  Wil 
liam  C.  and  Eliza  (Simmons)  Snyder;  educated  in 
schools  of  Tioga  county,  N.Y.,  Ohio  Medical  college  of 
Cincinnati,  O.,  and  Hahnemann  Medical  college  of  Phil 
adelphia;  post-graduate  courses  in  medicine  in  London, 
Heidelberg  and  Vienna;  married  Emma  Smith,  of  Otego, 
N.Y. ;  children:  William  C.,  born  1881;  Elizabeth,  born 
1885.  Practicing  physician  at  Utica,  N.Y.  Has  prac 
ticed  homoepathic  medicine  for  thirty  years;  traveled  in 
European  countries  while  a  medical  student  there.  Has 
been  member  of  phvsicians'  state  examining  board,  con 
nected  with  the  regents  of  State  of  New  York.  President 
and  consulting  physician  of  Glenmary  county,  a  sanita 
rium  for  chronic  diseases,  mental  and  nervous  cases,  Owe- 


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go,  N.Y. ;  consulting  physician  Binghamton  City  hospi 
tal;  specialty,  chronic  diseases.  Republican.  Congrega- 
tionalist.  Member  American  Institute  of  Homoepathy, 
New  York  Homeopathic  Medical  society,  Interstate 
Medical  society.  Southern  Tier  Medical  society,  Broome 
County  Medical  society.  Recreations:  Gardening,  read 
ing,  study. 

WILLIAM  RICHARDSON, 

United  States  Congressman, 

Was  born  in  Athens,  Ala.  He  served  as  a  soldier  in  the 
confederate  states  army  during  the  civil  war;  and  was 
severely  wounded  at  Chicamauga.  He  was  then  elected 
to  the  Alabama  house  of  representatives  from  Limestone 
county.  In  1867  he  began  the  practice  of  law;  was  coun 
ty  judge  for  twelve  years;  and  in  1890  was  candidate  for 
governor  of  Alabama.  He  was  elected  to  the  fifty-sixth, 
fifty-seventh,  fifty-eighth,  fifty-ninth,  sixtieth  and  sixty- 
first  congresses  as  a  democrat.  He  was  re-elected  to  the 
sixty-second  congress  from  the  eighth  district  of  Alabama 
for  term  of  191 1-13 ;  and  resides  at  Huntsville,  Ala. 

JAMES  EDMUND  CHILDS, 

Railroad  V ice-President, 

Was  born  July,  1848,  at  Neversink,  N.Y.  He  entered 
the  railway  service  April,  1865,  as  assistant  engineer  of 
the  New  York  and  Oswego  Midland  road,  since  which 
he  has  been  consecutively  from  1869  to  1870,  assistant  en 
gineer  of  the  Chicago  and  Michigan  Lake  Shore  road; 
1870  to  1871,  resident  engineer  of  the  Buffalo,  New  York 
and  Philadelphia  road;  1871  to  1872,  division  engineer 
of  the  Rochester  and  State  Line  railway;  1872  to  1873, 
division  engineer  of  the  Wisconsin  Central  road;  1873  to 
1875,  assistant  engineer  of  the  New  York  and  Harlem 
road;  1876  to  1881,  chief  engineer  and  superintendent  of 
the  Rochester  and  State  Line  railway,  February,  1881,  to 


156  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

1886,  general  superintendent  of  the  New  York,  Ontario 
and  Western  railway;  also  assistant  general  superintend 
ent  of  the  New  York,  West  Shore  and  Buffalo  railway; 
June,  1883,  to  February,  1884,  also  general  superintend 
ent  of  the  Walkill  Valley  road;  February,  1886,  to  date, 
general  manager  of  the  New  York,  Ontario  and  Western 
railway;  Sept.  28,  1904,  to  date,  also  vice-president  and 
director  of  the  same  road. 

JOHN  W.  EVERMAN, 

.  General  Superintendent  Texas  and  Pacific  Railway,  . 
Was  born  Feb.  i,  1861.  Graduated  from  the  public 
schools  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  1876.  During  1877  a°d 
1878  was  engaged  in  mining  pursuits  in  Venezuela,  S.A. 
Entered  railway  service  1879  in  the  ticket  department  of 
the  Pennsylvania  railroad,  since  which  he  has  been  con 
secutively,  Jan.  28,  1880,  to  May  10,  1892,  continuously 
with  the  Texas  and  Pacific  railway  in  various  positions; 
May  10,  1892,  to  April  24,  1894,  assistant  general  superin 
tendent  same  road;  April  24,  1894,  to  May  15,  1911,  as 
sistant  general  manager  same  road;  Mav  15,  191 1,  to  date, 
general  superintendent  same  road. 

SAMUEL  TAYLOR  BODINE, 

Vice-President  and  General  Manager, 
Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Aug.  23,  1854.  He  mar 
ried  at  Germantown,  Pa.,  Nov.  i_ij,  1883,  Eleanor  G.  War 
den,  and  they  have  one  son  and  two  daughters.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Germantown  academy  and  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania;  from  the  latter  institution  he  received 
the  degrees  of  A.B.  and  A.M.  For  six  years  he  was  in 
charge  of  the  commercial  work  of  the  engineering  de 
partment  and  repair  shops  of  the  American  and  Red  Star 
steamship  lines.  After  this  he  became  secretary  and  treas 
urer  of  the  United  Gas  Improvement  company,  then  gen 
eral  manager  and  second  vice-president,  and  finally  first 
vice-president  in  the  same  corporation.  He  is  a  repub- 


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lican  in  politics,  and  belongs  to  the  Presbyterian  church. 
He  is  a  trustee  of  the  academy  of  the  Protestant  Episco 
pal  church  in  the  city  of  Philadelphia;  a  member  of  the 
Phi  Kappa  Sigma  fraternity;  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  the 
Revolution;  and  of  the  Rittenhouse  and  the  University 
club  of  Philadelphia  and  of  the  University  club  of  New 
York. 

ALLEN  W.  EVARTS, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  in  New  York  City,  Dec.  10,  1848.  He  gradu 
ated  from  Yale  university,  B.A.,  1869,  M.A.,  1872;  stu 
died  law  at  Columbia  college  law  school,  1870-71;  un 
married.  Member  of  the  firm  of  Evarts,  Choate  and 
Sherman;  president  of  the  Garden  City  company;  secre 
tary  of  the  United  Metals  Selling  company;  member  of 
the  Association  Bar,  City  of  New  York,  Society  of  Med 
ical  Jurisprudence,  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art,  Amer 
ican  Museum  of  Natural  History,  New  York  Zoological 
society,  New  England  society,  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  fra 
ternity;  trustee  of  Vassar  college  clubs,  Union,  Century, 
University,  Yale.  New  York  Athletic,  Manhattan,  Gro- 
lier  Turf  and  Field,  Whist,  Garden  City  Golf,  Metro 
politan  (Washington,  D.C.),  St.  Stephen's  (London). 

SAMUEL  SCOTT  SLATER, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  New  York  City,  Jan.  24,  1870;  son  Samuel 
McLean  and  Tane  (Scott)  Slater;  educated  public 
schools,  New  York  University  Law  school,  1888  (one 
year)  ;  graduated  Cornell  university,  belles  lettres,  B.L., 
and  law,  LL.B.  (editor,  junior  speaker;  commencement 
day  orator;  law  school  debater;  law  thesis  prize).  Has 
practiced  law  in  New  York  City  since  1895.  Jomt  au~ 
thor  of  Alger  and  Slater's  employers'  liability  law.  Mem 
ber  New  York  assembly,  1899-1900  New  York  senate, 
1901-02;  in  assembly,  was  author  franchise  tax  law.  While 


158  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

at  university  correspondent  for  Chicago  Tribune,  Boston 
Journal,  Philadelphia  Press,  New  York  World,  New 
York  Press.  Director  Cold  Process  company^  New 
York;  director  and  treasurer  United  Cotton  Gin  com 
pany;  director  The  Millington  company;  president  and 
director  Broadway  Hotel  company.  Republican;  Meth 
odist.  Member  Association  Bar  City  of  New  York;  life 
member  Society  Prevention  Cruelty  to  Animals;  Phi 
Gamma  Delta,  Phi  Delta  Phi,  Alpha  Zeta  fraternities. 
Clubs:  Republican,  Harlem  Republican,  Cornell,  Phi 
Gamma  Delta. 

WARREN  WORTH  BAILEY, 

Journalist, 

Was  born  in  New  Winchester,  Ind.,  Jan.  8,  1855;  son  of 
Elisha  Bailey  and  Elizabeth  (Faught)  Bailey.  He  at 
tended  common  schools  of  Kansas,  111.  He  married  in 
Chicago,  Aug.  12,  1894,  Georgie  Coffin.  He  was  tele 
graph  operator  in  Illinois  for  several  years,  until  1874, 
when  he  became  a  printer;  several  years  associated  with 
his  brother,  Edward  H.  Bailey,  in  publishing  the  Carlisle 
Democrat  and  later  the  Vincennes  News,  Indiana.  In 
1 887^6  went  to  Chicago,  where  he  was  first  connected 
with  the  Chicago  Mail  and  later  for  five  years  editorial 
writer  on  the  Chicago  News.  Since  1893,  he  has  been 
editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Johnstown  Daily  Democrat 
with  his  brother.  Has  been  identified  with  single  tax 
movement  since  1882  and  published  the  first  paper  in 
United  States  advocating  Henry  George  idea.  Was  pres 
ident  Chicago  Single  Tax  club  for  five  years;  is  now  vice- 
president  of  the  National  Single  Tax  league;  is  also  a 
member  of  Chicago  Press  club.  He  is  a  Democrat  in 
politics,  democratic  county  chairman,  member  of  demo 
cratic  state  committee,  and  an  Elk. 


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ALEXANDER  WALKER, 

Banker  and  Real  Estate, 

Was  born  in  parish  of  Rafford,  Morayshire,  Scotland, 
June  25,  1852.  He  was  educated  in  parish  school  of  Raf 
ford,  and  on  completion  of  studies  served  apprenticeship 
to  stone  cutter  in  Forres,  Scotland.  Coming  to  New  York 
City,  pursued  his  trade  here,  at  the  same  time  taking  a 
course  in  the  New  York  evening  high  school.  Engaged 
in  stone  cutting  business  under  firm  name  of  Gillie  and 
Walker  and  subsequently  in  the  real  estate  business  firm 
of  Walker  and  Lawson;  still  engaged  in  real  estate  trans 
actions  and  large  building  operations.  Connected  with 
the  Colonial  bank  of  New  York  since  its  incorporation, 
and  its  president  since  1893;  also  director  of  the  Green 
wich  bank,  and  trustee  of  Harlem  Savings  bank;  vice- 
president  Standard  Mortgage  company;  member  cham 
ber  of  commerce,  St.  Andrew's  society;  General  Society 
Mechanics  and  Tradesmen,  New  York;  Scottish  Soci 
ety,  New  York;  Historical  society;  West  End  association; 
Morningside  Heights  association;  Caledonia,  Curling, 
and  West  Side  Republican  clubs. 

NAAMAN  HENRY  KEYSER, 

Dentist, 

Was  born  in  Germantown,  Pa.,  Aug.  10,  1867;  descend 
ant  of  Dirck  Keyser,  who  settled  in  Germantown  in  1688; 
son  of  Alexander  Provest  Keyser  and  Emma  Rosina 
(Wolf)  Keyser.  He  was  graduated  from  Germantown 
grammar  school,  and  from  the  Pennsylvania  College  of 
Dental  Surgery  as  D.D.S.  in  1889.  He  was  married  in 
Germantown,  Pa.,  Jan.  8,  1891,  to  Emma  Rebecca  Gess- 
leman,  and  thev  have  two  sons:  Clarence  Naaman,  born 
Oct.  10,  1892,  and  Pierson  Dirck,  born  Sept.  16,  1898. 
He  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  dentistry  from 
1889.  HC  was  instructor  in  plate  work  and  crown  and 
bridge  work,  Pennsylvania  Dental  college,  in  1893  and 


160  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

1894;  traveled  extensively  over  the  United  States,  and 
in  1904  made  a  trip  to  the  Pacific  coast.  He  is  one  of  the 
authors  of  The  History  of  Old  Germantown,  1907;  also 
author  of  Old  Historic  Germantown,  published  in  vol 
ume  fifteen  of  the  Proceedings  of  Pennsylvania  German 
Society  (reprint  limited  to  300  copies),  and  a  contributor 
of  various  articles  to  dental  periodicals,  the  result  of  orig 
inal  research.  He  is  a  republican  (independent)  in  pol 
itics;  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  Dr. 
Kevser  is  a  member  of  the  Pennsvlvania  Association  of' 
Dental  Surgeons  (president,  1896-1898),  a  member  of 
the  executive  committee  of  the  Pennsylvania  German  so 
ciety;  director  of  Site  and  Relic  society  of  Germantown, 
1901 ;  member  of  the  Germantown  and  Chestnut  Hill  Im 
provement  association;  Germantown  Horticultural  soci 
ety;  Washington  Council  No.  i,  Junior  Order  of  Ameri 
can  Mechanics;  Germantown  Assembly,  No.  36,  Artisans 
Order  Mutual  Protection,  Washington  Camp,  Patriotic 
Order  of  the  Sons  of  America,  Mitchell  Lodge  No.  296 
of  Masons.  His  recreations  are  the  study  of  local  history, 
travel  and  mechanics. 

GEORGE  HARRIS  LAMB, 

Librarian, 

Was  born  in  Millbrook,  Pa.,  Jan.  21,  18^9.  He  was  grad 
uated  from  Allegheny  college  as  A.B.,  in  188^,  and  A.M. 
in  1893.  He  married  in  Fowler,  Ohio,  July  28,  1885, 
Sarah  Effie  Viets,  and  they  have  two  children:  Harold 
Henry  Lamb,  born  March  31,  1889,  and  Mary  Lamb, 
born  April  22,  1893.  He  was  principal  of  McElwain  in 
stitute,  New  Lebanon,  Pa.,  1885-87;  principal  of  Mercer 
(Pa.)  public  schools,  1887-02*  principal  of  grammar 
schools,  Youngstown,  Ohio,  1892-1900;  superintendent  of 
Braddock  (Pa.)  schools,  1900-03;  librarian  of  Carnegie 
Free  library,  Braddock,  since  1903,  and  superintendent  of 
Carnegie  club,  Braddock,  since  1903.  Mr.  Lamb  is  a  re- 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  161 

publican  in  politics,  and  a  Methodist  Episcopalian  in  re 
ligious  belief.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Penn 
sylvania  School  Masters'  club;  is  an  Odd  Fellow,  a  Ma 
son  and  a  member  of  the  Phi  Gamma  Delta  fraternity. 

RAPHAEL  MOORE  HOSEA, 

Chief  Engineer  The  Colorado  Fuel  and  Iron  Company, 
Was  born  Sept.  n,  18^7,  at  Cincinnati,  O.  Graduated 
from  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology  1879 
with  dcp-ree  of  B.S.  Entered  railway  service  in  1879, 
since  which  he  has  been  consecutively  to  188^,  assistant 
ono-;npf  r  p^rj  eneineer  maintenance  of  wav  Iowa  division, 
Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincv  railroad:  188^  to  1887, 
engineer  and  superintendent  Whitebreast  Fuel  comnanv 
in  Iowa;  1887  to  1888,  superintendent  Colorado  Fuel 
company  at  Trinidad,  Colo.;  1888  to  1892,  chief  engineer 
same  company  at  Denver,  Colo.;  1892  to  date,  chief 
engineer  the  Colorado  Fuel  and  Iron  company,  the  Colo 
rado  and  Wyoming  railway  and  the  Crystal  River  rail 
road. 

SCOTT  FOSTER, 

Banker, 

Was  born  near  Newburgh,  New  York,  May  18,  1837. 
He  was  a  dry  goods  clerk  and  merchant  18^2-82.  He  be 
came  vice-president  in  1882,  and  since  1884  has  been  pres 
ident  of  the  People's  bank.  Presbyterian;  an  elder  in 
Rutger's  Presbvterian  board  of  foreign  missions.  He  is 
a  member  of  Historical  society,  New  York  Zoological 
society,  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art,American  Museum 
of  Natural  History,  New  York  Botanical  garden,  Presby 
terian  union.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Union  League  and 
Quill  clubs;  executor  and  trustee  of  a  number  of  large 
estates;  treasurer  of  the  Northern  Dispensary  and  the 
Northeastern  Dispensary. 


162  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

EDWARD  BAILEY, 
Banker  and  Iron  Manufacturer, 

Was  born  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  Oct.  19,  1861 ;  son  of 
Charles  L.  and  Emma  H.  (Doll)  Bailey.  He  was  grad 
uated  from  Yale  as  B.S.  in  1881.  He  married  in  Harris- 
burg,  Oct.  2,  1889,  Elizabeth  H.  Reily,  and  they  have  two 
daughters  and  one  son.  President  of  Harrisburg  Traction 
company,  Harrisburg  National  bank  and  Harrisburg 
Trust  company.  Mr.  Bailey  is  a  republican  in  politics, 
and  a  Presbyterian  in  religion;  trustee  of  the  Pennsyl 
vania  State  Hospital  for  Insane,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
University  club  of  New  York  and  the  University  and  Art 
clubs  of  Philadelphia. 

C.  B.  DOUGHERTY, 

Major-General  Pennsylvania  National  Guard, 
Was  born  Sept.  3,  1860,  in  Wilkes  Barre,  Pa.  He  received 
a  thorough  education;  and  is  identified  with  the  business 
and  public  affairs  of  his  native  city.  He  is  assistant  man 
ager  of  the  Susnuehanna  Coal  company.  He  is  major- 
general  commanding  the  national  guard  of  Pennsylvania; 
and  has  filled  various  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

C.  H.  MAYNARD, 

Commercial  Freight  Agent, 

Was  born  186^.  Since  entering  railway  service  has  been 
clerk  Atlantic  Coast  line;  clerk  Eastern  railroad;  clerk 
Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  railroad;  clerk  Associ 
ated  Railroads  of  Virginia  and  the  Carolinas,  clerk  Vir 
ginia,  Tennessee  and  Georgia  Air  line,  chief  clerk  Mer 
chants'  and  Miners'  Transportation  company,  traveling 
agent  same  company,  and  is  now  commercial  freight 
agent  Baltimore  and  Ohio  railroad  and  agent  Continental 
line  at  Boston,  Mass.  Appointed  assistant  agent  M.  and 
M.  T.  company  at  Boston  May,  1907;  agent,  July,  1908, 
and  now  agent. 


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RICHARD  RENSHAW  NEILL, 

United  States  Secretary  of  Legation, 
Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Oct.  20,  184;;  son  of  Major 
James  P.  W.  and  Alice  Johnston  Renshaw.  He  received 
an  academic  education;  served  for  nine  months  in  the 
Keystone  light  artillery  of  Philadelphia  as  corporal  in 
the  civil  war;  entered  the  United  States  Marine  corps  as 
second  lieutenant  in  1865 ;  served  on  coast  of  Brazil ;  made 
first  lieutenant  in  1871,  and  resigned  in  1873.  He  has  been 
secretary  of  the  United  States  legation  at  Lima,  Peru, 
since  1884,  and  has  had  charge  of  the  legation  as  charge 
d'affaires  during  the  absence  of  the  minister.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Sons  of  Albion,  Sons  of  the  Revolution, 
Geographical  society  of  Lima,  Peru,  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic  (Pennsylvania  society),  and  Order  of  the  Cin 
cinnati  (Delaware  branch). 

CYRUS  LEE  STEVENS, 

Physician  and  Surgeon, 

Was  born  in  Stevensville,  Pa.,  March  10,  1851;  son  of 
Cyrus  Stevens  and  Lydia  Ann  (Lacey)  Stevens.  He  was 
graduated  from  Lafayette  college,  as  A.C.  in  1876,  and 
A.M.  in  1880,  and  from  the  College  of  Physicians  and 
Surgeons,  Keokuk,  Iowa,  as  M.D.  in  1880.  He  married 
in  Laceyville,  Pa.,  1880,  Nettie  Jackson.  Dr.  Stevens  has 
been  secretary  of  the  Medical  society  of  the  state  of  Penn 
sylvania,  since  1897;  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Pennsyl 
vania  Medical  Journal,  since  1904.  He  was  elected  mem 
ber  of  the  house  of  representatives  in  1906.  He  is  also 
secretary  of  the  Athens  United  States  pension  examining 
board.  Dr.  Stevens  is  a  republican  in  politics,  and  a  Pres 
byterian  in  religious  views;  member  of  the  American 
Medical  association,  American  Academy  of  Medicine, 
American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science, 
National  Geographic  society,  and  also  member  of  the 
Masonic  order  and  Odd  Fellows. 


164  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  . 

WILLIAM  H.  HINEBAUGH, 

Lawyer  and  Jurist, 

Was  born  Dec.  16,  1867,  in  Calhoun  county,  Mich.  In 
1893  he  began  the  practice  of  law;  in  1900-02  was  assist 
ant  State's  attorney  of  La  Salle  county;  and  since  1902 
has  been  county  judge  of  La  Salle  county,  111.  He  is 
chairman  of  the  republican  county  central  committee  of 
La  Salle  county;  and  a  member  of  the  Hamilton  club  of 
Chicago.  He  is  much  in  demand  as  a  public  speaker, 
and  has  always  taken  an  active  interest  in  public  ques 
tions. 

GEORGE  W.  CHILDS  DREXEL, 

Capitalist, 

Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  1868;  son  of  the  late  Anthony 
J.  Drexel,  banker  and  philanthropist.  He  was  educated 
in  private  schools  and  by  tutors.  He  married  at  Vincen- 
town,  Burlington  county,  N.J.,  Nov.  18,  1891,  Mary  S. 
Irick.  He  became  connected  with  the  Philadelphia 
Ledger  in  association  with  the  late  George  William 
Childs,  whom  he  succeeded  as  editor  and  publisher  of 
that  paper,  conducting  it  until  1903,  when  the  paper  was 
sold  and  he  retired.  Besides  his  town  house  at  Locust 
and  Eighteenth  streets,  Philadelphia,  Mr.  Drexel  has 
country  homes  at  "Wootton,"  Bryn  Mawr,  Pa.,  and  North 
Islesboro,  Maine. 

BENJAMIN  LEE  JONES, 

Lawyer  and  Jurist, 

Was  born  March  18,  1862,  in  Texas.  He  soon  attained 
success  in  the  practice  of  law;  has  filled  several  positions 
of  trust  and  honor;  since  1902  has  been  judge  of  the  fif 
teenth  judicial  district  court  of  Texas,  and  resides  in 
Sherman,  Texas. 


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WILLIAM  GRATTAN  HOLT, 

Lawyer  and  Jurist, 

Was  born  July  i,  1862,  in  Carbury,  County  Kildare,  Ire 
land.  He  was  educated  in  the  private  schools  of  Dublin 
and  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  has  built  up  a  large  law  prac 
tice  in  Kansas  City,  Kan.;  and  numbers  among  his  clients 
some  of  the  largest  railway,  manufacturing  and  insurance 
companies  in  the  state  of  Kansas.  He  was  judge  of  the 
court  of  common  pleas  of  Kansas  for  twelve  years,  resign 
ing  before  the  expiration  of  his  last  term  to  resume  his  law 
practice. 

WILLIAM  E.  DOSTER, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  in  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  Jan.  8,  1837,  his  father  be 
ing  a  woolen  manufacturer  at  that  place.  He  was  educat 
ed  at  Bethlehem,  and  at  Yale  college,  where  he  was  grad 
uated  in  1857,  afterward  graduated  at  Harvard  Law 
school  and  studied  law  at  Easton  and  at  Philadelphia.  He 
subsequently  spent  a  year  in  the  study  of  civil  law  at 
Heidelberg,  Germany,  and  six  months  studying  French 
law  at  Paris.  Returning  home  when  the  civil  waar  began, 
he  raised  a  cavalry  company  and  went  to  the  war  as  its 
captain.  During  the  war  he  was  promoted  to  colonel,  and 
in  1864  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  as  brevet  brigadier 
general.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Easton,  but  prac 
ticed  for  one  year  at  Washington,  D.C.,  engaged  in  trials 
before  military  commissions  and  court  martials.  He  was 
engaged  with  Reverdy  Johnson  and  Gen.  Ewing  and 
others  for  the  defense  in  the  trial  of  the  conspirators 
against  the  life  of  President  Lincoln,  and  also  Azterott 
and  Payne  for  the  attack  upon  Secretary  Seward.  He  re 
turned  to  Easton  after  the  close  of  these  celebrated  cases, 
and  practiced  law  there  till  187?.  when  he  removed  to 
Bethlehem,  where  he  has  since  remained.  During  his 
career  he  has  been  alone  in  his  practice  and  has  gained 


166  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

wide  reputation  for  high  legal  ability  and  attainment, 
being  considered  one  of  the  best  trial  lawyers  in  the  state. 
He  served  as  register  in  bankruptcy  from  1868  to  1879, 
and  has  been  counsel  for  the  Lehigh  Coal  and  Naviga 
tion  company  twenty-five  years,  and  for  the  Bethlehem 
Iron  and  Steel  company  twenty-three  years.  For  twenty 
years  he  has  been  president  of  the  New  Street  Bridge 
companv.  Now  president  of  the  Lehigh  Valley  National 
bank  of  Bethlehem,  and  most  extensive  proprietor  of 
farms  in  the  county  of  Northampton. 

WILL  C.  MACFARLANE, 

St.  Thomas  Church,  New  York  City, 
Was  born  England,  1870.  Pupil  of  Duncan  Macfarlane 
and  Samuel  P.  Warren.  Founder,  A.G.O.  Organist  St. 
Thomas'  church,  New  York  City,  1900.  Organist  Tem 
ple  Emmanuel,  New  York  City,  1898.  Conductor  Yon- 
kers  Choral  society,  1902-1910;  F.  Org.  St.  John's  Meth 
odist  church,  New  York  City,  1885-86;  oreanist  St.  James' 
church,  Danburv,  Conn.,  1 886-8^  •  organist  Church  of  the 
Messiah,  New  York  Citv,  1887-80;  organist  All  Souls' 
church,  New  York  City,  1889-1900.  Composer  of  songs, 
church  and  organ  music  (published  by  G.  Schirmer, 
New  York:  Tohn  Church  comnanv,  Cincinnati,  O.,  and 
Oliver  Ditson  company,  Boston,  Mass.). 

WILIE  JONES, 
Soldier  and  Banker, 

Was  born  in  i8i;o.  During  the  Snanish-American  war  he 
served  in  Cuba  as  colonel  in  command  of  the  second  South 
Carolina  regiment.  He  is  president  of  the  Palmetto  Na 
tional  bank  of  Columbia,  S.C.;  since  1904  has  been  chair 
man  of  the  South  Carolina  democratic  executive  commit 
tee;  and  has  filled  various  other  positions  of  trust  and 
honor. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  167 

JOHN  PRICE  JACKSON, 

Educator,  Scientific  Investigator  and  Consulting  Engi 
neer, 

Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Sept.  27,  1868.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  public  and  private  schools  and  the  Pennsylvania 
State  college;  graduated  Mechanical  Arts,  1887,  then  B. 
S.,  1889,  and  received  M.E.  and  E.E.  for  work  from  the 
same  college.  He  married,  Dec.  28,  1890,  Margaret  Bed- 
dow  Jones.  Mr.  Jackson  was  director  of  the  Industrial 
department  of  Fisk  university,  of  Nashville,  Tenn.,  1889- 
1890;  electrical  engineer  with  the  Sprague  and  Edison 
Electric  companies,  1890-1892;  and  has  been  connected 
with  Pennsylvania  State  college  since  1892,  where  he  is 
now  dean  of  the  school  of  engineering  and  professor  of 
electrical  engineering.  He  is  director  of  the  state  engi 
neering  experiment  station,  maintained  at  State  College, 
Pa.  He  has  been  and  is  consulting  engineer  and  officer  to 
various  electric  companies.  He  was  a  member  of  the  jury 
of  awards — electrical — at  St.  Louis.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  American  Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers,  Society 
for  the  Promotion  of  Engineering  Education,  and  many 
other  scientific  and  social  societies.  Mr.  Jackson  is  au 
thor,  in  collaboration,  of:  Alternating  Currents  and  Al 
ternating  Current  Machinery,  1896;  Elementary  Elec 
tricity  and  Magnetism,  1902;  contributor  to  scientific, 
educational  and  similar  periodicals. 

SAMUEL  FLETCHER  KERFOOT, 

Clergyman  and  College  President, 

Was  born  in  1865,  in  Mitchell,  S.D.  He  has  been  pastor 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  in  Minneapolis  and 
Winona,  Minn.;  and  district  superintendent  of  the  Meth 
odist  Eniscopal  church  for  the  Mankato  district  of  Min 
nesota.  He  is  now  president  of  the  Dakota  Wesleyan 
university  at  Mitchell,  S.D. 


168  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

GEORGE  MCLAREN  BROWN, 

European  Manager,  Canadian  Pacific  Railway  Company, 
Was  born  Hamilton,  Ont,  Jan.  29,  1866;  son  of  Adam 
Brown  and  Mary  Kough;  married  1890,  Eleanor  Gra 
ham,  daughter  of  John  Crerar,  K.C.,  of  Hamilton.  Edu 
cation,  private  school  at  Shrewsbury,  England,  Hamilton 
grammar  school,  Upper  Canada  college.  Became  clerk 
in  freight  department  of  Northern  and  Northwestern 
railway  in  Hamilton;  employed  in  G.T.R.  system  at 
Hamilton,  1883-87;  became  agent  of  the  C.P.R.  at  Van 
couver,  1887;  assistant  general  passenger  agent  of  C.P.R. 
for  western  division,  1892-97;  appointed  executive  agent 
of  western  lines,  1897;  transferred  to  Montreal,  1902,  as 
superintendent  of  dining  and  sleeping  car  services;  ap 
pointed  general  passenger  agent  of  Atlantic  Steamship 
services,  1901;;  general  traffic  agent  (European  business) 
1908;  European  manager,  1910.  Address:  62-65  Cha 
ring  Cross,  London,  S.W.,  England. 

EDWARD  MEINEL, 

Insurance  Manager  and  Agent, 

Was  born  in  Chicago,  111.,  Jan.  28,  1869;  educated  in  the 
Chicago  schools.  Began  insurance  experience  in  1884  in 
the  employ  of  the  Board  of  Underwriters  at  Chicago,  later 
connected  with  the  city  department  of  the  Northern  As 
surance  company  of  London  at  Chicago,  as  chief  clerk 
and  accountant;  later  special  agent  in  the  west  and  south 
of  the  Manchester  Assurance  comnany,  1892-96;  special 
agent  in  New  York  state  of  the  Continental  Insurance 
company,  1896-98;  assistant  manager  of  the  United  States 
branch  of  the  Manchester  and  assistant  secretary  Ameri 
can  Fire  Insurance  company  of  New  York,  1898-1900; 
secretary  Eagle  Fire  company  of  New  York,  1901 ;  mem 
ber  of  insurance  agency  firm  of  Fred  S.  James  and  com 
pany  of  New  York  City. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  169 

WILLIAM  BEACH  OLMSTEAD, 

Educator  and  Clergyman, 

Was  born  Feb.  26,  1864,  in  New  York  City.  In  1887  he 
received  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Trinity  college;  in  1908 
received  the  honorary  degree  of  A.M.  from  Yale  uni 
versity;  and  in  1910  the  honorary  degree  of  L.H.D.  from 
Trinity  college.  In  1887-07  he  was  master  of  St.  Mark's 
school  at  Southboro,  Mass.;  and  since  1807  has  been  head 
master  of  the  Pomfret  school  at  Pomfret,  Conn.  In  1908 
he  was  ordained  deacon  and  in  1909  was  ordained  a  priest 
in  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church. 

VIVIAN  M.  LEWIS, 

Commissioner  of  Banking  and  Insurance  of  New  Jersey. 
He  received  a  thorough  education,  and  has  filled  several 
positions  of  trust  and  honor.  Since  1909  he  has  been  com 
missioner  of  banking  and  insurance  of  New  Jersey,  for 
term  ending  in  1912;  and  resides  in  Trenton,  N.J. 

LEVI  GARNER  FOUSE, 

President  of  the  Fidelity  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Com 
pany  of  Philadelphia, 

Was  born  at  Clover  Creek,  Blair  county,  Pa.,  Oct.  21 
1850;  son  of  Adam  Fouse  and  Susannah  (Garner)  Fouse. 
He  attended  Juniata  Collegiate  institute,  1866;  Heidel 
berg  college,  Tiffin,  Ohio,  1867,  and  Mercersburg  (P.) 
college.  He  married  at  Mercersburg,  Pa.,  Jan.  10,  1870, 
Mary  B.  Hause.  After  special  studies  in  actuarial  sci 
ence,  Mr.  Fouse  in  1870  entered  the  life  insurance  busi 
ness  in  the  capacity  of  solicitor.  He  organized  the  Fi 
delity  Mutual  Life  Insurance  company  in  1878  and  has 
been  its  president  continuously.  Mr.  Fouse  is  author  of 
numerous  publications  on  life  insurance,  and  has  served 
in  a  number  of  companies  as  constulting  actuary.  Among 
these,  the  Army  Officers'  association,  investigating  the 
records  of  the  war  department  from  its  institution  to 


170  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

1896,  establishing  in  an  authentic  way  the  record  of  war 
hazards,  which  have  since  been  consulted  and  used  by 
underwriters.  He  was  the  first  in  this  country  to  formu 
late  a  plan  adapted  to  the  conditions  as  they  exist  in  the 
United  States,  based  on  the  actual  experience  of  British 
offices,  for  insuring  under-average  or  imnaired  lives.  He 
is  a  member  of  a  number  of  scientific  organizations, 
through  which  he  has  contributed  articles  of  special  in 
terest  with  reference  to  the  economic  and  ethical  features 
of  life  insurance. 

WILLIAM  HENRY  O'CONNELL, 

Clergyman  and  Archbishop, 

Was  born  Dec.  8,  iScQ,  in  Lowell,  Mass.  In  1881  he  en 
tered  the  North  American  college  of  Rome,  Italy;  and  in 
1884  was  ordained  a  priest  in  that  city.  In  1901  he  was 
consecrated  bishop  of  Portland,  Maine.  In  190$  he  was 
named  special  papal  envoy  to  the  emperor  of  Japan.  In 
1906  he  was  named  archbishop  of  Constance,  and  coad 
jutor  to  See  of  Boston.  In  IQO?  he  was  made  archbishop 
of  Boston;  and  in  1911  was  created  cardinal. 

SAMUEL  STERLING  PALMER, 

Clergyman, 

Was  born  March  5,  1861.  He  received  a  thorough  edu 
cation  in  the  secular  and  theological  schools.  He  has 
filled  several  important  pastorates;  and  is  now  pastor  of 
the  Proad  Street  Presbyterian  church  of  Columbus,  Ohio. 

CHARLES  C.  MUMFORD, 

Lawyer  and  Jurist, 

Was  born  in  1860.  He  received  a  thorough  education 
and  has  filled  numerous  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  In 
1905  he  was  elected  associate  justice  of  the  state  supreme 
court  of  Rhode  Island,  term  for  life,  but  resigned  on 
March  i,  1909;  and  resides  in  Providence,  R.I. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  171 

ROBERT  SHAW  OLIVER, 

Army  Officer, 

Was  born  Sept.  13,  1847,  in  Boston,  Mass.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  Milton  and  Concord,  Mass.;  and  at  Churchill's 
Military  school  at  Sing  Sing,  N.Y.  In  1864  he  was  ap 
pointed  second  lieutenant  in  the  fifth  Massachusetts  cav-" 
airy  and  in  1866  entered  the  regular  army  as  second  lieu 
tenant  in  the  seventeenth  regiment  United  States  infan 
try.  In  1867  he  became  first  lieutenant  in  the  eighth  cav 
alry;  and  in  1869-1903  engaged  in  the  business  of  stove 
manufacturing  in  Albany,  N.Y.,  with  Rathbone,  Sard  and 
company.  In  1875  he  became  colonel  in  the  tenth  regi 
ment  New  York  national  guard;  in  1880  was  brigadier- 
general  and  inspector-general  of  the  third  brigade,  retir 
ing  at  his  own  request  in  1903  to  accept  the  office  of  as 
sistant  secretary  of  war.  In  i8qj.-qi;  he  was  civil  service 
commissionner  of  the  city  of  Albany;  for  three  years  was 
police  commissioner  of  the  city  of  Albany,  and  in  1903 
was  appointed  assistant  secretary  of  war. 

MASON  S.  STONE, 

Educator, 

He  received  a  thorough  education,  and  has  been  promi 
nently  identified  with  educational  matters  in  Vermont. 
In  1892-1900  and  since  1905  he  has  been  superintendent 
of  educatio  nfor  the  state  of  Vermont;  and  resides  in 
Montpelier,  Vt. 

FRANK  LUSK  BABBOTT, 

Retired  Manufacturer, 

Was  born  Waterville,  N.Y. ;  son  Miller  and  Mary  Eliza 
beth  (Crandall)  Babbott;  graduate  Amherst  college,  A. 
B.,  1878,  A.M.,  1903;  Columbia  university  LL.B.,  1880; 
married  Brooklyn,  Feb.  18,  1886,  Lydia  Richardson 
Pratt;  children:  Mary  R.,  Frank  L.,  Jr.,  Lydia  P., 
Helen  L.  Director  Union  Typewriter  company,  L.  I. 


172  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

Loan  and  Trust  company.  Member  Brooklyn  board  edu 
cation,  1895-1902;  New  York  board  education,  1902-06 
(vice-president  1902-04)  ;  honorary  vice-president  Brook 
lyn  Collegiate  institution,  Y.W.C.A.  of  Brooklvn,  Brook 
lyn  Savings  bank,  Brooklyn  public  library,  Brooklyn 
Academy  of  Music;  member  board  Home  Missions  Pres 
byterian  church,  general  committee  Citizens'  union;  trus 
tee  People's  institute.  Author:  Classic  English  Odes; 
John  Donne's  Poems.  Clubs:  Century,  Alpha  Delta  Phi, 
University,  Montauk,  Hamilton  (Brooklyn)  ;  Nassau 
Country,  Adirondack  league.  President  Packer  institute; 
trustee  for  Y.W.C.A.,  etc.,  as  above;  member  Union 
Theological  seminary. 

FRANK  BAILEY, 

Capitalist, 

Was  born  Chatham,  N.Y.,  1865;  son  Dr.  W.  C.  and  Julia 
M.  (Utley)  Bailey;  graduate  Union  college,  A.B.,  1885, 
Ars.D.,  1908;  married  Brooklyn,  July,  1906,  Marie  Lou 
ise  Lambert;  one  daughter,  Barbara  Bailey,  born  1906; 
one  son,  born  1909,  Frank,  Jr.  Vice-president  and  trus 
tee  Title  Guarantee  and  Trust  companv,  Brooklyn;  third 
vice-president  and  director  Bond  and  Mortgage  Guaran 
ty  company;  president  and  director  Realty  Associates; 
treasurer  and  director  City  Real  Estate  company;  direc 
tor  Brooklyn  Academy  Music,  Bush  Terminal  company, 
Empire  State  Surety  company,  Kings  County  Electric 
Light  and  Power  company,  Livingston  Realty  company, 
Nassau  National  bank,  N.Y.,  Estates  of  Long  Beach.  Edi 
son  Electric  Illuminating  company;  vice-president  and 
director  Long  Island  Safe  Deposit  company.  Treasurer 
Union  college,  Schenectady,  N.Y. ;  trustee  Polytechnic 
institute.  Clubs:  Brooklyn,  Hamilton,  Riding  and 
Driving,  Long  Island  Country,  Adirondack  league,  Tri 
ton  (Canada),  Helena  Shooting  (N.C.). 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  173 

JOHN  PORTER  LAMBERTON, 

Editor  and  Author, 

Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Oct.  22,  1839;  son  of  Robert 
and  Jan  (Porter)  Lamberton.  He  was  graduated  from 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  as  A.B.,  in  1858,  A.M., 
1861.  He  married  in  1874,  Melvina  Vandyke,  daughter 
of  Charles  Vandyke.  Mr.  Lamberton  was  a  teacher  in 
Rev.  Dr.  Faires'  Classical  institute,  Philadelphia,  1859- 
1870;  principal  Central  institute,  Philadelphia,  1870- 
1872;  classical  teacher  in  other  schools  in  Philadelphia, 
1872-1879;  since  then  he  has  been  engaged  in  literary 
work.  Assistant  in  library,  University  of  Pennsylvania; 
member  of  American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social 
Science;  associate  editor  of  American  Supplement  to  En- 
cvclopedia  Britannica,  1881-1890:  reviser  of  Worcester's 
Dictionary,  1801-1891;;  contributor  on  American  subjects 
to  Chambers'  Cvclopaedia  and  other  works  of  reference. 
He  is  editor  and  chief  writer  of  Historic  Characters  and 
Famous  Events,  1894-1896;  Literature  of  All  Ages,  1897- 
1899;  Literature  of  the  Nineteenth  Century,  1900.  He 
was  associate  editor  of  The  Drama,  1903;  and  compiled 
a  Union  list  of  the  Periodicals  in  the  Principal  Libraries 
of  Philadelphia  and  Its  Vicinity  (Bulletin  of  the  Free 
Library  of  Philadelphia  No.  8)  iqo8;  and  supplement  to 
the  same,  1910;  contributor  to  various  periodicals. 

L.  L.  MOSELEY, 

Traveling  Freight  A^ent  Illinois  Central  Railroad, 
Was  born  Aug.  27,  1848,  at  Clinton,  Mass.  Educated  at 
the  Mississippi  college.  Entered  service  Southern  Ex 
press  company  1864  as  messenger  on  New  Orleans,  Jack 
son  and  Great  Northern  railway,  in  which  position  he  re 
mained  until  1871;  1871  to  1872,  storekeeper  Mobile  and 
Ohio  railroad  at  Macon,  Miss.;  1872,  out  of  service;  to 
October,  1873,  bill  clerk  St.  Louis,  Iron  Mountain  and 
Southern  railway  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  October,  1873,  to 


174 

September,  1878,  bill  clerk  Indianapolis  and  St.  Louis 
railway  at  East  St.  Louis,  111.;  September,  1878,  to  Tanu~ 
ary,  1888,  clerk  audit  department  Illinois  Central  rail 
road  at  Chicago;  1888  to  date,  traveling  freight  agent 
same  road.  1888  to  December,  1910,  traveling  freight 

agent.    Retired  on  pension,  December,  1910. 

I 

RICHARD  MARPOLE, 

General  Executive  Assistant,  Canadian  Pacific  Railway, 
Was  born  1850,  in  Wales.  Served  seven  and  a  half  years 
on  British  railwavs  in  construction  and  traffic  depart 
ments,  and  for  thirty-nine  years  on  Canadian  railways, 
since  1881  with  the  Canadian  Pacific  railway  successively 
as  contractor,  assistant  manager  of  construction,  Nipissing 
division,  superintendent  Lake  Superior  division  and  su 
perintendent  Pacific  division;  Mav,  1897,  to  March, 
1907,  general  superintendent  same  division  at  Vancouver. 
March,  1907,  to  date,  general  executive  assistant  for  Brit 
ish  Columbia,  with  head  office  at  Vancouver;  and  since 
Julv,  TO<X,  vice-nresident,  Esquimalt  and  Nanaimo  rail 
way,  Vancouver  Island. 

FLOYD  G.  TEN  BROECK, 

Mechanical  Engineer, 

Was  born  Elmira,  N.Y.,  Aug.  28,  1872;  son  William 
Russell  and  Clarissa  Louise  (Gunn)  Ten  Broeck;  grad 
uate  grammar  and  high  schools,  Elmira,  N.Y. ;  graduate 
Cornell  universitv,  M.E.,  specializing  in  electrical  en 
gineering;  married  Elmira,  N.Y..  Tan.  16.  180.6,  Anna  V. 
Daniels;  children:  William  D.,  born  i8q6;  Delphine 
Leta,  born  1902;  Adria,  born  1007.  Consulting  engineer 
and  designer  of  pulp  and  p^ner  mills  and  industrial 
plants;  electrical  developments,  power  plants,  etc.  Mem 
ber  American  Society  of  Mechanical  Engineers,  Che- 
mung  County  society  of  Greater  New  York.  Recreation : 
Golf. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  175 

CHARLES  I.  LANDIS, 
Jurist, 

Was  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  at  Lancaster,  Pa.,  un 
til  1899,  when  he  was  elected  on  the  Republican  ticket  to 
the  office  of  judge  of  the  court  of  common  pleas  for  the 
second  judicial  district,  comprising  the  county  of  Lan 
caster,  for  the  term  expiring  in  January,  TQIO.  Upon  the 
retirement  of  Hon.  John  B.  Livingston,  he  was,  on  Feb. 
13,  1004,  commissioned  presiding  judge.  In  November, 
1009,  he  was  elected  without  opnosition  for  a  second  term 
of  ten  years. 

MYRON  ELLSWORTH  WELLS, 

Civil  Engineer,  Railroad  Official, 

Was  born  May  i«j,  1861,  in  Hastings,  Minn.  In  1878- 
79  he  learned  telep;raoh  and  station  work  at  Cherokee, 
Iowa,  on  the  Illinois  Central  railroad  and  in  1883  gradu 
ated  from  the  Iowa  State  college  of  Ames,  Iowa;  and  the 
same  year  was  commissioned  major  of  the  Iowa  national 
guard.  In  1883-88  he  was  civil  engineer  in  the  Chicago 
and  Northwestern  and  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy 
railroads;  and  in  IQOI-CM;  was  p-eneral  boiler  inspector  for 
the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincv  railroad.  In  1898 
was  lieutenant  of  troop  A,  in  the  United  States  volunteer 
cavalry  and  was  a  member  of  the  United  Spanish  War 
Veterans.  Since  1905  he  has  been  assistant  master  me 
chanic  of  the  Wheeling  and  Lake  Erie  railroad:  and  was 
chairman  of  a  monthly  meeting  of  railroad  men  in  Cleve 
land,  working  with  the  citv  officials  on  reduction  of  smoke 
in  that  city.  He  is  the  author  of  the  second  prize  oaper 
before  the  Pacific  Coast  Railway  club  on  Care  of  Loco 
motive  Boilers,  and  is  author  of  several  other  railway  oa- 
pers.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Railway  Master 
Mechanics'  association  and  the  Master  Boilermakers'  as 
sociation. 


176  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

GEORGE  W.  WHEELER, 

Lawyer  and  Jurist, 

He  received  a  thorough  education,  and  soon  attained  a 
success  at  the  bar.  In  1893-1910  he  was  judge  of  the  su 
perior  court  of  Connecticut;  and  in  1910  was  elected  jus 
tice  of  the  supreme  court  of  errors  of  Connecticut  for  the 
term  of  eight  years  endine  Sept.  8,  1918. 

RICHARD  P.  ROACH, 

Treasurer,  the  Missouri,  Kansas  and  Texas  Railways 

Company  of  Texas, 

Was  born  March  16,  1870.  Educated  in  public  schools. 
Entered  railway  service  Feb.  i,  1886,  as  mail  distributor 
in  freight  claim  deoartment  Missouri  Pacific  railwav, 
since  which  time  he  has  been  consecutivelv.  August,  1886, 
to  Oct.  31,  1888,  clerk  general  auditor's  office  same  road: 
Nov.  i,  1888,  to  Mav,  1891,  clerk  general  auditor's  office 
Missouri,  Kansas  and  Texas  railwav;  Msv,  1891,  to  lulv 
;.  1892,  clerk  general  auditor's  office  Missouri  Pacific 
railwav:  Tulv  7.  1892,  to  Oct.  22,  1893,  clerk  general  of 
fice  Missouri,  Kansas  and  Texas  railwav:  Oct.  23,  1893, 
to  Aug.  7.  iRor.  cashier  local  treasurer's  office  same  road; 
Aug.  7,  1892,  to  April  4,  1907,  treasurer  in  Kansas  same 
road;  April  3,  1907,  to  date,  treasurer  the  Missouri,  Kan 
sas  and  Texas  Railway  comoany  of  Texas. 

EUGENE  V.  BREWSTER, 

Lawyer,  Managing  Editor  "The  Motion  Picture  Story 

Magazine;  Editor  "The  Caldron  Magazine," 
Was  born  Bavshore,  L.I.,  N.Y.,  Sept.  7,  1869;  son  Henry 
D.  and  Clotilda  Theresa  (Smith)  Brewster;  descendant 
of  Elder  Brewster,  of  the  Mayflower;  educated  public 
schools  at  Bayshore;  Centenary  Collegiate  institute,  Has- 
kettstown,  N.J.,  three  years;  Pennington  seminary,  one 
year;  Princeton  university;  married  May  10,  1893,  Emi- 
lie  C.  Churbuck;  children:  Ruth,  born  1895;  Raphael, 


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born  1897;  Marie  Theresa,  born  1900.  Writer  on  eco 
nomic  subjects  in  newspapers  and  magazines,  and  for  one 
vear  edited  legal  column  in  Brooklyn  Eagle.  Interested 
in  art,  music,  photography,  and  economics;  also  lecturer 
and  public  sneaker.  Author:  What  to  Do  With  the 
Trusts;  etc.  Independent  Democrat;  one  of  Bryan's  ear 
liest  friends  and  supporters.  President  Allied  Art  associ 
ation,  and  Brooklyn  Grand  Opera  company,  member  Na 
tional  Geographical  society,  American  Forestry  associa 
tion,  and  Municipal  Art  societv.  Has  painted  pictures 
for  exhibition  and  has  some  musical  talent.  Nominated 
by  two  labor  parties  for  attornev-p-eneral  in  1900,  but  de 
clined  nomination.  Club:  National  Arts. 

CHARLES  SPRAGUE  SARGENT, 

Professor  of  Arboriculture  and  Director  of  the  Arnold 

Arboretum,  Harvard  University. 

Was  born  on  April  24,  184.1,  in  Boston,  Mass.,  and  was 
graduated  from  Harvard  university  in  1862.  He  was 
chairman  of  the  commission  for  the  preservation  of  the 
Adirondack  forests  and  chairman  of  the  committee  of  the 
National  academy  to  report  on  a  scheme  of  forest  manage 
ment  for  the  United  States.  From  1887-07  he  was  editor 
of  Garden  and  Forest.  He  is  the  author  of  volume  IX. 
of  the  Final  Reports  of  the  Tenth  Census  of  the  United 
States,  being  a  report  on  the  forests  of  the  country,  of  the 
woods  of  the  United  States,  of  the  silva  of  North  Ameri 
ca,  of  a  Manual  of  the  Trees  of  North  America,  of  Trees 
and  Shrubs,  and  other  works.  He  received  the  degree  of 
LL.D.  from  Harvard,  and  is  a  member  of  the  National 
Academy  of  Science,  of  the  American  Academy  of  Arts 
and  Sciences,  of  the  American  Philosophical  society,  and 
of  many  foreign  academies  and  societies.  He  resides  in 
Brookline,  Mass. 


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JOHN  E.  KENDRICK, 

Manufacturer  and  Statesman, 

Was  born  June  17,  1854,  in  Providence,  R.I.  He  was  ed 
ucated  at  Providence  and  at  Wesleyan  university  of  Mid- 
dletown,  Conn.  In  1874  he  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Kendrick  Loom  Harness  company,  Providence,  R.  I., 
which  later  consolidated  under  the  name  of  the  American 
Supply  companv.  of  which  he  is  now  president.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  first  lieht  infantry  of  Providence;  in  1890 
was  a  member  of  the  Rhode  Island  state  legislature;  and 
for  fifteen  years  a  member  and  nine  years  president  of  the 
Providence  city  council;  and  for  eighteen  years  has  been  a 
member  of  the  state  board  of  education.  He  served  as 
United  States  marshal  under  Presidents  McKinley  and 

Roosevelt. 

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JAMES  BRYAN  WHITFIELD, 

Lawyer  and  Jurist, 

Was  born  Nov.  8,  1860,  in  Wayne  countv,  N.C.  He  was 
educated  at  the  West  Florida  seminary  and  the  University 
of  Virginia.  In  1886  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  and 
in  1888  was  annointed  private  secretary  to  Governor  Per 
ry  of  Florida.  In  1888-89  he  was  county  judge  of  Leon 
county,  Fla. ;  in  1889-97  was  clerk  of  the  supreme  court 
of  Florida;  in  1897-1902  was  state  treasurer  of  Florida; 
and  in  1903-04  was  attorney-general  of  Florida.  Since 
1905  he  has  been  chief  justice  of  the  state  supreme  court 
of  Florida,  and  resides  in  Tallahassee,  Fla. 

HENRY  ADSIT  BULL, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  Buffalo,  N.Y.,  1873;  son  Henry  and  Fanny 
(Adsit)  Bull;  educated  public  and  private  schools,  Buf 
falo;  Harvard  university,  A.B.,  189^;  University  of  Buf 
falo,  LL.B.,  1898;  married  BufTalo/N.Y.,  1901,  Cornelia 
Rumsey,  daughter  Ansley  Wilcox;  children:  Katherine, 


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born  1902;  Henry  Adsit,  Jr.,  born  1901;;  Marian,  born 
1906.  In  1898  began  practice  in  Buffalo;  member  firm 
of  Wilcox  and  Bull  since  May  i,  1903.  Lecturer  in  Buf 
falo  Law  school,  1902-04.  Member  board  of  councilmen 
of  Buffalo,  1908-1911.  Republican  district  and  general 
committeeman,  1899-1008.  Entered  sixty-fifth  regiment, 
N.G.,  N.Y.,  as  second  lieutenant  comronv  A,  December, 
1895;  captain,  December,  1806;  in  United  States  volun 
teers,  1808;  full  and  honorable  discharge,  IQOI.  Direc 
tor  First  National  bank  of  Hornell,  N.Y.  Episcopalian. 
Trustee  Law  library  of  eighth  judicial  district,  1903-1907. 
Associate  counsel  for  state  commission  which  investigated 
the  national  guard,  1907-8  (Wainwright  commission). 
Active  in  politics  as  a  progressive  Republican;  also  in 
Y.M.C.A.  work,  especially  with  boys,  and  in  Laymen's 
Missionary  movement.  Clubs:  Saturn,  University,  Park, 
Ellicott. 

TAMES  G.  PORTER, 

General  Manager  Woodstock  Railroad, 
Was  born  Oct.  2,  1841,  at  Hartford,  Vt.  Entered  rail 
way  service  Aug.  i,  1867,  since  which  he  has  been  con 
secutively  to  Tulv.  1871;,  station  agent  Central  Vermont 
railroad  at  Woodstock  station,  Hartford,  Vt. ;  Oct.  i, 
187^,  to  Sept.  n;,  1899,  superintendent  Woodstock  rail 
road;  Jan.  i,  1 88 1,  to  date,  treasurer  same  road;  Sept.  1$, 
1899,  to  date,  general  manager,  general  freight  and  ticket 
agent  and  purchasing  agent  same  road. 

RODNEY  AUGUSTUS  MERCUR, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  Sept.  29,  1851,  at  Towanda,  Pa.,  where  he  has 
always  resided;  eldest  son  of  Chief  Justice  Ulysses  and 
Sarah  Simpson  (Davis)  Mercur.  He  was  educated  at 
the  Hopkins  grammar  school,  New  Haven,  Conn.;  Phil 
lips  academy,  Exeter,  N.H.,  and  Harvard  university.  He 


180  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

married  June  12,  1879,  Marv,  daughter  of  James  M.  and 
Louise  (Overton)  Ward.  Mr.  Mercur  studied  law  and 
was  admitted  to  the  Bradford  county  bar,  1871;;  United 
States  circuit  and  district  court,  1876,  suoreme  court  of 
Pennsylvania,  1878;  and  supreme  court  of  the  United 
States,  1901;,  and  has  since  been  entered  in  active  prac 
tice.  From  1877  to  1870  he  was  a  register  in  bankruptcy 
for  the  western  district  of  Pennsvlvania.  He  is  a  senior 
warden  Christ's  church,  and  chancellor  of  the  diocese 
of  Bethlehem,  Pennsvlvania,  and  was  a  lav  deputv 
to  the  general  conventions  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
church  in  1886,  1880,  1802,  i8oc-  1808,  1007  and  IQIO. 
He  is  a  renublican  in  politics.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Towanda  Gas  company,  and  president  of  the  Towanda 
Cemeterv  association;  trustee  of  Robert  Parker  hosoital, 
Savre,  Pa.:  member  of  the  Societv  of  Colonial  Wars, 
Pennsvlvania  Societv  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  the 
Societv  of  the  War  of  iqi2.  American  Historical  societv, 
Bradford  Countv  Historical  societv,  Tiorra  Point  Histor 
ical  societv,  National  Geographic  societv,  American  Bar 
association,  the  Pennsvlvania  State  Bar  association,  of 
which  he  was  a  charter  member,  and  the  Bradford  Countv 
Bar  association,  of  which  he  is  the  president,  and  he  is  a 
member  of  the  Union  League  club  of  Pihladelphia. 

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IRVIN  W.  AYRES, 
Educator,  Librarian  and  Lawyer, 

Was  born  in  1880,  in  California.  He  received  a  thorough 
education,  and  received  the  degree  of  M.A.  from  the 
University  of  Virginia.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Califor 
nia  bar;  and  in  1903-01;  was  librarian  and  instructor  of 
Dublic  speaking  in  the  University  of  Nevada.  Since  1907 
he  has  been  in  New  York  City,  representing  family  and 
other  interests  in  important  financial  negotiations. 


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NATHAN  TROWBRIDGE  PULSIFER, 

Manufacturer, 

Was  born  Newton,  Mass.,  Oct.  27,  1851;  son  Charles  S. 
and  Eliza  W.  (Trowb ridge)  Pulsifer;  educated  Newton 
public  schools;  married  New  York  City,  Oct.  13,  1880, 
Almira  Houghton  Valentine,  daughter  Lawson  Valen 
tine;  children:  Lawson  Valentine,  Harold  Trowbridge. 
He  is  president  and  director  Valentine  and  company;  di 
rector  The  Outlook  company;  treasurer  and  director  of 
the  Kaolin  company,  Connecticut;  director  American 
Writing  Paper  company;  president  the  Outlook  company; 
director  Exter  Manufacturing  company;  director  Hough- 
ton  Mifflin  company.  Republican.  Clubs:  New  York 
Athletic,  Suburban  Riding  and  Driving,  Automobile  of 
America,  Hardware,  Dyker  Meadow  Golf,  Storm  King 
Golf,  Ponfret  Field. 

JOSEPH  A.  STORCH, 

Brigadier-General  Nebraska  National  Guard,  Com-.  . 

manding  First  Brigade, 

He  is  also  treasurer  of  the  National  Guard  association  of 
the  United  States.  He  is  identified  with  the  business  and 
public  affairs  of  Fullerton,  Neb.;  and  has  filled  numerous 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

MILTON  J.  GORDON, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  New  York  City,  Jan.  3,  1882;  son  Harris  and 
Sara  (Cossak)  Gordon;  graduate  New  York  university, 
L.L.B.;  married  Antoinette  Koscherak  on  Aug.  22,  1910; 
son  S.  Byron  Gordon.  Real  estate  and  corporation  law 
yer;  represents  many  leading  corporations  and  real  estate 
interests  and  recognized  as  an  authority  in  bankruptcy 
law.  The  district  attorney  of  New  York  county,  recog 
nizing  his  ability  in  the  handling  of  bankruptcy  cases,  re 
tained  him  to  assist  in  criminal  prosecution  of  Charles 


182  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

Kanter,  prominent  merchant  in  New  York  City,  charged 
and  convicted  of  obtaining  merchandise  on  a  raise  state 
ment  of  his  financial  resources,  which  conviction  was  the 
first  had  in  New  York  county  on  such  a  charge.  Retained 
at  different  times  as  counsel  in  famous  cases  involving 
bankruptcy  and  real  estate  questions.  President  Lamont 
Realty  company;  vice-president  Long  Island  Mortgage 
company;  director  Cortelyou  Realty  company,  Home 
Contracting  company.  One  of  the  banking  firm  of  M. 
T.  Gordon  and  company.  Member  advisory  board,  Young 
Women's  Hebrew  association,  board  of  directors,  Monte- 
fior  league,  board  of  governors,  Beth-Israel  hospital; 
member  Jewish  Publication  society  of  Philadelphia,  Jew 
ish  hospital,  advisory  board  of  Training  School  for 
Nurses  of  Jewish  Hospital;  director  Brooklyn  Talmud 
Torah. 

SYLVANUS  C.  BREYFOGEL, 
Bishop  of  the  Evangelical  Association, 
Was  born  at  Pleasantville,  Pa.,  July  20,  i8c;i;  son  of 
Seneca  Breyfogel  and  Sarah  (Ely)  Brevfogel.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools,  including;  Reading:  high 
school,  Central  Pennsylvania  college,  and  also  studied  at 
the  Union  seminary  of  Pennsylvania  and  Illinois  Wes- 
leyan  university,  where  he  was  graduated  as  Ph.B.;  and 
in.  1801  he  received  the  degree  ojf  D.D.  from  Otterbein 
university.  In  1909  he  received  the  degree  of  L.L.D. 
from  the  Ohio  Northern  university.  He  married,  in  Read 
ing,  Pa.,  May  8,  1877,  Kate  E.  Boas.  He  was  ordained 
in  the  ministry  of  the  Evangelical  association  in  1879, 
filled  five  pastorates  and  was  elected  presiding  elder  in 
1886.  In  1891  he  was  elected  as  one  of  the  four  bishops 
of  this  denomination  in  America,  Europe  and  Asia,  and 
he  has  traveled  extensively,  to  visit  distant  conferences. 
Bishop  Breyfogel  is  author  of:  Evangelical  Landmarks; 
The  Polity  of  the  Evangelical  Association;  and  Great 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  183 

Sermons  by  Great  Preachers.  He  was  formerly  editor  of 
the  Preachers'  Assistant,  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  pub 
lication  committee  of  his  denomination.  He  is  the  presi 
dent  of  the  theological  department  of  Schuvlkill  seminary, 
Reading,  Pa.,  and  of  a  college  and  school  of  theology  by 
correspondence,  patronized  extensively  throughout  the 
United  States  and  Canada. 

CHARLES  W.  ANDERSON, 

Collector  of  Internal  Revenue, 

Was  born  Oxford,  Ohio,  of  African  descent;  worked  his 
way  through  college  while  supporting  a  widowed  mother 
and  two  sisters;  afterward  studied  law,  but  was  not  admit 
ted  to  bar.  Came  to  New  York,  took  up  newsoaper  work 
and  later  drifted  into  politics;  for  several  vears  super 
visor  of  racing  accounts  in  connection  with  the  New 
York  state  racing  commission;  member  republican  state 
committee  of  New  York;  was  chief  clerk,  state  treasury, 
Albany.  Member  of  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art. 
Member  National  Geographical  societv;  appointed,  1906, 
collector  of  internal  revenue  for  second  district,  New 
York  City  and  Island  of  Porto  Rico.  Active  political 
worker  amonp-  voters  of  his  race,  and  campaign  speaker, 
and  member  New  York  state  republican  committee. 

JOHN  MANDT  NELSON, 

United  States  Congressman  from  the  Second  District  of 

Wisconsin, 

Was  born  in  the  town  of  Burke,  Dane  county,  Wis.,  Oct. 
10,  1870;  received  a  collegiate  education,  graduating 
from  the  University  of  Wisconsin  in  June,  1892;  was 
elected  superintendent  of  schools  in  Dane  county  in  1892 
and  re-elected  in  1894;  resigned  to  accept  the  position  of 
bookkeeper  in  the  office  of  the  secretary  of  state,  1894- 
1897;  edited  The  State,  1897-98;  correspondent  in  state 
treasury  1898-1902;  was  graduated  from  the  law  depart- 


184  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

ment  of  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  1896;  pursued  post 
graduate  studies  at  the  university;  is  by  profession  a  law 
yer;  was  elected  to  the  fifty-ninth  congress  to  fill  a  vacan 
cy  and  to  the  sixtieth  congress;  was  elected  to  the  sixty- 
first  congress  and  re-elected  to  the  sixty-second  congress 
as  a  republican;  and  resides  in  Madison,  Wis. 

FREDERICK  HOBBES  ALLEN, 

United  States  Diplomat, 

Was  born  May  30,  1858,  in  Honolulu,  Hawaii,  and  is  a 
son  of  the  late  Hon.  Elisha  Hunt  Allen,  the  eminent  dip 
lomat  and  congressman.  He  studied  in  Germany  and 
Switzerland  and  under  private  tutors.  In  1880  he  grad 
uated  with  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Harvard  university; 
and  in  1893  graduated  with  the  degrees  of  A.M.  and  LL. 
B.  from  that  institution  of  learning.  In  1882  he  was  sec 
retary  to  the  Hawaiian  legation  and  in  1883  was  charge 
de  affaires  of  the  Hawaiian  legation.  He  resigned;  and 
in  1883  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  has  been  corpora 
tion  counsel  of  the  village  of  Pelham  Manor;  and  also 
served  as  president  of  the  village.  He  is  chairman  of  the 
democratic  county  committee  of  Westchester  county,  N. 
Y. ;  and  is  the  senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Allen  and 
Camman  of  New  York  City. 

PETER  APPEL, 

Secretary  State  Dental  Board  of  Wyoming, 
Was  born  Nov.  22,  1881,  at  Green  River,  Wyo.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  and  at  the  University  of 
Wyoming;  and  graduated  from  the  Northwestern  Dental 
school  of  Chicago,  111.;  and  has  received  the  degree  of 
D.D.S.  He  is  a  successful  dental  surgeon  of  Wyoming; 
is  identified  with  the  republican  party;  and  a  member  of 
various  associations.  He  is  secretary  of  the  state  dental 
board  of  Wyoming;  is  now  serving  his  second  term  of 
1909-13. 


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JOHN  JAY  WATSON,  JR., 

Banker, 

Was  born  Jamestown,  R.I.,  Nov.  12,  1874;  son  John  Jay 
and  Gertrude  T.  (Stanhope)  Watson;  educated  public 
schools,  Rogers  high  school,  etc. ;  married  Providence,  R. 
I.,  Nov.  14,  1900,  Eliza  Ralph.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Watson  and  Pressprich,  36  Nassau  street,  New 
York  City.  Was  treasurer  and  director  of  United  States 
Rubber  company  and  president  of  Rubber  Goods  Manu 
facturing  company,  and  largely  interested  in  the  rubber 
industry  until  1910,  when  he  resigned  to  take  up  private 
banking.  He  is  a  director  of  Industrial  Trust  company, 
Providence,  R.I.  Representative  town  of  Jamestown 
in  Rhode  Island,  1899-1904;  while  in  legislature  was 
member  house  commission  on  corporations,  and  on  finance 
and  several  minor  committees.  Alternate  national  repub 
lican  convention,  Chicago,  1904.  Republican.  Member 
New  England  Rubber  Club,  Rhode  Island  Historical 
society,  New  England  society,  Squadron  A.,  N.G.N.Y., 
Royal  Arch  Mason  K.  T. ;  member  state  board  of  chari 
ties  and  correction  for  Rhode  Island  for  seven  years. 
Clubs:  Union  League,  Riding,  Church,  Squadron  A. 
Clubs,  New  York:  Ardsley  club  at  Ardsley-on-Hudson, 
Sleepy  Hollow  Country  club  at  Scarboro-on-Hudson. 

ROBERT  D.  CAREY, 

President  State  Fair  Commission, 

Was  born  Aus;.  12,  1878,  in  Cheyenne,  Wyo.  He  received 
a  thorough  education;  and  in  1900  graduated  from  Yale 
college.  He  is  identified  with  the  republican  party  of 
Wyoming;  has  been  chairman  of  the  republican  county 
central  committee;  and  held  various  other  positions  of 
trust  and  honor.  He  is  engaged  in  the  live  stock  and 
ranching  business  in  Wyoming.  He  is  president  of  the 
Wyoming  state  fair  commission;  is  now  serving  his  second 
term  of  1909-12. 


186  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

ALBERT  ULMANN, 

Banker  and  Broker, 

Was  born  July  2,  1861,  New  York  City.  Son  of  Edward 
Ulmann  andPhilippine  Michels.  Educated  in  New  York 
City  public  schools.  B.S.,  1881,  College  City  of  New 
York.  Married  Tillie  Sulzbacher.  Trustee  American 
Scenic  and  Historic  Preservation  society;  governor  and 
one  of  the  founders  of  The  Judaeans.  Member  Phi  Beta 
Kappa;  New  York  Historical  society;  American  Histor 
ical  association;  City  History  club;  member  Hudson-Ful 
ton  celebration  commission  and  historian  of  the  Maiden 
Lane  Historical  society.  Author:  Frederick  Struther's 
Romance;  Chaperoned;  A  Landmark  History  of  New 
York;  New  York's  Historic  Sites,  Landmarks,  Monu 
ments,  and  Tablets;  The  Story  of  Maiden  Lane. 

HENRY  TUREMAN  ALLEN, 

Soldier,  Governor  and  Author, 

Was  born  April  13,  1859,  in  Sharpsburg,  Ky.  He  attend 
ed  Georgetown  college  of  Kentucky;  and  in  1882  grad 
uated  from  the  United  States  military  academy.  He  has 
been  a  cavalry  officer;  in  1885-86  was  engaged  in  explora 
tions  in  Alaska;  1881-90  was  instructor  in  languages  in 
the  military  academy;  and  in  1890-99  was  military  attache 
in  St.  Petersburg  and  Berlin,  except  while  serving  in  the 
Cuban  campaign.  In  1901  he  commanded  the  forty-third 
regiment  United  States  volunteer  infantry  on  the  island 
of  Leyte,  of  which  island  he  was  civil  governor.  In  1901 
he  began  the  organization  of  the  Philippine  constabulary;, 
and  in  1903  was  made  brigadier-general  and  chief  of  con 
stabulary.  In  1904  he  was  detailed  as  military  observer 
with  the  Japanese  forces.  Since  1908  he  has  been  acting 
superintendent  of  the  Yellowstone  national  park,  Wyo. 
He  is  the  author  of  Military  System  of  Sweden ;  and  other 
works. 


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SILAS  E.  EVERTS, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  Easton,  N.Y.,  Sept.  17,  1867;  son  Palmer  D. 
and  Elizabeth  (Perry)  Everts;  educated  North  Gran- 
ville  Military  academy,  1885;  graduate  Williams  college, 
A.B.,  1890;  University  City  of  New  York  law  school, 
LL.B.,  1892;  married  Granville,  N.Y.,  June  10,  1892, 
Lucina  Woodard;  children:  Palmer  W.,  born  1894;  Mi 
riam  E.,  born  1898;  Roscoe,  born  1902.  Special  countv 
judge  of  Washington  county,  director  Granville  National 
bank.  Republican,  Episcopalian.  Member  State  Bar 
association,  New  York  State  Historical  society,  Masonic 
order  (Granville  Chapter,  R.A.M.,  Washington  Com- 
mandery,  No.  33,  Saratoga). 

BENJAMIN  F.  BROWN, 

State  Representative  of  New  Mexico, 
Was  born  Jan.  30,  1880,  in  Cisco,  Texas.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  and  private  schools  of  Texas,  Illinois 
and  New  Mexico.  He  is  a  successful  merchant  and  deal 
er  in  real  estate  of  Mosciuero,  N.M.;  and  prominently 
identified  with  the  republican  party.  He  is  now  a  mem 
ber  of  the  state  house  of  representatives  for  New  Mexico 
for  the  term  of  1909-11. 

ALFRED  W.  BELL, 

State  Representative  of  West  Virginia, 
Was  born  Sept.  5,  1866,  in  De  Kalb,  Gilmer  county,  W. 
Va.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
state;  and  in  the  Glenville  state  normal  school.  He  has 
attained  success  in  the  practice  of  law  in  West  Virginia; 
and  is  a  commissioner  in  chancerv,  a  commissioner  of  ac 
counts  and  a  notary  public.  He  was  mayor  of  the  town  of 
Henry,  W.  Va.;  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  education 
of  the  Henry  independent  district;  and  principal  of  the 
Glenville  public  schools.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the 


188 

congressional,  senatorial  and  judiciary  committees  of  the 
republican  party;  and  is  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows, 
Knights  of  Pythias  and  other  fraternal  and  patriotic  or 
ders.  He  was  a  state  representative  in  the  West  Virginia 
legislature  for  the  term  of  1908-10;  is  a  member  of  the 
committee  of  the  judiciary. 

WILLIAM  RICHMOND  PETERS, 

Merchant  and  Manufacturer, 

Was  born  New  York  City,  1850;  son  Thomas  McClure 
and  Alice  (Richmond)  Peters;  educated  private  schools; 
entered  Yale  in  1870,  but  was  not  graduated;  married 
New  York  City,  1879,  Helen  Heiser;  children:  Isabel, 
Alice  R.,  William  Richmond,  Jr.,  Thomas  M.  President 
and  director  Peters,  White  and  company,  Peters  Realty 
company,  Phosphate  Mining  company;  director  Bank  of 
America,  Mutual  Chemical  company,  State  Realty  and 
Mortgage  company.  Clubs:  Century,  Metropolitan, 
Down  Town,  Riding.  Residence:  City,  33  W.  49th 
street;  country,  Oyster  Bay,  L.I. 

JOHN  FLEMING  CARSON, 

Clergyman, 

Was  born  Philadelphia,  Jan.  28,  1860;  son  William  and 
Margaret  (Fleming)  Carson;  educated  West  Philadel 
phia  Classical  institute,  University  of  Pennsylvania,  A.B., 
1881;  Reformed  Presbyterian  Theological  seminary,  Al 
legheny,  Pa.,  B.D.,  1885  (D.D.,  1892,  Ursinus  college, 
LL.D.,  1910,  Ursinus  college)  ;  married  Philadelphia, 
Feb.  9,  1886,  Bessie  McKnight.  Ordained  pastor  Re 
formed  Presbyterian  church,  Brooklvn,  N.Y.,  May  20, 
1885;  entered  Presbyterian  church,  April,  1892,  as  pas 
tor  Central  Presbyterian  church,  Brooklyn  (church  or 
ganized  1892^  with  146  members;  membership  in  1911  is 
2,354).  Chaplain  forty-seventh  regiment,  N.G.N.Y.  Re 
publican.  Moderator  of  the  general  assembly  of  Pres- 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  189 

byterian  church,  1911.  Director  college  board  of  Pres 
byterian  church;  trustee  Presbytery  of  Brooklyn  Church 
Extension  society,  Brooklyn,  Blind  Men's  Industrial 
home,  chairman  executive  commission  Presbyterian 
church,  Member  Pennsylvania  society  of  New  York. 
Clubs:  Union  League  (Brooklyn),  Brooklyn  Clerical. 

GEORGE  C.  CALKINS, 

State  Representative  of  Iowa, 

Was  born  Oct.  4,  1835,  in  Schnectadv  county,  N.Y.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  county; 
ville  academy.  In  18^9  he  moved  to  Illinois;  there  taught 
school;  and  for  a  few  years  was  engaged  in  farming  and 
auctioneering.  He  was  assessor  of  Whiteside  county,  111. ; 
and  also  filled  various  other  local  positions.  In  1871  he 
located  in  Adams  county,  Iowa;  and  has  ever  since  fol 
lowed  the  businesses  of  auctioneering,  farming  and  stock 
raising  in  that  county.  He  has  been  town  clerk,  assessor 
and  county  supervisor  for  six  years,  being  chairman  for 
attended  Kingsborough  academv:  and  also  the  Charlottes- 
four  years.  Since  1906  he  has  been  a  state  representative 
in  the  Iowa  legislature  from  Adams  county;  is  now  serv 
ing  his  second  term  of  1909-11. 

B.  A.  WORTHINGTON, 

First  Vice-President, 

Was  born  Nov.  20,  1861,  at  Sacramento,  Cal.  Educated 
in  the  oublic  schools  at  Sacramento.  Entered  railway 
service  Tulv  T.  1874,  as  telegraph  messenger  Central  Pa 
cific  railroad  at  Sacramento,  Cal.,  since  which  he  has  been 
consecutively  to  1877,  telegraph  operator  same  road;  1877 
to  1882,  commercial  operator  Western  Union  Telegraph 
company;  1882  to  1888,  chief  clerk  and  secretary  to  gen 
eral  master  mechanic  Southern  Pacific  company  at  Sacra 
mento;  1888  to  July,  1895,  chief  clerk  and  secretary  to 
vice-president  and  general  manager  same  company  at  San 


190  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

Francisco;  July,  1895,  to  1898,  chief  clerk  and  secretary  to 
assistant  to  president  same  company;  1898  to  July,  1901, 
in  charge  of  tonnage  rating  of  locomotives  same  company; 
July  to  October,  1901,  superintendent  Tucson  division  at 
Tucson,  Ariz.;  October,  1901,  to  Aug.  20,  1903,  superin 
tendent  coast  division  same  company  at  San  Francisco; 
Aug.  20,  1903,  to  April  i,  1904,  assistant  to  general  man 
ager  same  company  at  San  Francisco;  April  i,  1904,  to 
Feb.  9,  1905,  assistant  director  of  maintenance  and  opera 
tion  Harriman  lines  (Southern  Pacific  and  Union  Pacific 
systems)  at  Chicago;  Feb.  9  to  June  i,  1905,  vice-presi 
dent  and  general  manager  Oregon  Railroad  and  Naviga 
tion  compan^'  Tune  i,  igoc,  to  date,  first  vice-president 
Wheeling  and  Lake  Erie  railroad,  Wabash  Pittsburg  Ter 
minal  railway  and  West  Side  Belt  railroad,  comprising 
the  Wabash  lines  east  of  Toledo,  O. ;  Sept.  25,  1905,  to 
date,  also  general  manager  same  lines;  on  June  8,  1908, 
he  was  appointed  receiver  W.  and  L.  E.  R.  R.  Co.  and  P., 
W.  and  L.E.  Coal  company;  same  position  to  date. 

WILLIAM  B.  AHERN, 

Solicitor, 

Was  born  in  Burlington  county,  N.J.,  Nov.  2,  1851.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Philadelphia,  and 
engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  until  January,  1879,  when 
he  was  appointed  to  a  clerkship  in  the  internal  revenue 
office,  leaving  this  position  in  August,  1880,  to  accept  the 
assistant  clerkship  of  the  court  of  quarter  sessions,  where 
he  remained  until  April,  1881;,  when  he  became  one  of 
the  magistrates  of  the  city,  having  been  chosen  at  the  elec 
tion  in  February  preceeding  for  the  term  of  five  years. 
He  was  re-elected  magistrate  in  February,  1890,  and 
served  until  April,  1895.  In  May,  1895,  he  was  appointed 
clerk  of  the  court  of  quarter  sessions  by  Governor  Has 
tings  for  the  unexpired  term  of  Gen.  James  W.  Latta, 
and  elected  for  term  of  three  years  to  the  same  office  in 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  191 

November,  1895,  retiring  therefrom,  Dec.  31,  1898,  since 
which  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits. 
He  represented  the  twelfth  ward  in  the  republican  city 
committee  from  January,  1878,  until  August,  1884,  and 
the  thirteenth  ward  from  January,  1886,  until  1900;  was 
president  of  that  body  in  1887,  and  secretary  for  sixteen 
years,  and  was  alternate  delegates  to  the  republican  na 
tional  conventions  of  1880  and  1888.  Address:  2008  Dia 
mond  street,  Philadelphia. 

S.  C.  CARL, 

Lawyer  and  Statesman  of  Io<wa, 

Was  born  Nov.  i,  1870,  in  What  Cheer,  Iowa.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools;  and  graduated  from  the 
Iowa  City  Commercial  college.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
democratic  party;  is  prominent  in  the  public  and  busi 
ness  affairs  of  his  communitv;  and  has  large  interests  in 
real  estate  and  insurance.  He  is  now  serving  his  second 
term  of  1909-1 1  as  a  justice  of  the  peace. 

DANIEL  S.  SPENCER, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  June  12,  1857,  at  Salk  Lake  City,  Utah.  Edu 
cated  in  the  common  schools  and  at  Utah  university.  En 
tered  railway  service  1874  as  messenger  boy  Utah  Central 
railroad  and  Utah  Southern  railroad.  These  roads  later 
were  absorbed  by  the  Union  Pacific  and  afterwards  by  the 
Oregon  Short  line,  and  he  has  been  in  continuous  service 
of  those  roads  and  the  Oregon  Short  line  to  date,  as  fol 
lows:  Telegraph  operator,  station  agent,  traveling  audi 
tor,  ticket  agent  at  deoot  at  Salt  Lake  Citv,  ticket  agent  in 
city  office  same  place,  train  dispatcher  of  line  Ogden  to 
Frisco,  Utah,  chief  clerk  to  general  agent  Salt  Lake  City, 
chief  clerk  general  passenger  and  ticket  office  Oregon 
Short  line,  and  is  now  assistant  general  passenger  and 
ticket  agent  same  road. 


192  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

MILNER  SEARGEANT, 

Master  of  Trains,  Louisville  and  Nashville  Railroad, 
Was  born  May  7,  1867,  at  Ashley,  111.  Educated  at  Ash 
ley  (111.)  high  school  and  at  Ewing  college,  1883  to  1886. 
Entered  railway  service  November,  1887,  since  which  he 
has  been  consecutively  to  date,  with  Louisville  and  Nash 
ville  railroad  as  follows:  To  Mav.  i88q,  watchman  at 
Mt.  Vernon,  111.;  May,  1889,  to  July,  1890,  operator  same 
place;  July,  1890,  to  February,  1891,  assistant  train  dis 
patcher  at  Evansville,  Ind. ;  February,  1891,  to  March, 
1897,  train  dispatcher  same  place;  March,  1897,  to  date, 
successively  master  of  trains  St.  Louis  division,  Hender 
son  division  and  Cumberland  Valley  division. 

HENRY  FLOY, 

Consulting  Engineer, 

Was  born  September,  1866,  in  Elizabeth,  N.J.  He  was 
educated  at  Wesleyan,  Middletown,  Conn.;  Cornell, 
Ithaca,  N.Y.  Degrees,  A.  B.,  A.M.,  M.E.  He  was  with 
the  Westinghouse  Electric  and  Manufacturing  company 
for  six  years,  1892-1898,  at  Pittsburg,  Chicago  and  Min 
neapolis.  Since  1898  located  in  New  York  City,  carry 
ing  on  an  independent  consulting  engineer  practice.  As 
consulting  engineer  has  done  work  in  various  parts  of  the 
United  States,  Canada  and  Mexico,  in  reporting  on,  ap 
praising  and  supervising  construction  of  steam  and  hydro 
generating  stations,  power  plants,  street  railways,  and  long 
distance  transmission  lines.  Installed  the  first  2^,000  volt 
underground  transmission  in  1900  at  St.  Paul,  Minn., 
which  is  still  in  successful  operation.  Arbitrator  in  the 
Colorado  Springs  lighting  controversy.  Member  of  the 
international  jury  of  awards,  Louisiana  exposition,  1904. 
Member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Electrical  Engi 
neering,  American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers,  American 
Electric  Railway  association,  National  Electric  Light 
association,  Illuminating  Engineering  society,  New  York 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  193 

Electrical  society,  etc.  Author  of  "High  Tension  Under 
ground  Electric  Cables,"  "Colorado  Springs  Controver 
sy,"  monographs  and  contributions  to  the  technical  press. 

CHESTER  L.  COLLINS, 

Circuit  Judge  of  Michigan, 

Was  born  June  13,  1847,  in  New  Castle,  Coshocton  coun 
ty,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools;  attend 
ed  the  Iowa  Wesleyan  university  and  graduated  from  the 
literary  department  of  that  institution  of  learning.  He 
served  in  the  civil  war  as  a  member  of  company  A,  forty- 
seventh  regiment  Iowa  volunteer  infantry.  In  1869  he 
began  the  practice  of  law;  and  soon  attained  success  in 
that  profession.  He  is  a  member  of  the  republican  party; 
and  is  prominently  identified  with  the  business  and  public 
affairs  of  his  city,  county  and  state.  He  is  a  judge  of  the 
circuit  court  of  Michigan;  is  now  serving  his  first  term  of 
1 906- 1 1 . 

JOSIAH  H.  DORTCH, 

Chief  of  Education,  United  States  Division  Indian 

Affairs, 

Was  born  Feb.  15,  1858,  in  Somerville,  Tenn.  He  was 
educated  in  the  Southwestern  Presbyterian  university  of 
Clarksville,  Tenn.;  and  at  Vanderbilt  university  of  Nash 
ville,  Tenn.  He  is  by  profession  a  lawyer  and  editor;  and 
in  1884  was  appointed  clerk  of  the  circuit  court  of  Fay- 
ette  county,  Tenn.  In  1887  he  was  a  member  of  the  Ten 
nessee  state  senate  from  the  thirtieth  senatorial  district; 
and  in  1890-94  was  county  court  clerk  of  Fayette  county, 
Tenn.  While  a  member  of  the  Tennessee  state  senate  he 
introduced  and  passed  the  election  law  bill  of  that  state, 
which  with  only  slight  modifications,  is  still  on  the  statute 
books.  For  fifteen  years  he  was  editor  of  the  Reporter  of 
Somerville,  Tenn.  Since  1895  ne  has  been  chief  of  educa 
tion,  division  of  Indian  affairs. 


194  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

JOSEPH  CANS, 

Lawyer, 

Son  Hynictn  Selig  and  Rose  Cans;  born  in  Germany,  May 
17,  1 88 1 ;  came  to  the  United  States  when  three  years  of 
age;  educated  in  public  schools  of  New  York  City  and 
New  York  university,  receiving  degree  of  LL.M.;  mar 
ried  New  York  City,  December,  1903,  Delia  L.  London; 
children:  Hyman  Selig,  Ralph  A.  Admitted  to  the  bar 
at  New  York  City,  1902,  and  immediately  became  mem 
ber  of  the  firm  of  Rieger  and  Cans,  succeeding  the  firm 
of  Levy,  Lynn  and  Rieger.  Had  previously  been  asso 
ciated  with  Mr.  Rieger  of  that  firm  for  about  eight  years. 
Later  the  firm  was  dissolved  and  he  entered  into  practice 
alone  and  also  entered  into  many  real  estate  corporations. 
Member  firm  of  Cans  Bros.,  real  estate  operators;  direc 
tor  and  counsel  Nassau  Beekman  Investing  company, 
Trist  Realty  company,  Yorkville  Jewelry  company,  Zuck- 
erman  and  Liberman,  Inc.  Democrat.  Hebrew.  Mem 
ber  New  York  County  Lawyers'  association.  Has  devot 
ed  whole  time  to  litigated  pracice  and  to  real  estate  oper 
ations  and  has  become  associated  with  many  enterprises. 

GEORGE  D.  DARNALL, 

Physician  and  Surgeon  of  West  Union,  Iowa, 
Was  born  May  28,  1843,  near  Paris,  Edgar  county,  111. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state; 
attended  the  Edgar  academy  of  Paris,  111.,;  and  in  1872 
graduated  from  the  Ohio  medical  college  at  Cincinnati. 
He  has  attained  success  as  a  practicing  surgeon  and  phy 
sician  of  West  Union,  Iowa;  and  for  nearly  forty  years 
has  continuously  followed  his  profession.  He  is  president 
of  the  board  of  insane  commissioners  of  Fayette  county, 
Iowa;  is  president  of  the  board  of  education  of  West 
Union,  Iowa;  is  president  of  the  board  of  pension  exam 
iners  for  Fayette  county,  Iowa;  and  is  also  surgeon  to  the 
Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  railroad  at  West  Union, 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  195 

Iowa.  He  has  been  coroner  of  Fayette  county,  Iowa;  for 
fourteen  years  was  a  member  of  the  West  Union  city  coun 
cil;  and  president  of  the  Fayette  county  board  of  pension 
examiners.  He  was  a  representative  in  the  twenty-second 
general  assembly  of  the  Iowa  legislature;  is  now  president 
of  the  Fayette  county  national  bank  of  West  Union,  Iowa; 
and  is  prominently  identified  with  the  business  and  public 
affairs  of  his  city  and  state. 

JOHN  ELMER  WEEKS, 

Physician, 

Was  born  Painesville,  O.,  Aug.  9,  1853;  son  Seth  and 
Deborah  A.  (Blydenburgh)  Weeks;  educated  Paines 
ville,  O.,  Corry,  Pa.,  high  school;  graduate  University  of 
Michigan,  M.D.,  1881;  matriculant  University  of  Ber 
lin,  Germany,  1884;  married  New  York  City,  April  29, 
1890,  Jennie  Post  Parker;  one  daughter,  Eveline  P.,  born 
April  n,  1891.  Served  for  five  and  a  half  years  as  in 
terne  at  Alms  House  and  Workhouse  hospitals,  New 
York,  New  York  State  Emigrant  hospital,  New  York 
Ophthalmic  and  Aural  institute,  a  semester  at  University 
of  Berlin.  Now  practicing  in  New  York  City.  Former 
chief  of  clinic,  ophthalmic  department,  Vanderbilt  clinic, 
College  Physicians  and  Surgeons;  lecturer  on  opthalmol- 
ogy,  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical  college,  and  professor 
diseases  of  the  eye  and  ear,  Woman's  Medical  college  of 
New  York  infirmary;  now  professor  opthalmology,  Uni 
versity  and  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical  college  (New 
York  university)  ;  surgeon  New  York  Eye  and  Ear  in 
firmary.  In  1886  discovered  and  described  the  micro 
organism  that  produces  acute  contagious  conjunctivitis; 
has  written  many  articles  and  monographs  on  medical  sub 
jects,  in  general  and  special  medical  journals  and  in  text 
books  on  diseases  of  the  eye.  Author  Diseases  of  the  Eye, 
a  textbook.  Director  New  York  Product  Exachnge  bank. 
Republican.  Member  New  York  Academy  of  Medicine, 


196  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

State  Medical  society,  County  Medical  society,  American 
Medical  association,  American  Ophthalmological  soci 
ety,  Ohio  society.  Recreations:  Golf,  fishing,  hunting. 
Clubs:  Union  League,  Automobile  Club  of  America, 
Quill,  Montaignais. 

JULIAN  FRANCIS  DETMER, 

Merchant, 

Was  born  Cleveland,  O. ;  son  Henry  and  Josephine 
(Kleine)  Detmer:  educated  in  nublic  schools:  married, 
1896,  Esther  M.  Downey;  children:  Esther  Marie,  born 
1898;  Eugene,  born  1899:  Jerome,  born  1901.  Engaged 
since  1886  in  wholesale  woolen  business  as  president  Det 
mer  Woolen  company,  the  headquarters  of  which  are  in 
New  York  City. 

THOMAS  DUFF, 

Hancock  County  Auditor,  of  Iowa, 
Was  born  July  i/t,  1840.  in  Delaware.  He  was  educated 
in  the  district  schools;  has  been  identified  with  various 
mercantile  and  other  businesses:  and  is  nrominentlv  iden 
tified  with  the  business  and  public  affairs  of  Garner,  Iowa. 
He  is  identified  with  the  republican  partv;  and  is  now 
serving  his  second  term  of  1910-22  as  county  auditor  of 
Hancock  countv. 

DAVID  STANLEY  SMITH, 

Musician, 

Was  born  U.S.A.,  1877.  Pupil  of  Arthur  Kortheuer, 
Horatio  Parker  and  C.  M.  Widor  (Paris).  Yale  univer 
sity,  B.A.,  1900;  Mus.  Bach.,  1903.  F.A.G.O.,  1907. 
Member,  National  Institute  of  Arts  and  Letters.  Winner 
of  one  of  the  Paderewski  prizes,  1909.  Assistant  profes 
sor  of  the  theory  of  Music,  Yale  university.  Organist 
Center  church,  New  Haven,  Conn.  F.  organist  West 
minster  Presbyterian  church,  Toledo,  O.,  189/5;  organist 


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Trinity  church,  Toledo,  1897;  organist  Center  church, 
New  Haven,  Conn.,  1897-1901;  organist  church  of  the 
Redeemer,  New  Haven,  Conn.,  1904-07.  Composer  of 
numerous  sone;s,  choruses,  cantatas  and  anthems  (pub 
lished  by  G.  Schirmer  and  Novello  and  company),  also 
of  symphonic  compositions  and  chamber  music. 

GEORGE  H.  FRACKER, 

Professor  of  Buena  Vista  College, 

Was  born  April  14,  1853,  in  Zanesville,  Ohio.  He  was 
educated  at  the  University  of  Wooster,  Ohio,  from  which 
institution  he  graduated  in  1878.  He  has  attained  suc 
cess  in  the  educational  world;  and  has  contributed  exten 
sively  to  educational  literature.  He  is  professor  of  Ger 
man  and  French  in  the  Buena  Vista  college  of  Iowa;  has 
been  acting  president  of  that  institution  of  learning  since 
1908. 

CHARLES  H.  PARKHURST, 

Presbyterian  Clergyman, 

Was  born  Framingham,  Mass.,  April  17,  1842;  educated 
Lancaster  academy,  Amherst  college,  A.B.,  1866;  A.M., 
1869;  D.D.,  1880;  LL.D.,  1892.  Clerk  in  dry  goods 
house,  1858-60;  principal  Amherst  high  school,  until 
1867;  professor  Greek  and  Latin,  Williston  seminary, 
1870-71 ;  married  Nov.  23,  1870,  Ellen  Bodman  of  Wil- 
liamsburg,  Mass.  Studied  theology  at  Halle,  Leipzig 
and  Bonn;  pastor  First  Congregational  church  of  Lenox, 
Mass.,  1874;  pastor  Madison  Square  Presbyterian  church, 
New  York  City;  since  1880,  president  Society  for  Preven 
tion  of  Crime,  1891-1908.  Sermon  on  municipal  corrup 
tion  brought  him  before  grand  jury,  1892;  led  to  investi 
gations  by  New  York  legislature  committee  (Lexow  com 
mittee)  of  New  York  police  force;  caused  defeat  of  Tam 
many  hall,  1894;  has  since  been  prominent  in  all  work  of 
reform  and  against  all  corruption  and  crime.  Author: 


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Forms  of  the  Latin  Verb  Illustrated  by  the  Sanskrit,  1870; 
The  Blind  Man's  Creed,  and  Other  Sermons,  1883;  The 
Pattern  on  the  Mount,  1885  ;  Three  Gates  on  a  Side,  1887; 
What  Would  the  World  Be  Without  Religion?  1888; 
The  Swiss  Guide,  1889;  Our  Fight  with  Tammany,  1895; 
The  Sunny  Side  of  Christianity,  1901;  and  A  Little 
Lower  Than  the  Angels. 

WALTER  FRANCIS  FREAR, 

Governor  of  Hawaii  Territory, 

Was  born  Oct.  29,  1863,  in  Grass  Valley,  Cal.  In  1885 
he  graduated  from  Yale  university;  and  in  1890  from 
Yale  law  school.  He  soon  acquired  success  in  the  prac 
tice  of  law.  In  1893  he  became  the  judge  of  the  first  cir 
cuit  court  of  Hawaii;  and  three  months  later  became  as 
sociate  justice  of  the  supreme  court  for  the  territory  of 
Hawaii.  In  1898  he  was  a  member  of  the  commission  to 
recommend  to  congress  legislation  concerning  Hawaii; 
and  in  1903-05  was  chairman  of  the  Hawaiian  code  com 
mission.  In  1893  he  became  an  associate  justice;  also 
served  as  chief  justice  of  the  supreme  court  for  the  terri 
tory  of  Hawaii.  He  is  governor  of  Hawaii  territory  for 
the  term  of  1907-11. 

HERMAN  ROSENTHAL, 

He  is  Chief  of  Slavonic  Department,  New  York  Public 
Library;  Editor  Russian  Department,  Jewish 

Encyclopedia, 

Was  born  Oct.  6,  1843,  Friedrichstadt,  Courland,  Russia. 
Son  of  Moritz  Rosenthal  and  Pauline  Birkhahn.  Edu 
cated  at  Bausk  district  school  and  private  board  school 
at  Jacobstadt.  Married  Anna  Rosenthal.  Arrived  in 
United  States,  1881;  started  the  first  agricultural  colony 
for  Russian  Jews  in  America,  in  Louisiana;  organized 
two  more  colonies  in  South  Dakota  and  New  Jersey;  was 
sent  by  the  Great  Northern  railway  on  mission  to  Japan 


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and  China,  1892-1893;  secretary  German-American  Re 
formed  union,  1893-1894;  started  the  Russian  Daily  Zar- 
ya,  1879;  published  and  edited  the  Hebrew  Monthly  In 
telligencer,  New  York;  member  Imperial  Russian  Or 
phan  asylum;  Red  Cross  society,  medal  of  latter,  1877- 
1878.  Contributor  since  1885  to  New  York  Staats-Zeit- 
ung.  Author:  Worte  des  Sammlers,  1893;  Lied  der 
Lieder,  1893;  Report  on  Japan,  China  and  Corea,  1893; 
Spatherbstnebel,  Poems,  Stuttgart,  1906.  Translator  for 
the  German,  Hugo  Can's  Land  of  Riddles  (Russia), 
1904,  from  the  Russian,  Prince  Serge  Mrussov's  Memoirs 
of  a  Russian  Governor,  1908. 

JOHN  GATES, 

Former  School  Treasurer  of  Union  Township,  Floyd 

County,  Iowa, 

Was  born  May  26,  1826,  in  Sachsenflur,  County  of  Box- 
berg,  State  of  Baden,  Germany.  He  came  to  America 
in  1848;  and  subsequently  engaged  as  a  blacksmith  at 
Atica,  N.Y.,  for  five  years,  when  he  moved  to  Floyd 
county,  Iowa,  in  1854;  and  worked  in  blacksmithing  and 
in  farming.  He  has  filled  various  township  offices  from 
road  supervisor  to  justice  of  the  peace;  was  a  notary  pub 
lic;  was  county  supervisor  for  three  years,  and  resigned  in 
order  to  serve  as  a  state  representative  from  Floyd  county 
to  the  twenty-third  general  assembly  of  the  Iowa  legisla 
ture.  He  has  acted  as  an  administrator  to  settle  numerous 
estates;  and  acted  as  guardian  for  a  period  of  more  than 
twenty  years  until  about  1908,  with  honorable  discharge 
and  a  regiment  of  minors  grown  to  womanhood  and  man 
hood.  He  has  always  been  identified  with  the  democratic 
partv.  As  former  school  townshio  treasurer  on  surrender 
ing  the  office  July  i,  1911,  he  had  rendered  a  continuous 
service  for  the  space  of  forty-seven  years,  at  the  age  of 
eighty-five,  and  still  resides  on  the  home  farm  near  Mar 
ble  Rock,  Floyd  county,  Iowa. 


200  SUCCESSFUL  AMEKICANS 

KENNETH  C.  GILLIS, 

State  Representative  of  California, 
Was  born  June  3,  1885,  in  Yreka,  Cal.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools;  and  attended  the  University  of  Cal 
ifornia.  He  has  attained  success  in  the  practice  of  law;  is 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  Gillis  and  Gillis  of  Yreka,  Cal.; 
-rominent  in  the  business  and  public  affairs  of  his  citv 
and  Siskiyou  county,  Cal.  He  is  a  member  of  the  demo 
cratic  party;  a  member  of  the  Masons,  Elks  and  other 
fraternal  and  patriotic  orders,  clubs  and  societies.  He 
is  now  a  state  representative  in  the  California  legislature; 
is  now  serving  his  first  term  of  1909-10. 

JOHN  RODMAN  PAUL, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Aug.  6,  1852;  son  of  John 
Rodman  Paul  and  Elizabeth  Duffield  (Neill)  Paul.  He 
was  graduated  from  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  as 
B.A.  and  M.A.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1875,  and 
is  senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Biddle,  Paul  and 
Jayne.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Philadelphia  Contributor- 
shH  and  Philadelphia  Savings  Fund.  Mr.  Paul  is  an  in 
dependent  republican  in  politics,  and  an  Episcopalian  in 
religious  affiliation.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Philosophical  society,  Pennsylvania  Historical  society, 
Phi  Beta  Kappa,  Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  the  Wistar 
Party,  Rittenhouse  club,  University,  Penn  and  City  clubs, 
and  the  Philadelphia  Cricket  club;  vice-president  of  the 
City  Parks  association,  president  of  the  College  settle 
ment. 

HARRY  GLOSTER  ARMSTRONG, 

American  Representative  Manchester  Ship  Canal, 
Was  born  Belturbet,  County  Cavan,   Ireland,  Jan.    17, 
1861;  son  John  Armstrong,  eminent  Irish  lawyer,  and 
Sarah    Helen     (Moffat)     Armstrong;    educated    Royal 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  201 

school,  Cavan;  Dr.  Chetwode  Crawley,  Dublin.  Received 
first  commission  as  lieutenant  County  Cavan  regiment, 
February,  1878;  served  in  royal  Irish  fusiliers  and  lo^th 
regiment;  attached  to  thirty-eighth  regiment;  resigned 
from  army,  1884.  Contributed  to  Army  and  Navy  Ga 
zette  and  The  Broad  Arrow  many  articles;  wrote  and 
nublished  a  number  of  drill  books;  Catechism  of  Squad 
Drill  (two  editions)  ;  Words  of  Command  Used  in  Com 
pany  Drill  (two  editions)  ;  Words  of  Command  Used  in 
Battalion  Drill  (two  editions)  ;  Regulations  and  Instruc 
tions  for  Encampment.  After  leaving  the  army  joined 
the  Haymarket  Theater  company,  London,  then  under 
the  Bancroft  management;  played  in  productions  of  Hugh 
Conway's  Dark  Days;  later  played  round  of  characters 
with  F.  R.  Benson's  Shakespearean  company;  became 
business  manager  for  Sir  Charles  Wyndham  at  Strand  and 
Comedy  theater,  1888-92;  manager  tours  of  Our  Boys, 
Fedora,  Two  Roses,  In  a  Looking  Glass,  etc.  Left  stage 
for  commercial  life;  appointed  manager  and  secretary 
of  Mexican  Land  and  Colonization  company;  visited 
Mexico,  etc.;  appointed,  1896,  American  representative 
for  Manchester  Ship  Canal  company.  Convert  to  Ro 
man  Catholicism,  1905.  Fellow  Royal  Geographical  so 
ciety,  London.  Recreations:  Sailing,  swimming,  row 
ing,  walking.  Clubs:  Raleigh  (London)  ;  United  Service 
(Dublin)  ;  Calumet,  Downtown  association,  Lotos,  Press, 
Marine  and  Field  (New  York  City).  Address:  Augh- 
namullen,  Ballybay,  Ireland. 

WILLIAM  OCTAVE  HART, 

Attorney-at-Law, 

Was  born  Aug.  19,  1857,  in  New  Orleans,  La.  He  re 
ceived  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
state;  and  at  Lusher's  commercial  academy.  Since  1880 
he  has  practiced  law  in  New  Orleans;  is  one  of  the  fore 
most  lawyers  of  his  state;  and  has  traveled  extensively 


202  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

throughout  America  and  Europe.  He  has  served  three 
terms  as  a  member  of  the  examining  committee  of  the  su 
preme  court  of  Lousiana  for  the  admission  of  candidates 
to  the  bar;  in  1898  was  a  member  of  the  Louisiana  state 
constitutional  convention;  and  in  1900  was  a  presidential 
elector.  He  is  treasurer  of  the  Commercial  Law  league 
of  America;  and  a  member  of  the  committee  on  uniform 
state  laws  of  the  American  Bar  association.  He  is  first 
lieutenant  commander  of  Camp  Beauregard  No.  130, 
United  Sons  of  Confederate  Veterans;  treasurer  of  the 
Louisiana  Historical  society;  member  of  the  board  of 
curators  of  the  state  museum  of  Louisiana;  and  a  com 
missioner  on  uniform  state  laws  from  Louisiana.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  National  Municipal  league,  American 
Political  Science  association,  American  Institute  of  Civ 
ics  and  a  score  of  other  societies  and  associations.  For 
twenty-eighth  years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  law 
firm  of  Dinkelspiel,  Hart  and  Davey. 

SAMUEL  EKIN  GILL, 

President  Parral  and  Durango  Railroad  Company, 
Was  born  in  Allegheny  county,  Pa.,  April  23,  1846;  son 
of  Samuel  Gill  and  Rachel  (Ekin)  Gill.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  common  schools  and  academy  near  Pittsburgh. 
He  married  in  Pittsburg,  Sept.  9,  1869,  Kate  Wilson, 
and  they  have  four  children:  Mrs.  James  I.  Johnston, 
Mrs.  Agnes  Du  Barry,  Ralph  E.  Gill  and  Albert  E. 
Gill.  He  taught  school,  1862-1866;  member  of  company 
K  of  the  fifty-fourth  Pennsylvania  volunteer  militia,  1863, 
during  Lee's  invasion  of  Pennsylvania  and  Morgan's  raid 
through  Indiana  and  Ohio;  manufacturer  of  bedding  and 
upholstery,  1869-1882;  and  treasurer  of  Hidalgo  Mining 
company  since  that  time;  organized  Parral  and  Durango 
Railroad  company,  1898,  and  has  been  its  president  since; 
treasurer  of  the  Pennsylvania  State  Sabbath  School  asso 
ciation;  member  of  the  board  of  public  charities  of  the 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  203 

stale  of  Pennsylvania  since  1903.  Mr.  Gill  is  a  repub 
lican  in  politics,  an  elder  in  the  East  Liberty  Presbyterian 
church  of  Pittsburgh,  member  of  the  Academy  of  Science 
of  Philadelphia,  Geographical  society  of  Philadelphia, 
member  of  executive  committee  Pennsylvania  societv  Sons 
of  the  American  Revolution,  member  and  past  master  of 
the  Pittsburgh  lodge  of  Masons,  and  member  of  the  Du- 
quesne  club  of  Pittsburgh. 

FRANK  W.  HASTINGS, 

Farmer  and  Author,  of  Glover,  Vt., 
Was  born  Dec.  31,  1856,  in  Waterford,  Vt.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state;  and  in 
1875  graduated  from  St.  Johnsbury  academy  of  Vermont. 
He  is  a  successful  farmer  and  insurance  man  of  St.  Johns- 
biir"  Vt.  He  is  prominently  identified  with  the  business 
and  public  affairs  of  Vermont;  resides  in  Glover,  Vt. ; 
and  has  filled  various  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  is 
the  author  of  Wed  to  a  Lunatic:  The  Untamed  Philos 
opher;  and  Wiht  the  Plugolians. 

JAMES  G.  HENDRY, 
Bank  President  and  Justice  of  the  Peace  of  Bridgeivater, 

Iowa, 

Was  born  in  Andover,  Mass.  He  was  educated  in  the 
high  school  of  Fond  du  Lac,  Wis.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
republican  party;  has  filled  the  offices  of  trustee,  clerk, 
assessor  and  various  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor  in 
the  gift  of  his  city,  county  and  state.  He  is  president 
of  the  Union  bank  of  Bridgewater,  Adair  county,  Iowa; 
is  prominently  identified  with  the  business  and  public  af 
fairs  of  his  community;  and  for  many  years  has  been  jus 
tice  of  the  peace. 


204  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

CHARLES  MELVILLE  HAYS, 

Railroad  President, 

Was  born  May  16,  1856,  in  Rock  Island,  111.  Since  1873 
he  has  been  consecutively  in  the  passenger  department,  in 
the  auditor's  and  superintendent's  offices  of  the  Atlantic 
and  Pacific  railroad  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  1873-77;  secre 
tary  to  the  general  manager  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  rail 
way  in  1877-84;  secretary  to  the  general  manager  and  as 
sistant  general  manager  of  the  Wabash,  St.  Louis  and 
Pacific  railroad  in  1884-87;  general  manager  of  the  Wa 
bash  Western  railroad  in  1887-89;  general  manager  of 
the  Wabash  system  in  1889-95;  and  in  1894-95  was  vice- 
president  of  that  road.  In  1896  he  became  general  man 
ager  of  the  Grand  Trunk  railroad  of  Canada;  and  is  now 
president  of  the  Central  Vermont  railway;  and  president 
of  the  Chicago,  Detroit  and  Canada  Grand  Trunk  Junc 
tion  railroad. 

WILLIAM  HALLS,  JR., 

Banker, 

Was  born  Brooklyn,  Aug.  4,  1858;  son  William  and  La- 
vinia  M.  (Plows)  Halls;  educated  German  Commercial 
institute,  Brooklyn;  married  Brooklyn,  Oct.  14,  1879, 
Sarah  W.  Whitaker,  New  York.  Director  Hanover  Na 
tional  bank  (formerly  vice-president),  rose  from  messen 
ger  in  bank  to  that  position;  was  for  a  period,  1880-82, 
with  stock  brokerage  firm  of  Prince  and  Whitely,  ac 
quired,  with  others,  Union  college  holdings  of  real  es 
tate  in  Long  Island  City,  1898,  and  organizing  New  York 
Land  and  Warehouse  company,  of  which  is  president  and 
director;  reorganized  Elyton  Land  company  of  Birming 
ham,  Ala.,  and  established  the  Birmingham  Realty  com 
pany;  director  Irving  National  Exchange  bank,  Flat- 
bush  Trust  company,  First  National  bank  of  Summit, 
president  and  director  The  Summit  Trust  company,  vice- 
president  and  manager  Brooklyn  M.  E.  hospital.  Repub- 


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lican ;  Methodist.  Member  New  York  Chamber  of  Com 
merce.  Recreation:  Travel.  Clubs:  Union  League, 
Lawyers',  Canoe  Brook,  Highland  (New  Jersey),  Sum 
mit  Country. 

ALFRED  HAND, 

Lawyer  and  Jurist, 

Was  born  March  26,  1835,  in  Honesdale,  Pa.  In  1860  he 
began  the  practice  of  law  in  Scranton,  Pa.  In  1879-88  he 
was  judge  eleventh  judicial  district;  and  in  1888-89  was 
justice  of  the  supreme  court  of  Pennsylvania  to  fill  a  va 
cancy.  In  1872-79  he  was  president  of  the  Third  Na 
tional  bank,  and  has  been  president  of  the  Scranton  free 
library  since  its  foundation. 

ISADOR  SOBEL, 
Postmaster,  Erie,  Pa., 

Was  born  Aug.  28.  i8«j8,  New  York  Citv.  Son  of  Semel 
Sobel  and  Cecelia  King;.  He  was  educated  in  New  York 
public  schools,  College  Citv  of  New  York  and  Erie  hieh 
school.  Married  Emma  Auerhaim.  Admitted  to  Erie 
bar,  1888.  Elected  to  Erie  city  councils,  i8qi :  re-elected, 
1893;  president  councils,  1894.;  secretary  renublican  coun- 
tv  committee,  1889-1891 ;  chairman,  1893-1896;  vice-pres 
ident  Republican  league  of  Pennsylvania.  1894-180^; 
president,  1806-1807;  presidential  elector.  1896;  appoint 
ed  postmaster  bv  President  McKinley,  1898;  re-appoint 
ed  by  President  Roosevelt  in  1902  and  1006;  re-appoint 
ed  by  President  Taft  in  1910;  republican  candidate  for 
mayor,  1891;:  president  Postmasters'  association  of  Penn- 
svlvania,  1908;  first  vice-president  National  Association 
of  Postmasters  of  Offices  of  First  Class,  1911;  president 
District  Grand  lodge  No.  3,  I.O.B.B.,  1910-1911;  mem 
ber  executive  committee  American  Jewish  committee, 
191 1. 


206  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

JOHN  H.  MELLOR, 

Banker, 

Was  born  at  Wellsville,  Ohio,  May  n,  1873;  son  of  Jos. 
S.  Mellor  and  Jane  (Moulds)  Mellor.  He  was  educated 
at  Rochester  high  school.  He  married,  at  Rochester,  Pa., 
June  8,  1904,  Mary  Belle  Wilson,  of  Beaver,  Pa.;  they 
have  one  daughter,  Mary  Bell  Mellor,  born  in  1905.  Mr. 
Mellor  has  been  with  the  First  National  bank  since  1895, 
and  is  now  its  cashier.  He  is  director  of  the  Rochester 
Cut  Glass  company,  and  the  treasurer  of  the  borough  of 
Rochester,  the  Central  Building  and  Loan  association,  the 
Rochester  Business  Men's  association;  treasurer  Roches 
ter  lodge  No.  229,  F.  and  A.  M.;  member  clearing  house 
committee  Beaver  County  Clearing  House  association. 
Mr.  Mellor  is  a  Mason  and  a  Knight  Templar.  He  has 
traveled  through  Canada  and  Mexico.  He  is  a  republican 
in  politics,  and  in  religion  an  Episcopalian. 

BAYARD  H.  TYLER, 

Portrait  and  Landscape  Painter, 

Was  born  Oneida,  N.Y.,  1855;  son  Henry  H.  and  Eliz 
abeth  (Stevens)  Tyler;  educated  Whitestown  seminary, 
1875-1876;  Syracuse  university,  Fine  Arts  college;  un 
der  Dean  George  F.  Comfort,  LL.D.,  1879;  graduate 
National  Academy  of  Design,  New  York,  1882,  with  med 
als,  1879-1882;  pupil  Theo.  Kaufman;  pupil  Art  Stu 
dents'  league,  New  York;  under  Wm.  Chase,  1879;  mar 
ried  1883,  Charlotte  E.  Wiltsie.  Children,  Mary  Spof- 
ford,  Myra  Joshu  and  Bayard  Hermance  (deceased). 
Exhibitor  National  Academy  Design;  Society  American 
Artists;  Pennsylvania  academy;  Paris  exposition;  Colum 
bian  exposition,  Chicago,  189"?;  exhibition  American 
paintings,  Corcoran  gallery,  Washington,  D.C.,  1910. 
Among  private  collections  represented  in  Hampton  D. 
Ewing  Esq.,  Yonkers;  Chas.  H.  Fox,  Esq.,  Haverhill, 
Mass.;  Chas.  A.  Green,  Rochester;  Hon.  Thos.  Ewing, 


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Jr.,  Yonkers;  Mrs.  Elizabeth  D.  Boies,  Scranton;  Con 
gressman  John  E.  Andrews;  Jas.  G.  S.  Dey,  Syracuse, 
and  others.  Among  portraits  painted  are  late  Wm.  H. 
Sherman,  M.D.,  Yonkers;  Hon.  Theo.  Roosevelt,  Munic 
ipal  Gallery,  Albany;  Admiral  Willard  H.  Brownson, 
U.S.N.;  Wm.  F.  Cochran,  Esq.;  J.  J.  Albright,  Esq., 
Scranton  public  library;  Rev.  James  E.  Freeman,  Rec 
tor  St.  Marks'  church,  Minneapolis,  Minn.;  Mr.  Alex  S. 
Cochran,  Hon.  B.  B.  Odell,  Rev.  Dr.  M.  Woollsey  Stryk- 
er,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  president  Hamilton  college,  Clinton, 
N.Y.;  Prof.  Geo.  F.  Comfort,  L.H.D.,  LL.D.,  Museum 
Fine  Arts,  Syracuse.  Clubs:  Lotus,  Talmagundi. 

STANHOPE  REID  SPENCER, 
Musician, 

Was  born  U.S.A.,  1872.  Pupil  of  P.  C.  Lutkin.  N.  W. 
university  school  of  music,  1897.,  A.A.G.O.  Instructor, 
New  York  German  Conservatory  of  Music.  Instructor, 
New  York  School  of  Music  and  Arts.  Composer  of 
Fugue  in  A  Minor  for  Organ  (published  by  John  Church 
company,  1903,  75  cents)  ;  May  Song,  part  song  for  Fe 
male  Voices  (published  by  John  Church  company,  1910, 
10  cents;  Minuet  in  E  Major,  for  Piano  (John  Church 
company,  1911):  The  Critical  Seed,  song  (Brainard's 
Sons  company,  1900,  30  cents)  ;  Magnificat  and  Nunc 
Dimittis  in  C  Major,  for  eight  part  Chorus  and  Five  So 
loists;  Sonata  Romantique  in  C  Major;  Canzduetta  in  E 
Flat  Major  for  Violin  and  Piano,  Capriccietto  in  D  Flat 
Major  for  Violin  and  Piano;  There  Is  a  Blessed  House, 
and  Savior,  Breathe  an  Evening  Blessing,  anthems  for 
mixed  quartette;  songs:  ''Nearer  My  God  to  Thee,"  "We 
Will  Forget,"  "A  Voyage  at  Dusk,"  "I  Love  Thee  So." 
Author  of  ''Eclectic  Harmony." 


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FLORENCE  BASCOM, 
Geologist, 

Was  born  at  Williamstown,  Mass. ;  daughter  of  John  Bas- 
com  and  Emma  (Curtiss)  Bascom.  She  was  graduated 
from  the  University  of  Wisconsin,  receiving  the  degrees 
of  B.L.  and  A.B.  1882,  B.S.  1884,  and  A.M.  1887;  from 
that  university,  and  after  graduate  study  at  Johns  Hopkins 
university,  that  of  Ph.  D.  in  1893.  From  1893-1895  Miss 
Bascom  was  assistant  in  the  department  of  geology  at  Ohio 
State  university.  Since  1895,  she  has  been  successively 
lecturer,  associate,  associate  professor  and  professor  of 
p-eologv  at  Bryn  Mawr  college,  and  is  geologist  on  the 
United  States  geological  survey.  Miss  Bascom  is  a  Phi 
Beta  Kappa,  a  fellow  of  the  Geological  societv  of  Ameri 
ca  and  of  the  American  Association  for  the  Advancement 
of  Science;  a  member  of  the  Philadelphia  Academy  of 
Sciences,  the  Washington  Academy  of  Sciences  and  the 
National  Geographical  societv.  Dr.  Bascom  is  author  of : 
The  Structure,  Origin,  and  Nomenclature  of  the  Acid 
Volcanic  Rocks  of  South  Mountain,  180?:  A  Pre-Terti- 
ary  Nepheline-bearing  Rock,  1896;  both  in  the  Journal 
of  Geoloev.  The  Ancient  Volcanic  Rocks  of  South  Moun 
tain,  Pennsylvania.  Bulletin  No.  136,  United  States  geo 
logical  survey;  The  Aporhvolite,  Bulletin  No.  343-349; 
also  of  Bulletin  No.  150,  United  States  geological  sur- 
*Tf**T  1898:  Aoorhyolite  of  South  Mountain,  Pennsylvania, 
bulletin  of  Geological  society  of  America,  volume  eight, 
1896;  The  Geology  of  the  Crystalline  Rocks  of  Cecil 
County,  Marvland,  Maryland  geological  survey  publica 
tions,  1902;  The  Water  Resources  of  the  Philadelphia 
District,  Bulletin  106,  United  States  geological  survev, 
1904;  also  in  the  American  Geologist,  The  Relations  of 
Streams  in  the  Neighborhood  of  Philadelphia  to  the  Bryn 
Mawr  Gravel,  January,  1897;  The  Finland  Excursion  of 
the  International  Congress  of  Geologists,  November, 
1897;  On  Some  Dikes  in  the  Vicinity  of  Johns  Bay, 


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Maine,  May,  1899;  also  several  reviews  and  editorials  in 
the  American  Geologist  since  July,  1896;  Piedmont  Dis 
trict  of  Pennsylvania,  Bulletin  Geological  society,  Ameri 
ca,  volume  sixteen,  pages  289-328,  pages  48-63,  1905;  An- 
hydritzwilling  von  Ausse,  Groth's  Zeitschriff  fur  Krys- 
tallographie,  Leipzig,  1907,  with  V.  Goldschmidt,  with 
collaborators,  The  Philadelphia  Atlas  Folia  and  The 
Trenton  Folio. 

HARRY  MARSH  HODGES, 
Hydrographer  United  States  Navy  Department, 
Was  born  June  21,  18^5,  in  Carrollton,  111.     In  1875  he 
graduated  from  the  United  States  naval  academy;  and 
during  twenty-five  years  has  served  on  all  stations  around 
the  world.    Since  1904  he  has  been  hydrographer  to  the 
United  States  navy. 

JOHN  L.  CUNNINGHAM, 

Fire  Insurance  President, 

Was  born  Hudson,  N.Y.,  April  5,  1840;  son  Jeremiah  and 
Berthia  (White)  Cunningham;  educated  in  common  and 
private  schols  and  Union  university  law  school,  Albany, 
N.Y.,  LL.B.,  1861;  married  Chestertown,  N.Y.,  Eliza 
beth  Fowler  (now  deceased)  ;  one  daughter,  Beth  (now 
wife  of  William  A.  Brown,  of  Glens  Falls,  N.Y.) .  Prac 
ticed  law  at  Essex,  N.Y.,  until  enlisted,  1862,  in  n8th 
New  York  regiment;  went  to  front  and  saw  much  active 
service;  was  for  some  time  provost  marshal  at  Ports 
mouth,  Va. ;  came  out  of  war  as  major  and  brevet  lieuten 
ant-colonel.  On  return  from  war  appointed  collector  in 
ternal  revenue  for  sixteenth  congressional  district  of  New 
York;  resigned  to  join  field  force  at  Glens  Falls  Insur 
ance  company  as  special  agent;  elected,  1872,  secretary  of 
company,  and  was  virtually  its  manager;  since  death  of 
President  Little,  1892,  president  and  director  Glens  Falls 
Insurance  company.  Republican;  Presbyterian  (elder). 


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WILLIAM  HENRY  HOLT, 

Lawyer  and  Jurist, 

Was  born  Nov.  29,  1842,  in  Bath  county,  Ky.  He  was  ed 
ucated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state;  attended 
the  Twinsburg  institute  of  Ohio;  and  in  1862  graduated 
with  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  the  New  York  law  uni 
versity  at  Albany.  In  1863-84  he  practiced  law  in  Mount 
Sterling,  Ky. ;  in  1884-93  was  judge  of  the  Kentucky  court 
of  appeals  at  Frankfort;  and  in  1891-92  was  chief  justice 
of  Kentucky.  In  1893-1900  he  practiced  law  in  Frank 
fort,  Ky. ;  in  1904  was  first  United  States  district  judge 
of  Porto  Rico;  and  since  1904  has  practiced  his  profes 
sion  in  Louisville,  Ky. 

HENRY  DWIGHT  HOLTON, 

Physician  and  Surgeon, 

Was  born  in  1838,  in  Rockingham,  Vt.  He  was  educated 
at  the  Saxton's  River  seminary,  Vt.,  and  in  1860  received 
his  degree  of  M.D.  from  the  University  of  New  York. 
He  has  attained  success  as  a  phvsician  and  surgeon  in 
Battleboro,  Vt.,  where  he  is  a  member  of  the  state  board 
of  health.  He  served  as  commissioner  from  Vermont  to 
the  Mexican  national  exposition  of  industries  and  fine 
arts ;  is  a  member  of  the  American  Association  for  the  Ad 
vancement  of  Science;  was  a  delegate  to  the  republican 
national  convention  in  1896,  and  has  taken  an  active  part 
in  the  public  affairs  of  his  city,  county  and  state. 

LOUIS  ENRICHT, 

Civil  Engineer, 

Was  born  Mayence,  Germany,  April  19,  1847;  son  Dr. 
C.  J.  and  Albertina  Roeslin  Enricht;  educated  in  tech 
nical  school,  Darmstadt,  Germany;  married  Oct.  28,  1902, 
Anna  Jakubal;  one  son,  Louise,  Jr.,  and  one  daughter, 
Alice.  Traveled  largely  in  United  States  and  Mexico; 
was  engaged  in  mining  in  early  times  in  California.  As- 


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sistant  engineer  Golden  Gate  park,  in  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
1871-76;  then  large  contractor  and  member  firm  of  Tor- 
rens  and  Enricht,  San  Francisco;  elected  county  surveyor 
Cook  county,  111.,  1896,  and  served  four  years;  now  en 
gaged  in  various  enterprises  in  New  York  and  Mexico. 
Inventor  of  various  processes  of  forming  artificial  stones, 
etc.  Republican.  Royal  Arch  Mason,  Knight  Templar 
and  member  Mystic  Shrine.  Member  seventeenth  as 
sembly  district  republican  club,  Brooklyn. 

WALTER  BOUGHTON  CHAMBERS, 

Architect, 

Was  born  Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  Sept.  15,  1866;  son  William  P. 
and  Caroline  (Boughton)  Chambers;  educated  Brooklyn 
Polytechnic  school,  Yale  universitv,  A.B.,  1887,  Univer 
sity  of  Munich,  1887-88,  Ecole  des  Beaux  Arts,  Paris, 
1889-91 ;  married  first,  June  9,  1807,  Ethel  Notman  (died 
July  19,  1 808^  •  second,  Dresden,  Germany,  April  23, 
1901,  Elizabeth  Margery  Ferguson;  children:  Robert 
Notman,  Walter  Ferguson  and  William  H.  Engaged  in 
practice  of  architecture  in  New  York  City  from  1891. 
Enlisted,  1898,  in  Squadron  A,  N.Y.  cavalry,  served  six 
years;  honorably  discharged,  1904.  Republican.  Epis 
copalian.  Member  New  York  chapter,  American  Insti 
tute  Architects,  and  of  American  Institute  of  Architects, 
Washington,  Society  Beaux  Arts  Architects.  At  Yale, 
member  He  Boule,  Psi  Upsilon,  Scroll  and  Key.  Clubs: 
-.?;•?. turv.  Yale,  Richmond  County  Country. 

GEORGE  M.  PRICE, 

Surgeon, 

Was  born  Liverpool,  N.Y.,  March  3,  1865;  son  George 
T.  and  Emily  H.  (Merriman)  Price;  educated  in  Caze- 
novia  seminary  and  Syracuse  university;  married  North 
Syracuse,  N.Y.,  Jan.  19,  1888,  Nettie  Belle  Reese;  chil 
dren:  J.  Pveese,  born  1888;  Emilv  H.,  born  1890;  Letitia 


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E.,  born  1894;  Willis  H.,  born  1901 ;  George  T.,  II.,  born 
1906.  Studied  medicine  in  Vienna  and  London  hospi 
tals;  German,  in  Hanover,  Germany.  Renublican.  Pres 
byterian.  Member  Syracuse  Academy  Medicine,  Onon- 
daga  County  Medical  society,  Central  New  York  Med 
ical  association,  New  York  State  Medical  society,  Ameri 
can  Medical  association.  Ex-prseident  Syracuse  Acad 
emy  Medicine;  professor  clinical  surgery,  College  of 
Medicine  of  Syracuse  university:  surgeon  to  Hospital  of 
the  Good  Shenherd.  and  Syracuse  free  dispensary.  Hon- 
orarv  member  Iota  chapter,  A.K.K. ;  member  Salt  Springs 
lodge  c;2O,  R.  and  A.  M.,  Central  City  chapter  No.  70, 
R.A.M.,  and  Central  City  commanderv  No.  2;,  Knights 
Templar;  Central  City  consistent  S.P.R.S.,  No.  8. 

EDWARD  HORNIBROOK, 

Physician  and  Surgeon, 

Was  born  Oct.  28,  1838,  in  Ontario,  Canada.  He  received 
his  education  in  the  public  schools,  the  University  of  To- 
rrnto,  and  the  University  of  Victoria  college.  He  has 
served  as  dean  of  the  medical  college  of  Sioux  Citv,  Iowa, 
and  professor  of  frvnaecolop-v  in  that  institution.  In  1897- 
08  he  was  president  of  the  Iowa  State  Medical -society; 
has  served  as  consulting  physician  and  surgeon  of  the 
Iowa  hospital  for  the  insane  at  Independence:  and  during 
1891-96  was  trustee  of  the  State  Insane  hospital.  Since 
the  new  organization  of  the  hospital  he  has  been  a  mem 
ber  of  the  medical  counsel. 

WILLIAM  STONE  HUBBELL, 

Soldier  and  Clergyman, 

Was  born  in  1817  in  Wolcottville,  Conn.  In  1858  he 
graduated  from  Yale  college:  in  1866  graduated  from 
Andover  theological  seminarv  ind  subsequently  received 
the  degree  of  D.D.  from  Hamilton  co\\n^~  Tn  1862-6; 
he  served  in  the  civil  war;  and  became  captain  and  brevet 


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major  in  the  twenty-first  regiment  Connecticut  volunteers. 
He  has  filled  pastorates  in  Braintree,  West  Roxbury  and 
Somerville,  Mass. ;  and  in  1881-96  was  pastor  of  the  North 
Presbyterian  church  of  Buffalo,  N.Y.  Since  1897  he  has 
been  general  secretary  of  the  New  York  Sabbath  commit 
tee.  He  is  chaplain  of  the  New  York  commandery  Loyal 
Legion;  and  of  other  patriotic  orders. 

THOMAS  HAMLIN  HUBBARD, 

Soldier,  Lawyer  and  Railroad  President, 
Was  born  Dec.  20,  1838,  in  Hallowell,  Maine.  He  re 
ceived  his  education  in  the  Hallowell  academy,  Bowdoin 
college,  and  the  Albany  law  school.  He  served  with  dis 
tinction  in  the  union  army  during  the  civil  war;  was  ad 
jutant  of  the  twenty-fifth  regiment  of  the  Maines  volun 
teer  infantry;  was  promoted  to  lieutenant-colonel  of  the 
thirtieth  regiment  Maine  volunteer  infantrv  and  to  colo 
nel  of  the  same  regiment;  and  subsequently  was  made 
brevet  brigadier-general  United  States  volunteers.  In 
1865  he  entered  the  practice  of  law  in  New  York  City. 

CHARLES  FROHMAN, 

Theatrical  Manager, 

Was  born  June  17,  1860,  Sanduskv,  O.  Educated  in  New 
York  public  schools.  Employed  in  office  Daily  Graphic, 
New  York;  sold  tickets  at  Hooley's  theater,  Brooklyn; 
took  charge  f  company  sent  west  to  play  "Our  Boys," 
1877;  was  with  J.  H.  Haverly  (Haverlv's  Mastadon  min 
strels),  1879-1880,  in  United  States  and  Europe;  went  on 
road  with  "Lady  Clare"  and  "Victor  Durand,"  1881 ;  or 
ganized  a  company  to  bring  out  Shenandoah,  1881;  or 
ganized  Charles  Frohman  Stock  company,  1890;  now 
proprietor  and  manager  Empire,  Criterion,  Lvceum,  Gar- 
rick,  Knickerbocker  and  Globe  theaters,  New  York; 
Duke  of  York  theater,  London;  joint  manager  Globe 
theater,  London. 


214  ,     SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

JUDAH  L.  LEVIN, 

Rabbi  of  United  Orthodox  Congregations, 
Was  born  Nisan  6,  5623,  at  Trab,  Government  Vilna, 
Russia.  Son  of  Nahun  P.  Levin  and  Liba  Abromovitz. 
Educated  at  Volosin  and  Kovno,  Russia.  Rebbinical 
diplomas  received  from  Rabbi  Isaac  Elchanan  Spector, 
Kovno,  and  Rabbi  Hirsch  Leb  Berlin,  Volosin.  Was 
rabbi  in  Liskeveh,  Government  Suvalki,  Russia;  Roches 
ter,  N.Y. ;  and  New  Haven,  Conn. 

WILLIAM  DEMPSTER  HOARD, 

Soldier,  Farmer,  Journalist  and  Governor, 
Was  born  Oct.  10,  1836,  in  Stockbridge,  N.Y.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools.  During  the  civil  war  he 
served  in  the  fourth  regiment  Wisconsin  infantry  and  in 
the  first  regiment  New  York  light  artillery;  and  partic 
ipated  in  numerous  battles  and  skirmishes.  In  1870  he 
founded  the  Jefferson  county  union;  and  in  1885  founded 
Hoard's  Dairyman  at  Fort  Atkinson,  Wis.  He  was  presi 
dent  of  the  Northwestern  Dairymen's  association.  He 
has  been  president  of  the  Wisconsin  Editorial  association; 
and  commander  of  the  department  of  Wisconsin  of  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  In  1889-91  he  was  gov 
ernor  of  the  state  of  Wisconsin.  He  has  also  been  presi 
dent  of  the  National  Dairy  union ;  and  is  now  president  of 
the  board  of  regents  of  the  University  of  Wisconsin.  He 
is  the  wner  of  a  large  farm  and  herd  of  pure-bred  Guern 
sey  cattle;  and  is  prominently  identified  with  the  busi 
ness  and  public  affairs  of  Wisconsin. 

WILLIAM  EDGAR  HUGHES, 

Soldier,  Lawyer  and  Banker, 

Was  born  March  1$,  1840,  in  Morgan  county,  111.  He 
was  educated  in  the  Jacksonville  high  school;  and  at 
tended  the  Illinois  college  to  the  end  of  the  sophomore 
year.  In  1860  he  removed  to  Texas;  was  a  colonel  in  the 


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confederate  army;  and  in  1865  was  admited  to  the  bar. 
In  1865-73  he  practiced  law  in  Weatherford,  Texas;  and 
in  1873  continued  his  profession  in  Dallas  and  also  in 
Denver.  In  1873  he  organized  the  City  bank  of  Dallas, 
now  the  City  National  bank;  and  became  its  president. 
In  1884  he  became  president  of  the  Exchange  National 
bank  of  Dallas,  Texas;  and  since  1881  has  been  president 
of  the  Continental  Land  and  Cattle  company  of  Denver, 
Colo.  In  1890  he  became  president  of  the  Union  Trust 
company  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  and  removed  in  1898  to  Den 
ver,  where  he  organized  the  Continental  Trust  company, 
of  which  he  is  president. 

HYMAN  NEWMARK, 

Cantor  (Since  1880  of  Temple  Israel  of  Harlem,  New 

York  City), 

Was  born  October,  18^9,  at  Warsaw.  Son  of  Moses  New- 
mark.  Educated  at  Warsaw  and  Breslau,  Germany.  Dip 
lomas  conferred  by  Obercantor  Professor  F.  Weisshoff, 
Warsaw,  and  Obercantor  Deutsch,  Breslau.  Held  posi 
tions  in  Rechthal,  Upper  Silesia,  few  months,  and  Rond- 
out,  N.Y.,  one  and  a  half  years. 

ERNEST  AUGUST  GEORGE  INTEMANN, 

Merchant, 

Was  born  Eversen,  Hanover,  Germany,  Oct.  25,  1848; 
seventh  son  of  Claus  Hinrich  Intemann,  a  prosperous 
farmer;  lost  parents  when  quite  young;  came  to  the  United 
States  1861 ;  attended  German  school  connected  with  St. 
Johannes'  church,  New  York  City;  married  September, 
1869,  Catherine  Margaretta  Lange,  eight  children:  Mary 
M.,  Carolina  W.,  Ernest  A.  G.,  Jr.,  Charles  L.  H.,  Alfred 
C.,  Agnes  H.,  Flora  D.,  and  Frederick  W.  Learned 
confectioner's  trade;  established  own  business  in  1869. 
Always  active  in  interests  of  the  confectionery  trade  and 
was  instrumental  in  having  law  passed  at  Albany  to  per- 


216  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

mit  opening  of  confectionery  and  similar  stores  on  Sun 
days,  etc.;  since  1886,  president  United  Confectioners' 
Supply  company;  also  president  Confectioners'  Manufac 
turing  company,  manufacturers  of  Hygeia  ice.  Promi 
nent  Free  Mason.  Ex-president  German  branch  Y.M.C. 
A.  Residence:  27  Bank  street. 

EDMUND  ABDY  HURRY, 

Soldier,  Lawyer  and  Genealogist, 

Was  born  August,  18^9,  in  New  York  City.  In  1860  he 
graduated  from  Columbia  college ;  and  in  1862  gradu 
ated  from  the  law  school.  He  was  on  volunteer  picket 
duty  in  North  Carolina  during  the  civil  war;  served  in 
various  capacities;  and  was  bearer  of  desoatches  to  Far- 
ragut's  flagship  at  Pensacola  harbor.  He  was  wounded 
at  Bermuda  Hundreds  and  at  Chapin's  Bluff  on  the  James 
river.  In  1864  he  was  a  volunteer  nurse  of  wounded  and 
sick  soldiers  in  New  York  City.  For  many  years  he  prac 
ticed  law  in  New  York  City;  and  is  now  retired.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  United  States  Fire  Insurance  company. 
He  has  made  public  addresses;  and  has  written  on  geneo- 
logical  and  semi-historical  subjects  for  New  York  papers 
and  other  publications. 

MARTIN  VON  ZIMMERMAN, 

Superintendent  of  Public  Schools,  Retired, 
Was  born  near  Magnolia,  O. ;  son  Jacob  and  Susanna 
(Easterday)  v.  Zimmerman;  educated  Illinois  State  uni 
versity;  married  Litchfield,  111.,  June  3,  1878,  Anna  Elora 
Duggan;  children:  Wayne  (deceased),  Charles  (died 
1906,  leaving  a  son,  Theodore),  Lillian  (Mrs.  Chester  C. 
Weber).  He  left  college  at  the  end  of  his  sophomore 
years  to  become  principal  of  public  school  at  Hillsboro, 
111.,  and  remained  in  the  educational  field  until  1887, 
twenty-five  years.  Has  traveled  extensively  in  the  United 
States.  Has  written  and  published  many  works,  almost 


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always  anonymously  or  under  a  nom  de  plume.  Author: 
My  Country,  the  National  Anthem,  The  Roval  Road  to 
Ex-Tempore  Speaking,  etc.  Republican.  Evangelical 
Lutheran. 

MILES  GOODYEAR  HYDE, 

Physician,  Surgeon  and  Author, 

Was  born  June  12,  1842,  in  Cortland,  N.Y.  He  received 
his  preparatory  education  at  Cortland  acader»"T"  oradu- 
ated  from  Yale  college  in  1865;  and  from  Geneva  Med 
ical  college  in  1868.  He  received  his  degree  of  A.M. 
from  Yale  college  in  1868.  In  1868  he  bep-an  his  medical 
practice  in  Cortland,  N.Y. ;  and  for  a  number  of  years 
was  surgeon  of  the  Elmira,  Cortland  and  Northern  rail 
road.  In  1872-74  he  was  demonstrator  of  anatomy  in  the 
medical  department  of  Syracuse  university;  and  in  1874- 
78  was  professor  of  internal  anatomy  at  the  same  institu 
tion.  In  1875-77  f°r  two  terms  ne  was  president  of  the 
Cortland  County  Medical  society;  and  in  1876  was  a  del 
egate  to  the  American  medical  association.  He  is  the  au 
thor  of  On  Preventing  Deformity  in  Certain  Fractures 
the  Hand;  Historical  Monograph;  and  The  One-Time 
Wooden  Spoon  at  Yale.  In  fiction  he  is  the  author  of 
The  Story  of  a  Day  in  London;  The  Girl  from  Mexico; 
and  Other  Stories;  and  Mary  Markham,  a  novel. 

ROBERT  SINEY  PELLETREAU, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  East  Moriches,  N.Y.,  Oct.  4,  1867;  son  Jesse 
Woodhull  and  Mary  Howell  (Stevens)  Pelletreau;  edu 
cated  Bridgehampton  (N.Y.)  academy  and  Yale  univer 
sity,  LL.B.,  1890;  married  Bridgehampton,  N.Y.,  Dec. 
24,  1895,  Mary  Woodruff  Rogers;  two  sons,  John  Rogers, 
born  Nov.  30,  1902,  and  Robert  Halsey,  born  Dec.  29, 
1908.  Director  and  attorney  Citizens'  National  bank  of 
Patchogue,  N.Y.,  and  trustee  and  attorney  Union  Sav- 


218  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

ings  bank  of  Patchogue.  Republican  (formerly  demo 
crat)  ;  Congregationalist.  Member  New  York  State  Bar 
association,  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  Hueuenot  society  of 
New  York.  Life  member  American  Bible  society  and 
Long  Island  Bible  society. 

GEORGE  A.  STAFFORD, 
Dry  Goods  Commission  Merchant, 
Was  born  Auburn,  N.Y.,  March  30,  1867;  son  Emmet 
and  Mary  Ann  (Rockwell)  Stafford;  graduate  Port 
Byron,  N.Y.,  academy;  married  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  April  12, 
1898,  Mary  Boyle;  children:  John  Boyle,  born  1899; 
Jane,  born  1901;  G.  A.,  Jr.,  born  1903;  Richard  Rock 
well,  born  1907.  President  G.  A.  Stafford  and  company 
(Inc.).  Republican.  Episcopalian.  Clubs:  St.  Louis, 
Illini  Yacht  (St.  Louis,  Mo.),  Arkwright  (New  York 
City)  ;  Stamford  Yacht,  Greenwich  Country  club,  Hill- 
crest  Park,  Conn.  (P.  O.  Stamford). 

THOMAS  CARR  POWELL, 

Railroad  Manager, 

Was  born  Sept.  5,  1865,  at  Cincinnati,  O.  Entered  rail 
way  service  1884  as  mail  clerk  Cincinnati,  New  Orleans 
and  Texas  Pacific  railway,  since  which  he  has  been  con 
secutively  rate  clerk,  chief  rate  clerk  and  chief  clerk  to 
traffic  manager  same  road;  June  i,  1893,  to  Oct.  31,  1895, 
assistant  general  freight  agent  same  road;  Nov.  i,  1895, 
to  Aug.  4,  1898,  chief  clerk  to  general  freight  agent  South 
ern  railway,  in  charge  of  the  rate  and  tariff  department; 
Aug.  4,  1898,  to  July  i,  1899,  general  freight  agent  same 
road;  July  i,  180,9,  to  March  14,  1902,  assistant  freight 
traffic  manager  same  road;  March  15,  1902,  to  March  31, 
1905,  freight  traffic  manager  same  road;  April  i,  1905, 
vice-president  Southern  railway  in  charge  of  traffic  in  the 
west;  also  vice-president  (since  1907)  Cent.  New  Orleans 
and  Tex.  Pa.  Ry.,  Ala.  Great  Sou.  R.  R. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  219 

JOHN  R.  KIRK, 

President  of  the  State  Normal  School  at  Kirksville,  Mo., 
Was  born  Jan.  i,  1851,  in  Illinois.  He  was  educated  in 
the  high  school  of  Bethany,  Mo.,  the  Kirksville  normal 
school,  the  University  of  Kansas  and  the  University  of 
Missouri.  He  is  a  member  of  the  republican  party;  and 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  church.  He  has  been  super 
intendent  of  schools  of  Bethany,  Mo.,  superintendent  of 
schools  of  Westport,  Mo.,  in  1895-1899  was  state  superin 
tendent  of  schools  of  Missouri;  and  in  1899  was  school 
inspector  of  the  University  of  Missouri.  He  is  now  serv 
ing  his  sixth  term  of  1909-11  as  president  of  the  state  nor 
mal  school  at  Kirksville,  Mo. 

ABRAHAM  CHARLES  KAUFMAN, 

Financier  and  Philanthropist, 

Was  born  Sept.  10,  1839,  in  Charleston,  S.C.  In  1871  he 
be^an  his  business  life  as  a  financier;  and  for  over  thirty 
years  was  identified  with  large  enterprises  in  Charleston, 
S.C. 

FREDERICK  NEWTON  JUDSON, 

Lawyer  and  Author, 

Was  born  Oct.  7,  1845,  in  St.  Mary's,  Ga.  In  1866  he 
graduated  from  Yale  college;  and  has  received  the  degree 
of  A.M.  from  the  St.  Louis  law  school  and  LL.D.  from 
the  Universities  of  Missouri  and  Yale.  Since  1871  he  has 
practiced  law  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  In  1871-73  he  was  secre 
tary  to  Governor  Gratz  Brown;  and  in  1880-82  and  1887- 
89  was  president  of  the  board  of  education  of  St.  Louis, 
Mo.  He  is  the  author  of  Law  and  Practice  of  Taxation 
in  Missouri;  The  Taxing  Power;  State  and  Federal  in 
the  United  States;  and  The  Law  of  Interstate  Commerce 
and  Its  Federal  Regulation. 


220  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

HENRY  BIRRELL, 

Stationer, 

Was  born  in  Scotland,  Nov.  27,  1856;  son  Henry  and 
Mary  E.  Birrell;  educated  New  York  public  school  No. 
35;  married  New  York  City,  Oct.  10,  1889,  Mary  E. 
Sarles.  Began  business,  1871,  with  Ivison,  Blakeman, 
Taylor  and  company,  and  was  with  its  successors,  Ivison, 
Blakeman  and  company  and  the  American  Book  com 
pany,  until  Jan.  i,  1902,  when  was  appointed  and  served 
as  deputy  county  clerk,  New  York  county,  1902-06,  un 
der  Thomas  L.  Hamilton,  county  clerk.  Republican; 
presidential  elector,  1896,  from  New  York  state,  for  Mc- 
Kinley  and  Hobart;  delegate  to  republican  national  con 
vention,  1900,  from  twelfth  congressional  district,  New 
York;  sergeant-at-arms,  1900  at  New  York  headquarters, 
republican  national  committee.  Irving  Press,  121  East 
3ist  street  (secretary)  ;  Piercy  Contracting  company,  Na 
tional  Equipment  company.  Member  Aldine  association, 
Republican  club  of  City  of  New  York. 

WILLIAM  KELLY, 

Business  President  and  Scientist, 

Was  born  April  17,  1854,  in  New  York  City.  In  1874  he 
graduated  from  Yale  college  with  the  degree  of  B.A. ;  and 
in  1877  graduated  from  Columbia  college  with  the  de 
gree  of  E.M.  In  1878  he  was  chemist  of  the  Himrod  Fur 
nace  company  of  Youngstown.  Ohio.  In  1881-85  and  in 
1886-89  was  superintendent  of  the  Kemble  Coal  and  Iron 
company  of  Riddlesburg,  Pa.;  and  in  1885  became  super 
intendent  of  the  Glamorgan  Iron  company  of  Lewistown, 
Pa.  He  is  general  manager  of  the  Penn  Iron  Mining 
company;  manager  of  the  Republic  Iron  company;  treas 
urer  of  the  Penn  Store  company;  and  a  director  of  the 
Commercial  bank  of  Iron  Mountain,  Mich. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  221 

JOHN  F.  KELLY, 

Electrical  Engineer  and  Inventor, 

Was  born  March  28,  1859,  in  Ireland.  He  is  president  of 
the  Telelectric  and  Cokel  companies  of  Pittsfield,  Mass., 
He  has  received  over  eighty  United  States  patents  for 
the  utilization  of  electricitv,  covering  nnnaratus  for  gen 
erating,  transmitting,  distributing  and  measuring  elec 
tricity. 

VICTOR  DAVID  BRENNER, 

Medalist, 

Was  born  Shavly,  Russia,  June  12,  1871 ;  son  George  and 
Sarah  (Margalis)  Brenner;  came  to  United  States,  1890; 
studied  at  Paris  under  Louis  Roty,  1898;  exhibited  works 
in  Paris  Salon,  and  received  awards  from  Paris  exposi 
tion,  1900,  and  Pan-American  exposition,  1901.  Designed 
seals  of  New  York  public  library,  Fine  Arts  federation 
of  New  York,  Carnegie  institute,  etc.;  portraits  of  G.  A. 
Lucas,  Wm.  M.  Evarts,  C.  P.  Huntington,  etc.  Designed 
medals  for  American  Geograpical  societv,  American 
commission  to  Paris  exposition,  1900;  Tvoothetae  of  New 
York;  Prince  Henrv,  commemorating:  his  visit  to  Amer 
ica;  state  of  Michigan  to  Her  Soldiers  and  Sailors,  etc.; 
busts  of  Simeon  Stern  and  Prof.  Charles  Eliot  Norton. 
Prizes  St.  Louis  exposition,  International  exposition, 
Brussels,  1910;  portrait  of  ex-President  Roosevelt,  Lin 
coln  centenarv,  Wright  Bros.  Member  National  Sculp 
tors'  society;  National  Arts  club;  Municipal  Art  society; 
Architectural  league. 

EDWIN  GREBLE  DREER, 

Capitalist, 

Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Oct.  17,  1862;  son  of  Frederick 
Annan  Dreer  and  Louisa  (Greble)  Dreer.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  Pennsylvania  Military  academy,  Chester,  Pa.> 
1877-1880;  entered  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  as  a 


222  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

special  student  in  chemistry  in  1882,  and  was  graduated 
in  June,  1884.  Mr.  Dreer  is  a  member  of  the  General 
Alumni  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,  the  Academy 
of  Natural  Science,  the  Historical  society,  Colonial  so 
ciety,  and  the  Netherlands  society  of  Pennsylvania,  also 
the  Fairmount  Park  Art  association,  Browning  society  of 
Philadelphia,  League  of  American  Wheelman,  the  Na 
tional  conference  of  charities  and  correction,  the  Ger 
man  society,  Prison  society  of  Pennsylvania,  and  the 
Union  League  and  Priestly  clubs.  Society  of  Arts  and 
Letters  and  Geographical  society.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Episcopal  church. 

MARTIN  AIGNER, 

Clergyman  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church, 
Was  born  in  Munich,  Bavaria;  came  to  the  United  States 
in  early  childhood;  was  educated  in  the  Polytechnic  in 
stitute,  Egg  Harbor  City,  N.J.,  and  the  Central  high 
school  of  Philadelphia;  and  attended  special  courses  at 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania;  graduated  from  the  Phil 
adelphia  Divinity  school  in  1884;  was  ordained  a  deacon 
by  the  Right  Rev.  William  Bacon  Stevens,  D.D.,  LL.D., 
in  St.  James's  church,  Philadelphia,  in  1884,  and  was  ad 
vanced  to  the  priesthood  by  the  same  bishop  in  1886,  in 
St.  Luke's  church,  Philadelphia;  he  was  the  assistant  min 
ister  of  this  parish  from  1884  to  1890.  In  1886  he  mar 
ried  Laura  P.  B.  Taitt,  daughter  of  James  Monroe  Taitt; 
was  rector  of  Trinity  church,  Mounty  Hollv,  N.J.,  from 
1890  to  1900;  during  this  rectorship  he  established  the 
services  of  the  church,  and  erected  churches  at  Lumber- 
ton,  N.J.,  and  at  Ocean  City,  N.J.;  in  1900  he  accepted 
the  rectorship  of  St.  John's  church,  Franklin,  Pa.  He  was 
elected  president  of  the  Associate  Alumni  of  his  alma 
mater  in  1900.  In  1903  he  received  from  the  Philadelphia 
Divinity  school  the  degree  of  bachelor  of  divinity  in 
course;  representative  to  the  missionary  council,  1903; 
He  has  contributed  to  several  magazines. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  223 

NATHAN  F.  MOSSELL, 

Surgeon, 

Was  born  July  27,  1856,  in  Hamilton,  Canda,  of  Afro- 
American  parentage.  He  came  to  Pennsylvania  in  1873; 
was  graduated  from  Lincoln  university,  Chester  county, 
Pa.,  1879,  and  was  graduated  from  the  medical  depart 
ment  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1882.  Through 
the  late  Dr.  D.  Hayes  Agnew,  was  associated  with  the 
out-patient  surgical  department  of  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania;  continued  his  studies  in  surgery  by  a  post 
graduate  course  at  the  Philadelphia  polyclinic  and  sub 
sequently  went  to  Europe,  where  he  took  post-graduate 
studies  at  Guy's  Queen's  college  and  St.  Thomas'  hospi 
tals,  London,  England.  He  was  president  of  the  National 
Medical  association  from  1907  to  1908.  In  1891;  he  or 
ganized  the  Frederick  Douglass  Memorical  hospital  and 
training  school,  Philadelphia,  where  he  has  since  been 
engaged  as  medical  director  and  attending  surgeon.  Un 
der  his  leadership,  the  board  of  managers  completed  in 
April,  1909,  and  dedicated  a  new  and  modernly  construct 
ed  hospital  building,  at  a  cost  of  $118,000.  He  is  the 
author  of  a  number  of  important  treatise  on  medical  sub 
jects;  the  most  recent,  and  probably  the  most  widely  read, 
was  an  exhaustive  article  read  before  the  National  Med 
ical  association*  on  Hospital  Construction,  Organization 
and  Management. 

WILLIS  VAN  DEVANTER, 

Associate  Justice  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States, 
Was  born  at  Marion,  Ind.,  April  17,  i8co;  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  and  at  Indiana 
Asbury  (now  De  Pauw)  university;  was  graduated  from 
the  law  school  of  the  Cincinnati  college  in  1881;  prac 
ticed  his  profession  at  Marion,  Ind.,  until  1884,  and  sub 
sequently  at  Cheyenne,  Wyo.,  where  he  served  as  city  at 
torney;  a  commissioner  to  revise  the  statute  law  of  Wyo- 


224  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

ming,  and  member  of  the  territorial  legislature;  was  ap 
pointed  chief  justice  of  the  territorial  supreme  court  by 
President  Harrison  in  1889,  and  by  election  was  continued 
as  chief  justice  on  the  admission  of  the  territory  as  a  state 
in  1890,  but  soon  resigned  to  resume  active  practice;  was 
a  delegate  to  the  republican  national  convention  and  also 
a  member  of  the  republican  national  committee  in  1896; 
was  appointed  assistant  attorney  general  of  the  United 
States  by  President  McKinley  in  1897,  being  assigned  to 
the  department  of  the  interior,  and  served  in  that  position 
until  1903;  was  professor  of  equity  pleading  and  practice 
1898-1903,  and  of  equity  jurisprudence  1902-3  in  Colum 
bian  (now  George  Washington)  university;  was  appoint 
ed  United  States  circuit  judge,  eighth  circuit,  by  Presi 
dent  Roosevelt  in  1903;  was  appointed  associate  justice  of 
the  supreme  court  of  the  United  States  by  President  Taft, 
Dec.  16,  1910,  and  entered  upon  the  duties  of  that  office 
Jan.  3  following.  LL.D.,  De  Pauw,  1911. 

WILLIAM  JOSEPH  GARY, 

United  States  Congressman  from  the  Fourth  District  of 

Wisconsin, 

Was  born  in  Milwaukee  March  22,  '65 ;  received  primary 
education  in  the  public  schools,  and  at  the  age  of  thirteen 
was  left  an  orphan  with  five  younger  children ;  began  work 
as  messenger  boy,  the  younger  children  being  placed  in 
an  orphan  asylum;  at  1 8  he  was  a  telegraph  operator,  and 
at  19  took  the  younger  children  from  the  asylum  and  gave 
them  a  home;  was  married  in  i88q;  elected  alderman  in 
1900  and  re-elected  in  1902;  elected  sheriff  of  Milwaukee 
county  in  1904  with  a  plurality  of  1 1,000,  leading  his  tick 
et  by  3,000;  was  nominated  for  congress  over  Hon.  Thea- 
bold  Otjen,  at  the  first  trial  of  the  Wisconsin  primary 
election  law,  and  elected  to  the  sixtieth  and  sixty-first  con 
gresses;  re-elected  to  the  sixty-second  congress  as  a  re 
publican;  and  resides  in  Milwaukee,  Wis. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  225 

HERBERT  LATHAM  FORDHAM, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  Nov.  23,  1869,  in  Greenport,  N.Y.  In  1887  he 
graduated  from  the  Greenport  union  school;  subsequently 
received  the  degrees  of  Ph.B.  and  LL.B.  from  Cornell 
university;  and  in  1894-95  was  a  reader  in  the  English  de 
partment  of  Cornell  university.  He  has  been  a  speaker  in 
various  prize  contests  and  intercollegiate  debates;  and  in 
1896  began  the  practice  of  law  in  New  York  City.  He  is 
attorney  for  the  Southold  Savings  bank  and  other  institu 
tions.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Bar  association, 
the  New  York  State  and  City  Bar  associations,  the  New 
York  County  Lawyers'  association  and  the  Suffolk  Countv 
Bar  association.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  the  Rev 
olution,  the  American  Economic  association,  the  New 
York  State  Historical  society,  the  Suffolk  County  Histor 
ical  society  and  other  clubs  and  societies. 

GEORGE  WASHINGTON  OCHS, 

Journalist  and  Publisher, 

Was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Oct.  27,  1861 ;  son  of  Julius 
Ochs  and  Bertha  (Levv)  Ochs.  He  attended  the  Uni 
versity  of  Tennessee,  Knoxville,  Tenn.  Mr.  Ochs  was 
twice  mayor  of  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  1893-1897;  declined 
renomination;  president  of  the  Chattanooga  chamber  of 
commerce  in  1001 ;  president  of  the  Chattanooga  board  of 
education,  1898-1900;  delegate  from  the  third  congres 
sional  district  of  Tennessee  to  the  national  democratic 
convention  in  1896;  chosen  to  second  the  nomination  of 
Grover  Cleveland  at  that  cnvention;  delegate  from  the 
state-at-large  to  the  Palmer  and  Buckner  convention, 
1896;  president  of  the  Chattanooga  Librarv  association, 
TRq/L-Q7;  vice-president  of  the  National  Municipal  league, 
1896-1900:  president  of  the  Jewish  Chautauqua  associa 
tion  of  the  United  State*,  190^-1008;  director  of  the  New 
York  Times  company,  Times  Printing  company  of  Chat- 


226 

tanooga,  Tenn.  ;  Public  Ledger  company  of  Philadelphia; 
Tradesman  Publishing  company  of  Chattanooga,  Tenn. 
Publisher  and  general  manager  of  the  Philadelphia  Pub 
lic  Ledger.  He  published  the  exposition  edition  of  the 
New  York  Times  in  Paris  in  1900,  and  was  decorated  by 
the  French  government  with  Cross  of  Chevalier  of  the 
Legion  d'Honneur.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Academy  of  Political  and  Social  Science,  the  City,  Art, 
Franklin  Inn,  Northfield  Country,  and  the  Nameless 
club  of  Philadelphia. 

JACOB  RUPPERT,  JR., 

Brewer, 

Was  born  New  York  City,  Aug.  $,  1867;  son  Jacob  and 
Anna  (Gillig)  Ruppert;  educated  Columbia  grammar 
school;  passed  examination  for  School  of  Mines,  Colum 
bia  college,  but  did  not  enter,  going  instead  into  his  fa 
ther's  brewery  business.  Has  traveled  extensively  in  Eu 
rope  and  America.  Served  as  a.d.c  with  rank  of  colonel 
on  staff  of  Governor  Hill,  and  Gov.  Flower;  private  com 
pany  B,  seventh  regiment,  N.G.,  N.Y.  ;  elected  to  con 
gress  and  served  in  fifty-sixth,  fifty-seventh,  fifty-eighth 
and  fifty-ninth  congresses.  Manager  of  Jacob  Ruppert 
brewery;  president  Astoria  Silk  mills,  and  director  in 
Alaska  Industrial  company;  director  Yorkville  bank. 
Democrat.  Catholic.  Director  of  German  hospital.  Rec 
reations:  Yachtine,  automobiles,  horses  and  do£s.  Clubs: 
New  York  Yacht,  Jockey,  New  York  Athletic,  Suburban, 
Riding  and  Driving,  Liederkranz,  Arion. 

-v  H-rijrnrsn    „ 


BEN  JOHNSON, 

Mechanical  Engineer, 

Was  born  1858  at  Ithaca,  N.Y.  Graduated  Cornell  uni 
versity  1878.  After  one  year  of  mining:  in  Colorado,  en 
tered  service  of  the  Atchison,  Topeka  and  Santa  Fe  rail 
road  as  machinist,  remaining  in  the  mechanical  depart- 


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ment  of  that  road  til  August,  1888,  since  which  time  he 
has  been  consecutively  inspector  Westinghouse  Air  Brake 
company  to  December,  1898,  master  mechanic  of  Topeka 
shops,  A.  T.  and  S.  F.  railway,  till  May,  1900,  engineer 
of  tests  of  same  railway  till  November,  1901,  superin 
tendent  of  machinery  of  Mexican  Central  railway,  No 
vember,  1901,  to  July,  1908,  ranching  in  California  till 
September,  1909,  assistant  superintendent  of  machinery 
of  the  United  Railways  of  Havana  and  Havana  Central 
railroad  till  June,  1910,  and  superintendent  of  machinery 
of  the  same  railways  at  this  time.  Office,  Havana,  Cuba. 
Residence,  Watsonville,  Cal.  Married  June,  1886,  to 
Mary  Vinton. 

EDWARD  W.  PORTER, 

Assistant  Comptroller  Delaware  and  Hudson  Company, 

32  Washington  Street,  New  York, 

Was  born  April  4,  1865,  at  Ballston  Spa,  N.Y.  Educated 
in  the  public  schools.  Entered  railway  service  1882  as 
telegraph  operator  Delaware  and  Hudson  companv,  since 
which  he  has  been  consecutively  traveling;  auditor,  auditor 
railroad  department  accounts,  auditor  of  disbursements, 
assistant  comptroller.  President  of  Saratoga  Wood  com- 
panv,  manufacturers  lumber,  principal  office  at  Albany, 
N.Y. ;  roadmaster  same  road;  June,  1892,  to  June,  1894., 
roadmaster  and  chief  engineer  Macon  and  Northern  rail 
way;  June,  1894,  to  Jan.  i,  1896,  superintendent  same 
road;  Jan.  i,  1896,  to  Oct.  i,  1896,  roadmaster  Central  of 
Georgia  railroad;  Oct.  i,  1896,  to  date,  engineer  of  road 
way  Charleston  and  Western  Carolina  railway. 

CHARLES  B.  AYCOCK, 

Trustee  University  of  North  Carolina, 
Was  born  Nov.  i,  1859,  in  Fremont,  N.C.    He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  schools  and  academies  of  Fremont,  Wilson 
and   Kingston,   and   graduated   from  the  University  'of 


228  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

North  Carolina.  For  several  years  he  was  county  su 
perintendent  of  education  of  Wayne  county,  N.C.;  was 
district  democratic  elector  in  1888;  and  elector-at-large 
in  1902.  He  has  attained  prominence  as  one  of  the  fore 
most  lawyers  of  the  state  of  North  Carolina;  and  in  1093- 
98  served  with  distinction  as  United  States  attorney.  He 
was  governor  of  North  Carolina  for  term  of  1901-05. 
For  many  years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  board  of 
trustees  of  Goldsboro  graded  schools,  trustee  of  the  Uni 
versity  of  North  Carolina,  and  filled  various  positions  of 
trust  and  honor  in  the  gift  of  his  city,  county  and  state. 
He  is  trustee  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina. 

EUGENE  FREDERICK  LADD, 

United  States  Army  Officer, 

Was  born  in  Vermont.  In  1879  he  was  appointed  from 
Vermont  as  a  cadet  in  the  United  States  military  academy 
at  West  Point;  and  in  1884  was  appointed  second  lieu 
tenant  in  the  ninth  cavalry.  In  1889  he  became  first  lieu 
tenant;  in  1898  was  promoted  major  quarter-master  of 
volunteers  and  in  1901  was  honorably  discharged  from 
volunteer  service.  In  1899  he  attained  the  rank  of  cap 
tain  and  was  assigned  to  the  quartermaster's  department; 
and  is  now  lieutenant  colonel  in  the  adjutant-general's  de 
partment. 

EMANUEL  DE  MARNAY  BARUCH, 

Physician, 

Wns  born  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  Feb.  22,  1870;  son  Myron 
de  M.  and  Elizabeth  (Fourman)  Baruch;  graduate  Co 
lumbia  university,  M.D.,  1889,  University  of  Tubingen. 
M.D.,  1891 ;  studied  also  at  Universities  of  Munich,  Ber 
lin,  Paris.  Professor  bacteriolo^  and  patholopv  Univer 
sity  of  State  of  New  York;  professor  bacteriology  and 
therapeutics,  Metropolitan  Post-Graduate  Medical 
school;  consulting  physician  to  Hospital  for  Deformities 


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and  Joint  Diseases,  and  to  the  Philanthropic  hospital. 
Member  American  Medical  association,  New  York  State 
Medical  society,  New  York  County  Medical  society, 
Academy  Pathological  Science,  Greater  New  York  Med 
ical  association;  Manhattan  Medical  soci^r  Medical 
Jurisprudence  society:  member  International  Tuberculo 
sis  congress  at  Paris  and  at  Washington,  D.C.  Author  of 
numerous  medical  essays  and  treatises:  orator  on  numer 
ous  occasions  of  public  importance.  Unitarian.  Mem 
ber  Columbia  university  alumni  association,  president 
German  Scientific  club;member  Metropolitan  Museum 
of  Art,  Academy  of  Political  Science,  Economic  club,  etc. 
A  founder  of  Germany  Universities'  Alumni  association; 
chairman  of  Liederkranz  society,  etc. 

BURTON  C.  MEIGHAN, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  Mamaroneck,  Westchester  county,  N.Y.,  1871 ; 
son  Thomas  J.  and  Phebe  S.  (Bryan)  Meighan;  graduate 
College  City  of  New  York,  B.S.  (salutory  second  honor 
man) ,  1890;  New  York  university  law  school  (first  speak 
er  at  commencement,  prize  for  best  written  examination 
at  graduation),  1894;  married  Mamaroneck,  N.Y.,  1899, 
Effie  I.  Hunter;  children:  Burton  C.,  Jr.,  born  1901; 
Howard  S.,  born  December,  1906;  T.  Jefferson,  born 
December,  1908.  Engaged  in  practice  of  law  in  West- 
Chester  county,  and  New  York  City,  from  1894,  firm  °f 
Meighan  and  Necarsulmer.  Was  trustee  of  village  four 
years,  corporation  counsel  seven  years,  Mamaroneck,  N. 
Y.  Trustee  and  counsel  Union  Savings  bank  of  West- 
Chester  county;  counsel  to  First  National  bank,  Mamar 
oneck,  the  Larchmont  National  bank,  Larchmont,  and  the 
Mamaroneck  Co-Operative  Savings  and  Loan  associa 
tion;  director,  member  executive  committee,  Lawyers' 
Westchester  Mortgage  and  Title  company;  director  and 
treasurer  Halcyon  Park  company  (New  Rochelle)  ;  pres- 


230  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

ident  and  director,  Siwanoy  Realty  associates  (New  Ro- 
chelle)  ;  Meighan  Land  company  (New  Rochelle)  ; 
Rushmore  Realty  corporation  (Mamaroneck)  ;  Broad 
Avenue  Realty  company  (Mamaroneck)  ;  chairman  com 
mission  to  condemn  lands,  Kensico  reservoir,  New  York 
City.  Republican.  Member  and  trustee  M.  E.  church, 
Mamaroneck,  N.Y.  Member  New  York  Bar  association, 
Westchester  County  Bar  association,  Masonic  fraternity, 
Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  and  Phi  Delta  Phi  (legal)  fraterni 
ty,  Phi  Beta  Kappa  society.  Clubs:  Republican  (New 
York  City),  Larchmont  Yacht,  Orienta  Yacht. 

TULIO  LARRINGA, 

United  States  Resident  Commissioner  to  Porto  Rico, 
Was  born  in  1847  in  Trujillo-Alto,  Porto  Rico.  He  re 
ceived  a  thorough  education;  and  received  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Arts  at  San  Juan  in  1864.  He  studied  the 
profession  of  civil  engineer  at  Troy,  N.Y. ;  and  in  1871 
graduated  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.  In  1878  he  became  archi 
tect  of  the  city  of  San  Juan;  and  in  1880-89  was  chief  en 
gineer  of  the  provincial  public  works.  In  1880  he  built 
the  first  railroad  on  the  island  of  Porto  Rico;  and  in  1900 
was  appointed  delegate  to  Washington,  D.C.  He  is  now 
resident  commissioner  from  Porto  Rico  to  the  United 
States  senate. 

ALBRECHT  KNEULE, 

Editor  and  Publisher, 

Was  born  in  Germany,  March  i,  1832;  son  of  Adam 
Kneule  and  Fredericka  (Tritschler)  Kneule.  He  was 
graduated  from  the  latin  school  in  Esslingen,  Konigreich 
Wurttemberg,  Germany,  following  with  four  years'  ap 
prenticeship  as  printer,  and  emigrated  to  this  country  in 
1851.  He  married  at  Skippack,  Pa.,  in  November,  1855, 
Louise  Kraft,  and  they  have  four  sons  and  one  daughter. 
On  arriving  in  this  country  he  obtained  employment  as  a 
printer,  and  worked  on  Der  Neutralist,  in  Skippack,  until 


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i       '   .  • 

on  April  22,  1857,  ^e  established  for  himself  as  editor  and 
publisher  the  Pennsburg  (Pa.)  Democrat  at  Pennsburg, 
Montgomery  county.  In  1858  he  purchased  the  Bauern 
Freund,  a  local  weekly,  with  which  Der  Pennsburg  Dem 
ocrat  was  united.  In  1878  Mr.  Kneule  became  owner  of 
the  Norristown  Register,  and  in  1880  established  the 
Daily  Register,  which  he  has  ever  since  conducted  most 
successfully.  He  is  a  democrat  in  politics,  and  was  post 
master  of  Norristown,  1893-1898,  covering  the  term  of 
the  second  Cleveland  administration.  In  January,  1900, 
his  wife  died,  and  he  married  again  in  May,  1902,  Mrs. 
Auguste  Gehse,  of  Berlin,  Germany.  In  April,  1907,  he 
celebrated  the  fiftieth  anniversary  as  editor  and  publisher, 
and  in  1909  he  sold  the  controlling  interest  of  the  Daily 
Register  to  one  of  his  sons,  Albert  K.  Kneule,  after  hav 
ing^  organized  the  Daily  Register  Publishing  company, 
of  which  he  is  still  the  president. 

BENJAMIN  K.  FOCHT, 

Editor  and  Congressman, 

Was  born  in  New  Bloomfield,  Pa.,  March  12,  1863.  His 
father  was  of  German  descent  and  a  scholar,  orator  and 
Lutheran  preacher  of  note,  who  died  when  his  son  was 
one  year  old.  Some  of  his  parental  ancestors  served  in  the 
revolutionary  war.  *  Mr.  Focht's  maternal  grandfather 
was  of  English  descent,  and  in  the  early  days  owned  a 
large  part  of  what  is  now  Lewisburg,  Pa.,  and  operated  a 
number  of  flouring  mills  in  the  neighborhood.  Since 
childhood  Mr.  Focht  resided  at  Lewisburg,  his  present 
residence.  He  is  married  and  has  two  daughters  and  a 
son,  Ellen  Wolf  and  Edith  Virginia,  and  Brown  Focht, 
and  his  home  life  is  ideal.  After  attending  Bucknell  uni- 
versitv,  Pennsylvania  state  college  and  the  Susquehanna 
university,  Mr.  Focht  learned  the  -^intin^  and  publish 
ing  business,  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  vears  founded  a 
newspaper  which  he  still  edits  and  directs.  He  immedi- 


232  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

ately  engaged  in  politics,  and  as  a  mere  boy  received  his 
political  tutelage  in  heated  campaigns  from  the  elder 
Cameron,  his  son  Donald  and  M.  S.  Quay.  He  is  a  tal 
ented  and  forceful  newspaper  writer,  and  like  his  father 
before  him,  is  an  orator  of  ability.  His  career  for  twenty- 
five  years  in  politics  and  business  has  been  as  distinguished 
and  successful  as  it  has  been  stormy.  He  has  been  a  rec 
ognized  republican  leader  in  central  Pennsylvania  politics 
for  many  years.  He  served  as  state  delegate,  many  times 
a  congressional  conferee,  League  club  delegate,  was  three 
times  a  member  of  the  assembly  at  Harrisburg,  served 
four  years  in  the  Pennsylvania  state  senate,  is  author  of 
one  hundred  laws  now  on  the  statute  books,  served  on  im 
portant  committees  in  the  house  and  senate,  addressed 
Presidents  McKinley  and  Roosevelt,  as  head  of  special 
committees,  and  was  chairman  of  the  committee  which 
had  charge  of  the  ceremonies  attending  the  inauguration 
of  Governor  Pennypacker.  He  was  elected  in  1906  on 
the  republican  ticket  from  the  seventeenth  Pennsylvania 
district  to  the  sixtieth  congress;  re-elected  to  the  sixty-first 
and  sixty-second,  in  which  he  is  now  serving. 

JOHN  FRANCIS  PATCH  LE  BARON, 

Civil  Engineer,  Geologist  and  Author, 
Was  born  Sept.  28,  1847,  in  Boston,  Mass.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  common  and  high  schools  of  Ipswich,  Mich.; 
and  at  Lawrence  academy  of  Groton,  Mass.  In  1887  he 
became  connected  with  the  Nicaragua  canal;  became 
chief  field  engineer  and  afterward  was  a  commissioner  of 
the  Nicaragua  canal.  He  has  been  chief  engineer  of  over 
twenty-five  railways,  waterworks  and  other  constructions. 
He  discovered  the  immense  phosphate  of  lime  deposits 
in  Florida;  and  has  made  extensive  archaeological  studies 
in  Florida  for  the  Peabody's  museum  of  Harvard  univer 
sity;  and  for  the  Smithsonian  institute  at  Washington, 
D.C.  He  is  the  author  of  fifty  published  books. 


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VICTOR  FREMONT  LAWSON, 

Journalist  and  Publisher, 

Was  born  Sept.  9,  1850,  in  Chicago,  111.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  Phillips  academy  of  Andover,  Mass.  He  took 
charge  of  an  interest  of  his  father's  estate  in  a  printing 
establishment;  bought  the  Chicago  Daily  News  in  1876; 
and  with  his  late  partner,  Melville  E.  Stone,  developed  it 
to  success.  In  1881  he  started  a  morning  edition;  and  in 
1888  became  its  sole  proprietor.  He  has  been  president 
of  the  Associated  Press.  He  established  the  Daily  News 
Fresh  Air  fund;  and  has  been  active  in  philanthropic 
work. 

JAMES  LOEB, 
Retired  Banker  and  Litterateur, 

Was  born  Aug.  6,  1867,  in  New  York  City.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  Dr.  Hull's  school,  Dr.  J.  Sade's  collegiate  insti 
tute  for  boys,  and  in  1888  graduated  with  the  degree  of 
A.B.  from  Harvard  university.  In  1888-1901  he  was  en 
gaged  in  the  banking  business;  and  now  devotes  his  time 
principally  to  art  and  literature.  He  has  been  a  member 
of  the  executive  committee  of  the  New  York  civil  service 
reform  association;  and  has  filled  various  other  positions 
of  trust  and  honor.  He  is  a  member  of  the  chamber  of 
commerce,  Metropolitan  museum  of  art;  American  insti 
tute  of  archaeology;  the  English  society  for  promotion  of 
Hellenic  studies;  the  New  York  botanical  garden  and  the 
municipal  art  society:  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Lotus, 
Nineteenth  century,  Lawyers',  players',  and  numerous 
clubs  and  other  societies. 

DANIEL  OZRO  SMITH  LOWELL, 

Educator  and  Author, 

Was  born  April  13,  1851,  in  Denmark,  Maine.  In  1874 
he  graduated  from  Bowdoin  college  and  subsequently  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  A.M.  from  that  institution.  In  1877 
he  graduated  from  the  Medical  school  of  Maine;  but 


234  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

adopted  teaching  as  a  profession.  Until  1884  he  taught 
in  various  schools  and  academies  in  the  state  of  Maine. 
Since  1884  he  has  been  a  master  in  the  Roxbury  Latin 
school  of  Boston,  Mass.  He  is  a  member  of  Phi  Beta 
Kappa,  of  the  American  philological  association,  and  of 
other  educational  and  scientific  societies.  In  1896  he 
edited  the  Roger  de  Coverley  Papers:  he  has  contributed 
extensively  to  various  journals  on  subjects  of  travel,  lit 
erature,  and  education,  and  is  the  author  of  Jason's  Quest. 

MARK  MARSDEN  MAJETTE, 

Lawyer,  Public  Official  and  Occasional  Writer, 
Was  born  Sept.  19,  1865,  in  Hertford  county,  N.C.  He 
attended  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  and  after  ob 
taining  law  license,  commenced  practicing  law  at  Colum 
bia,  N.C.,  where  he  soon  attained  prminence.  He  has 
been  mayor  of  Columbia,  and  is  prominentlv  identified 
with  the  public  affairs  of  the  town  and  county  in  which  he 
resides. 

FRANK  LYNWOOD  GARRISON, 

Mining  Engineer, 

Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Jan.  12,  1862;  son  of  David  R. 
Garrison  and  Maria  Morgan  (Pleiss)  Garrison.  He  was 
educated  in  Rugby  academy,  Philadelphia,  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  and  the  Royal  School  of  Mines,  London, 
England.  He  married  in  Philadelphia,  Nov.  21,  1894, 
Adele  Mary  Dwight,  and  they  have  three  children: 
Dwight  Garrison,  Elizabeth  D.  Garrison,  and  Laura 
Bell  Garrison.  Mr.  Garrison  has  traveled  in  Great  Brit 
ain,  Norway,  Sweden,  Finland,  Russia,  Siberia,  Holland, 
Germany,  France,  Austria,  China,  Japan,  South  America 
and  other  countries.  He  is  a  republican  in  politics,  and  a 
Presbyterian  in  religious  belief;  member  of  the  American 
Society  of  Civil  Engineers,  American  Institute  of  Min 
ing  Engineers,  Mining  and  Metallurgical  society  of 
Amererica;  Institution  of  Mining  and  Metallurgy  of 


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London ;  Canadian  Mining  institute ;  was  a  director  of  the 
Franklin  institute,  1890-1903;  is  a  member  of  the  Zeta 
Psi  fraternity,  and  Union  League  club  of  Philadelphia. 
Residence:  1019  Clinton  street,  Philadelphia. 

FERDINAND  CLAIBORNE  LATROBE, 

Member  Board  of  Park  Commissioners  of 

Baltimore,  Md., 

Was  born  Oct.  14,  1833^  in  Baltimore,  Md.  He  received 
a  liberal  education  in  the  public  schools,  and  at  St.  James 
college  of  Washington  county,  Md.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1860;  was  elected  to  the  Maryland  state  legisla 
ture  in  1867,  and  was  speaker  during  1870-72.  In  1860 
he  was  appointed  judge  advocate-general,  and  assisted  in 
reorganizing  the  Maryland  milita,  under  the  act  of  1868, 
of  which  he  was  the  author.  In  1900  he  was  again  elect 
ed  to  the  legislature;  and  in  1901  was  elected  speaker  of 
the  house  of  delegates.  He  is  now  president  of  the  Con 
solidated  Gas,  Electric  Light  and  Power  company  of 
Baltimore.  In  1875  he  was  elected  mayor  of  Baltimore, 
and  filled  that  important  office  for  seven  terms — fourteen 
years  in  all.  He  is  president  of  the  board  of  state  aid  and 
charities  of  Maryland.  He  was  a  member  of  the  board  of 
Park  commissioners  for  the  city  of  Baltimore  for  the  term 
of  1904-08. 

LOYAL  YOUNG  GRAHAM, 

Clergyman, 

Was  born  in  Butler,  Pa.,  October  22,  1877;  son  of  James 
H.  Graham.  He  received  his  education  in  Jefferson  col 
lege,  Canonsburg,  Pa.,  graduated  from  Jefferson  college 
in  1858,  and  from  Western  Theological  seminary,  1861, 
and  has  received  the  degree  of  D.D.  He  was  ordained  to 
the  ministry  in  1861,  and  served  in  Presbyterian  churches 
in  Somerset,  Pa.,  four  and  a  half  years,  Rehoboth,  six 
years,  and  was  pastor  of  Olivet  church,  Philadelphia,  for 


236  f "  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

U    I 

thirty-five  years  and  became  pastor  emeritus  in  1906.  Dr. 
Graham  is  a  trustee  of  the  Presbyterian  hospital,  Presby 
terian  board  of  publication,  Pennsylvania  Bible  society, 
Sabbath  association,  and  Ministers'  fund.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  general  assembly's  committee  on  Presbyterian 
work  in  Europe.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  western  sec 
tion  of  the  Pan-Presbyterian  alliance,  and  he  has  been 
vice-moderator  of  the  general  assembly  and  moderator  of 
synod  of  Pennsylvania.  He  has  traveled  extensively  in 
Aurope  and  the  Holy  Land.  Although  not  in  the  active 
pastorate  he  is  preaching  and  lecturing  constantly. 

ELIZABETH  STORKS  MEAD, 

Educator  and  College  President, 

Was  born  in  1832  in  Conway,  Mass.  She  was  educated 
in  the  common  schools  and  at  the  seminary  of  Ipswich, 
Mass.  She  has  received  the  degrees  of  M.A.  from  Ober- 
lin  college  and  L.H.D.  from  Smith  college.  For  one  year 
she  taught  in  the  high  school  of  Northampton,  Mass. 
For  two  years  she  taught  in  Oberlin  college*  and  for  six 
years  taught  at  Abbott  academy  of  Andover,  Mass.  For 
six  vears  she  conducted  a  family  school  with  a  sister  at 
Andover,  Mass.  In  1890-1900  she  was  president  of 
Mount  Holyoke  college.  She  is  the  wife  of  the  late 
Reverend  Hiram  Mead. 

JOHN  E.  BRITTAIN, 

General  Passenger  Agent, 

Was  born  March  14,  1862,  at  St.  John,  N.B.  Entered 
railway  service  1879,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutive 
ly  to  1880,  telegraph  messenger  St.  John  and  Maine  rail 
way  at  Fairville,  N.B.;  1880  to  1883,  operator  and  sta 
tion  agent  New  Brunswick  railway  at  Grand  Falls,  N.B.; 
and  freight  and  ticket  agent  same  road  at  different  points; 
1883  to  March  i,  1887,  freight  and  passenger  agent  same 
road  at  Caribou,  Me.;  March  i,  1887,  to  Feb.  i,  1890, 


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traveling  passenger  agent  Chicago  and  Northwestern 
railway;  Feb.  i,  1900,  to  June  i,  1900,  New  England  pas 
senger  agent,  and  June  i,  1900,  to  date,  general  agent 
passenger  department  same  road  at  Boston,  Mass.;  until 
Dec.  i,  1907;  since  that  date  general  agent  freight  and 
passenger  department. 

J.  ROSS  COLLINS, 
Merchant  and  Manufacturer, 

Was  born  Lurgan,  Ireland,  Dec.  31,  1863;  son  James  R. 
and  Elizabeth  (Havelock)  Collins;  educated  public 
schools,  New  York;  graduate  New  York  high  schools; 
unmarried.  President  Collins,  Plass  company,  mills  at 
Fall  River,  Mass.  Has  traveled  extensively  in  Europe, 
through  United  States,  all  of  West  Indies,  Cuba,  South 
America,  etc.  Republican;  Episcopalian.  Recreation: 
Yachting.  Clubs:  Transportation,  Larchmont  Yacht 
(life  member). 

ISRAEL  HEINBERG, 

Rabbi  (Since  1889)  of  Congregation  B'nai  Israel,  Mon 
roe,  La. 

Was  born  March  1858,  at  Padberg,  Westphalia,  Ger 
many.  Son  of  Bendix  Heinberg.  Educated  at  Jewish 
seminary,  Munster,  Westphalia,  and  University  of  Bonn. 
Rabbinical  diploma  received  from  the  curatorium  of  the 
Marx-Haindorf  seminary.  Was  rabbi  at  Pensacola,  Fla., 
for  one  year,  and  at  Alexandria,  La.,  for  two  years.  Fa 
ther  died  November,  1887,  at  Pensacola,  Fla.;  mother 
died  August,  1895,  at  New  York  City.  Julius  Eichwald 
(mother's  brother)  his  uncle,  came  to  the  United  States 
before  the  civil  war,  settled  in  Philadelphia,  music  teach 
er;  joined  the  union  army  at  outbreak  of  war  and  stayed 
in  the  ranks  till  the  end.  Died  (I  believe)  in  1892.  Con 
sult  the  Philadelphia  Ledger,  which,  at  the  time  of  my 
uncle's  death  had  quite  an  extended  ,and  highly  compli- 


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mentary  obituary  notice  about  him.  Coming  back  to  my 
self,  I  wish  to  add  that,  after  leaving  Bonn  Rhein,  I  went 
for  two  years  to  Brussels  (Belgium),  where  I  acted  as 
"headmaster"  at  "Kahn's  International  institute,  after 
which  I  resided  in  London,  England,  till  August,  1886; 
coming  to  the  United  States  the  following  September, 
landing  at  New  York  the  26th  of  said  month. 

LOUIS  THEODORE  MICHENER, 

Lawyer  and  Government  Official, 

Was  born  Dec.  21,  1848,  in  Lafayette  county,  Ind.  He 
was  educated  in  public  schools  of  Lafayette  county,  Ind. ; 
and  in  1867-68  was  a  student  of  the  college  at  Brookville, 
Ind.  He  studied  law;  and  in  1871  was  admitted  to  prac 
tice.  In  1883  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  national  educational 
convention  at  Louisville,  Ky. ;  and  in  1884  was  a  delegate 
to  the  national  republican  convention  at  Chicago,  111.  In 
1884-92  he  was  political  manager  of  General  Benjamin 
Harrison.  In  1884-86  he  was  secretary  of  the  republican 
state  committee  of  Indiana.  In  1890  he  was  chairman  of 
the  state  republican  committee  of  Indiana. 

MAURICE  S.  CONNORS, 

General  Manager, 

Was  born  June  7,  1857,  at  Toronto,  Ont.  Entered  railway 
service  1872,  as  water  boy  Lake  Shore  and  Michigan 
Southern  railway,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively 
1872  to  1873,  telegraph  operator  same  road;  1873  to  1879, 
telegraph  operator  Philadelphia  and  Erie  railroad;  1879 
to  1880,  telegraph  operator  Standard  Oil  company  at 
Bradford,  Pa.;  1880  to  1881,  paymaster  construction  de 
partment  same  company;  1881  to  1883,  train  dispatcher 
Evansville  and  Terre  Haute  railroad  at  Evansville,  Ind.; 
1883  to  1887,  train  dispatcher  Indianapolis  division  Cin 
cinnati,  Hamilton  and  Dayton  railway;  1887  to  1889,  mas 
ter  transportation,  same  division;  December,  1889,  to 


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May,  1890,  superintendent  Cincinnati  and  Indianapolis 
division  same  road;  May  to  December,  1890,  general  su 
perintendent  Peoria  and  Pekin  Union  railway;  Decem 
ber,  1890,  to  December,  1891,  superintendent  Chicago  and 
Eastern  Illinois  railroad;  December,  1891,  to  May  25, 
1896,  superintendent  Hocking  Valley  and  Ohio  river  di 
vision  Columbus,  Hocking  Valley  and  Toledo  railway; 
May  25,  1896,  to  March,  1899,  superintendent  same  road; 
March,  1899,  to  May  i,  1910,  general  superintendent 
Hocking  Valley  railway,  successor  to  the  Columbus, 
Hocking  Valley  and  Toledo  railway;  September,  1901,  to 
July  i,  1909,  also  general  superintendent  Toledo  and  Ohio 
Central  and  Kanawha  and  Michigan  railways;  Novem 
ber,  1902,  to  July  i,  1909,  also  general  superintendent 
Zanesville  and  Western  railway.  From  May  i,  IQIO,  to 
date,  general  manager  Hocking  Valley  railway,  Colum 
bus,  Ohio. 

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EDWIN  D.  METCALF, 

Manufacturer  and  Railroad  President, 
Was  born  March  4,  1848,  in  Smithfield,  R.I.  He  is  pres 
ident  of  the  Columbian  Rope  company;  is  president  of 
the  Auburn  and  Northern  railroad;  and  president  and  di 
rector  of  various  other  corporations.  He  has  been  mayor 
of  Springfield,  Mass.;  was  a  representative  in  the  Massa- 
jchusetts  state  legislature;  and  a  member  of  the  state  senate. 

GEORGE  NORCROSS, 

Clergyman, 

Was  born  in  Erie,  Pa.,  April  8,  1838;  son  of  Hiram  Nor- 
cross  and  Elizabeth  (McClelland)  Norcross.  He  was 
graduated  from  Monmouth  college,  Monmouth,  111.,  in 
1861 ;  studied  theology  one  year  in  McCormick  Theolog 
ical  seminary,one  year  in  Monmouth  United  Presbyterian 
Theological  seminary,  and  one  year  in  the  Princeton 
Theological  seminary  and  received  the  honorary  degree 


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D.D.,  from  Princeton  in  1879.  He  married  Oct.  i,  1863, 
Mary  S.  Tracy,  by  whom  he  had  one  son,  who  died  in  in 
fancy  and  the  mother  died  March  25,  1866;  married 
again,  in  Galesburg,  111.,  April  22,  1867,  Mrs.  Louise 
(Jackson)  Gale,  and  they  have  had  five  children,  four 
girls,  and  a  boy^  deceased.  He  was  professor  in  Mon- 
mouth  college  when  he  was  licensed  to  preach  by  the  Pres 
bytery  of  Warren,  April  18,  1863;  ordained  to  the  min 
istry,  June  6,  1865,  and  at  the  same  time  installed  pastor 
of  the  North  Henderson  Presbyterian  church,  Mercer 
county,  111.;  called  to  the  Old  School  Presbyterian  church, 
Galesburg,  April,  1866;  called  to  Carlisle,  Pa.,  Decem 
ber,  1868,  and  began  work  in  the  Second  Presbyterian 
church,  Carlisle,  Jan.  i,  1869,  and  continued  in  this  pas 
torate  for  forty  years,  or  until  Jan.  i,  1909,  when  he  re 
signed  and  was  made  pastor  emeritus  and  given  the  free 
use  of  the  Manse  for  life.  With  his  family  Dr.  Norcross 
spent  a  year  in  Europe,  1890-1891.  He  was  editor  and 
part  author  of  The  Centennial  Memorial,  Presbytery  of 
Carlisle,  two  volumes,  1890;  The  Story  of  a  Thirtieth  An 
niversary,  1899,  and  has  published  various  sermons,  ad 
dresses  and  papers.  Dr.  Norcross  is  a  prohibitionist  in 
politics;  is  a  member  of  the  American  Historical  associa 
tion,  Church  History  society,  National  Geographic  soci 
ety,  Scotch-Irish  society  of  America,  and  of  the  Presby 
terian  cleric  of  Harrisburg,  Pa. 

WILLIAM  JACOBSOHN, 

Physician, 

Was  born  Sept.  i,  1870,  in  New  York  City;  son  Moritz 
and  Fredericke  (Appel)  Jacobsohn;  graduate  grammar 
school  No.  74,  New  York  City,  1885,  College  of  City  of 
New  York,  B.S.,  1890,  New  York  university,  M.D.,  1893. 
House  physician,  and  house  surgeon  Randall's  Island  hos 
pitals  and  Infants'  hospital,  New  York  City,  1893-94;  at 
tending  physician,  children's  department,  Demilt  dispen- 


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sary,  1894-95;  medical  and  sanitary  inspector  for  the 
health  department,  New  York  City,  1895-97;  physician 
and  surgeon  at  New  York  Polyclinic  school  and  hospital, 
and  at  Mount  Sinai  hospital,  outdoor  department,  1896- 
1900.  Consulting  physician  German  Odd  Fellows'  Home 
and  Orphan  asylum,  New  York  City;  physician  Lebanon 
hospital.  Author:  Significance  and  Management  of  Fe 
ver  in  Children;  contribution  to  Cellular  Therapy;  Diag 
nosis  of  Smallpox  in  Early  Stages;  Nucleis  in  Fever  and 
Tonaemia;  Antitoxin  and  Communicable  Diseases;  Tu 
berculosis  and  Childhood.  Member  Medical  Society 
County  of  New  York,  Medical  Society  State  of  New 
York,  American  Medical  association;  member  F.  and 
A.  M. 

REYNOLD  F.  MIGDALSKI, 

United  States  Army  Officer, 

After  entering  the  United  States  army  he  was  stationed  at 
various  posts  and  filled  his  positions  with  honor  and  dis 
tinction.  He  soon  attained  the  rank  of  second  lieutenant 
in  the  twelfth  cavalry;  saw  much  service  in  the  Philip 
pine  Islands,  where  he  is  now  stationed;  and  has  been 
stationed  at  various  forts  on  the  islands.  He  is  now  sec 
ond  lieutenant  in  the  twelfth  United  States  cavalry. 

EDWARD  ULYSSES  ANDERSON  BROOKS, 

Clergyman, 

Was  born  Elmira,  N.Y.,  Oct.  7,  1872;  son  George  and 
Fannie  Emil  (Olden)  Brooks;  educated  Elmira  gram 
mar  school  No.  i,  and  Elmira  free  academy,  graduated 
1889;  graduated  Cornell  university  law  school,  LL.B. 
(honor  man),  1892,  LL.M.,  1893;  married  Waverly,  N. 
Y.,  Jan.  31,  1901,  Marie  Elizabeth  Millberry.  Admitted 
to  bar  of  New  York  state  at  Syracuse,  Nov.  24,  1893.  Prac 
ticed  law  at  Elmira,  N.Y.,  June,  1894,  to  October,  1901. 
Ordained  deacon  at  Bath,  N.Y.,  June,  1897,  by  Bishop  J. 
B.  Small,  and  an  elder  at  Saratoga,  N.Y.,  June,  1899,  by 


242  SUCCESSFUL  AMEKICANS 

Bishop  Alexander  Walters,  in  ministry  of  A.M.E.  Zion 
church;  assistant  secretary  general  conference  of  A.M.E. 
Zion  church  at  Washington,  D.C.,  1900,  and  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  1904,  and  delegate  to  Philadelphia,  1908.  Organ 
ized  Colored  Y.M.C.A.,  at  Elmira,  November,  1895;  de 
livered  emancipation  oration  at  Auburn,  N.Y.,  Aug.  3, 
1897,  and  at  Pen  Yan,  N.Y.,  Aue.  q,  1905.  United  States 
census  enumerator  at  Elmira,  N.Y.,  1900.  Republican; 
delegate  to  city  and  county  republican  conventions,  1901. 
Pastor  Hope  chapel,  A.M.E.  Zion  church  at  Auburn,  N. 
Y. ;  only  colored  member  1901-08,  and  president  1903, 
Utica  Ministers'  association;  now  secretary  and  treasurer 
Auburn  Ministerial  association.  Senior  warden  Hiram 
lodge,  F.  and  M.,  Utica,  1907;  high  priest  St.  Elizabeth's 
chapter,  R.A.M.,  1907;  prelate  Central  City  command- 
ery,  K.T.,  Utica,  1905-08.  Secretary  trustee  board  and 
special  financial  agent  Harriet  Tubman  home,  Atxburn, 
N.Y.  Secretary  Western  New  York  conference  A.M.E. 
Zion  church  since  1905,  and  compiler  of  its  minutes  since 
1906.  Member  Alpha  Phi  Alpha  fraternity  (Cornell 
university).  Entered  Auburn  Theological  seminary,  Oc 
tober,  1908;  graduated  May,  1911.  Built  a  handsome 
parsonage  at  Auburn,  valued  at  $3,000,  in  1910. 

WILLIAM  ALEXANDER  PARSONS  MARTIN, 

Clergyman,  Missionary,  College  President  and  Author, 
Was  born  April  10,  1827,  at  Livonia,  Ind.  He  is  a  pres- 
byterian  clergyman  and  missionary,  president  of  the 
Tungwen  college,  Pekin.  Among  his  writings  in  Chinese 
are,  Evidences  of  Christianity;  The  Three  Principles; 
Religious  Allegories.  In  English  he  has  published  The 
Chinese:  Their  Education,  Philosophy  and  Letters;  and 
numerous  other  works. 


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ELMER  W.  B.  CURRY, 

President  Curry  Normal  and  Industrial  Institute  of  Ohio, 
Was  born  in  March  1871,  in  Delaware,  Ohio.  He  was  ed 
ucated  in  the  Delaware  high  schools,  Michael  college, 
and  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  university;  and  subsequently  read 
law.  He  is  a  successful  educator,  lecturer,  editor  and  au 
thor;  and  publisher  of  The  Informer  of  Urbana,  Ohio. 
He  is  the  president  and  founder  of  the  Curry  Normal 
and  Industrial  institute  of  Urbana,  Ohio. 

MARION  A.  ADAMS, 

Accountant,  Educator  and  College  President, 
Was  born  Feb.  18,  1873,  in  Dalzell,  Ohio.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  the  Ohio  Northern  university;  attended  Zanerian 
colleee;  and  graduated  from  the  Marietta  Commercial 
college,  Marietta,  Ohio.  He  is  an  expert  penman.  For  a 
number  of  years  he  was  engaged  as  a  stenographer  and 
bookkeeper;  and  is  now  president  of  the  Marietta  Com 
mercial  college  of  Ohio. 

SAMUEL  SHUGERT  ADAMS, 

Physician, 

Was  born  July  12,  1857,  in  Washington,  D.C.  In  1871; 
he  graduated  from  the  West  Virginia  university;  and  in 
1879  graduated  with  the  degree  of  M.D.  from  George 
town  university.  He  is  a  professor  of  theory  and  practice 
of  medicine  and  diseases  of  children  at  the  Georgetown 
university;  and  is  attending  physician  to  the  Children's 
hospital,  Georgetawn  University  hospital,  and  is  the  sec 
retary  of  the  American  Pediatric  society. 

CHARLES  FREDERICK  ADAMS, 

Educator,  Entomologist  and  Author, 
Was  born  April  4,  1877,  m  Atherton,  Mo.     In  1897  he 
graduated  from  the  University  of  Missouri;  and  subse 
quently  graduated  with  the  degrees  of  M.D.  and  A.M. 
from  the  University  of  Kansas.     In  1902-04  he  held  the 


244  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

Snow  research  scholarship  at  the  University  of  Kansas; 
and  made  entomological  expeditions  to  the  Gulf  of  Mex 
ico  and  the  southwestern  United  States.  In  1897  he  was 
assistant  entomologist  of  Missouri.  In  1900-04  he  was 
professor  of  history  and  bacteriology  in  the  Kansas  City 
dental  college;  and  in  1904-05  was  assistant  in  zoology 
at  the  University  of  Chicago.  In  1905  he  became  profes 
sor  of  entomology  in  the  University  of  Arkansas.  In 
1909  he  was  elevated  to  the  deanship  of  the  College  of 
Agriculture  and  directorship  of  the  agricultural  experi 
ment  station  of  the  same  institute.  He  is  an  outhority  on 
insect  taxonomy,  insect  histolo™  and  cytology;  was  one 
of  the  revisors  of  Williston's  Manual  of  North  American 
Diptera;  and  is  the  author  of  several  Monographs. 

JOHN  JERVIS  ALLEN, 

Bank  President, 

Was  born  Feb.  22,  1859,  m  Ireland.  He  has  been  prom 
inently  identified  with  all  bank  positions  and  is  now  vice- 
president  of  the  Citizens'  National  bank  of  Monaca,  Pa.; 
and  president  of  the  Aliquippa  National  bank  of  Penn 
sylvania.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Rochester  lodge,  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons;  and  numerous  other  fraternal  and 
patriotic  orders. 

CLARENCE  P.  GILLETTE, 
Professor  Colorado  Agricultural  College, 
Was  born  April  7,  1859,  in  Lyons,  Mass.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  the  high  school  of  Portland,  Mich. ;  attended  the 
Michigan  agricultural  college;  did  special  work  in  en 
tomology  at  the  University  of  Illinois.  He  was  assistant 
in  zoology  at  the  Michigan  agricultural  college;  entomol 
ogist  of  agricultural  experiment  station  at  Ames,  Iowa; 
and  has  attained  note  in  teaching  and  experimental  work 
in  entomology.  He  now  fills  the  chair  of  zoology  and  en 
tomology,  and  is  entomologist  and  director  of  the  Colora 
do  agricultural  experiment  station  at  Fort  Collins,  Col. 


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CHARLES  FREMONT  AMIDON, 

Judge  United  States  District  Court  for  North  Dakota, 
Was  born  Aug.  17,  1856,  in  Clymer,  N.Y.     In  1893  he 
was  a  member  of  the  commission  to  revise  codes  and  stat 
utes  of  North  Dakota.     Since  1896  he  has  been  judge 
of  the  United  States  district  court  for  North  Dakota. 

WINSLOW  ANDERSON, 

Physician,  Surgeon  and  Author, 

Was  born  in  1860  in  Middleboro,  Mass.  Since  1884  he 
has  practiced  medicine  and  surgery;  and  in  1893-97  an^ 
1900-04  was  a  member  of  the  California  state  board  of 
health.  In  1900-04  he  was  surgeon-general  of  the  Cal 
ifornia  national  guard.  He  has  received  the  degrees  of 
M.D.,  L.R.C.P.,  M.R.C.P.,  M.R.C..S,  and  L.S.A.,  Lon 
don  .  He  is  emeritus  professor  College  of  Physicians 
and  Surgeons  of  S.  F.,  1911 ;  surgeon-in-chief  of  St.  Win 
ifred's  hospital,  S.F.,  1900-1901 ;  surgeon-in-chief  Sierra 
railway  company,  California,  1904-1907;  surgeon  general 
national  guard  of  California,  1900-1904,  1907-1911 ;  vice- 
president  American  Anti-Tuberculosis  league  for  Cali 
fornia,  1908;  abdominal  surgeon  and  gynecologist  City 
and  County  hospital,  S.F.,  1905.  Fellow,  Therapeutical 
society,  London,  1904.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Military  Surgeons,  San  Francisco  County  Medical  soci 
ety;  Medical  Society  State  of  California;  American  Med 
ical  association;  National  Geographical  society;  Interna 
tional  Association  of  Climatologists,  New  York;  San 
Francisco  Clinical  society,  and  Gynecological  society, 
1892  to  1893;  Western  Surgical  and  Gynecological  asso 
ciation;  American  Association  for  Advancement  of  Sci 
ence,  Minneapolis;  American  Therapeutic  society,  New 
York  City;  American  Forestry  association;  American 
Health  league  for  San  Francisco;  executive  committee 
American  Anti-Tuberculosis  league,  1908;  General  Med 
ical  council,  Great  Britain,  1896;  San  Francisco  real  es- 


246  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

tate  board;  Authors'  club,  London,  England;  the  British 
Medical  association,  London,  England;  the  Atlantic 
union,  London,  England;  American  Academy  of  Political 
Science,  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  American  Health  league, 
New  Haven,  Conn.;  Home  Industry  league  of  Califor 
nia;  American  Social  Science  association,  New  York 
City.  He  is  the  author  of  Mineral  Springs  and  Health 
Resorts  of  California;  articles  on  Diseases  of  the  Lungs, 
written  for  the  Twentieth  Century  Practice  of  Medicine; 
Notes  on  Travel  in  S.  F.  Chronicle,  1890,  1891,  1892. 

M.  F.  ANSEL, 

Judge  Circuit  Court  of  South  Carolina, 
Was  a  judge  of  the  circuit  court  of  South  Carolina  for 
the  term  of  1905-07.  Mr.  Ansel  was  born  in  Charleston, 
S.C.,  spent  his  boyhood  in  Walhalla,  S.C.,  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  at  twenty-one;  practiced  law  in  Franklin,  N.C., 
for  four  years;  removed  to  Greenville,  in  1876;  took  part 
in  the  Hampton  red  shirt  campaign  in  that  year  to  place 
South  Carolina  in  control  of  the  white  race;  served  three 
terms  of  South  Carolina  legislature;  was  prosecuting  at 
torney  for  a  district  of  six  counties  for  twelve  years;  was 
elected  governor  of  South  Carolina  in  1906  and  re-elected 
in  1908.  He  was  largely  responsible  for  the  repeal  of  the 
South  Carolina  dispensary  law  and  for  the  establishment 
of  the  present  system  of  local  option  by  counties  on  the 
liquor  question.  His  paper  on  Extradition  read  before 
the  governors'  conference  in  1910  has  been  widely  quoted. 

WALTER  SEYMOUR  BALLOU, 

Business  President, 

He  is  now  president  of  the  Banigan  Rubber  company  and 
the  Woonsocket  Rubber  company  of  his  city. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  247 

WILLIAM  BARNES, 

Journalist, 

Is  the  youngest  son  of  William  Barnes,  the  celebrated  law 
yer  of  Albany,  N.Y.  He  was  born  Nov.  17,  1866,  in  Al 
bany,  N.Y.  In  1888  he  graduated  from  Harvard  univer 
sity.  He  is  the  editor  of  the  Albany  Evening  Journal,  and 
contributes  extensively  to  current  literature.  The  Even 
ing  Journal  is  published  every  evening  except  Sunday,  and 
also  issues  a  semi-weekly  and  weekly  edition.  It  is  one 
of  the  foremost  journals  in  the  state  of  New  York,  and  al 
ways  advocates  the  principles  of  the  republican  party.  It 
is  published  by  The  Journal  Publishing  company,  of 
which  he  is  one  of  the  largest  individual  stockholders. 
In  191 1  he  was  elected  chairman  of  the  New  York  repub 
lican  state  committee. 

LOUIS  BENECKE, 
Attorney-at-Laivt  Vice-President  First  National  Bank  of 

Brunswick,  Mo., 

Was  born  May  i,  1843,  in  Duchy  of  Brunswick, Germany. 
He  received  his  education  in  Blankenburg  college,  Ger 
many,  and  in  the  high  schools  of  Brunswick,  Mo.  He 
served  during  the  civil  war  in  the  eighteenth  regiment 
Missouri  infantry,  and  in  the  forty-ninth  regiment  Mis 
souri  volunteers,  in  which  he  was  captain  of  company  I. 
For  fourteen  years  he  was  mayor  of  his  adopted  city  of 
Brunswick,  Mo.;  for  thirty-eight  years  has  been  a  mem 
ber  of  the  board  of  education  of  that  city;  and  a  director 
of  the  First  National  bank  of  Brunswick.  For  four  years 
he  served  as  a  member  of  the  Missouri  state  senate.  He 
stands  high  in  fraternal  societies;  was  grand  dictator  of 
the  Knights  of  Honor;  judge-advocate,  junior,  senior,  and 
department  commander  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Repub 
lic  of  Missouri;  and  a  member  of  the  Loyal  Legion.  He 
is  president  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  State  Federal  Sol 
diers'  home,  located  at  St.  James,  Mo.;  is  director  of 


248  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

Brunswick  Brick  and  Tile  company,  and  of  the  Bruns 
wick  Commercial  club,  incorporated;  was  delegate  to 
national  republican  convention,  1908,  and  delegate  and  al 
ternate  delegate  to  three  prior  national  republican  con 
ventions. 

OTTO  W.  ARNQUIST, 
St.  Croix  County  Judge  of  Wisconsin, 
Was  born  April  i,  1858,  in  Sweden.    He  was  educated  at 
the  River  Falls  normal  school  of  Wisconsin.     For  three 
terms  in  1885-91  he  was  clerk  of  the  circuit  court  for  St. 
Croix  county,  Wis. ;  and  for  one  year  was  city  attorney 
of  Hudson,  Wis.     For  several  years  he  was  president  of 
the  board  of  education;  and  a  director  of  the  First  Na 
tional  bank.     Since  1898  he  has  been  judge  of  St.  Croix 
county;  and  is  now  serving  his  fourth  term  of  1910-14. 

JAMES  DANA  BELL, 

Lawyer,  Legislator  and  Jurist, 

Was  born  Aug.  30,  1840,  in  Exeter,  N.H.  He  graduated 
from  the  Phillips  Exeter  academy,  and  the  Harvard  law 
school,  and  has  attained  eminence  as  a  successful  lawyer 
and  jurist.  He  was  a  member  of  the  constitutional  con 
vention  of  South  Carolina;  and  has  served  as  a  judge  of 
the  probate  court.  He  has  always  taken  great  interest 
in  religious  matters,  and  was  commissioner  to  the  general 
assembly  of  the  Presbyterian  church  of  the  United  States. 

EMILE  BERLINER, 

Engineer  and  Inventor, 

Was  born  May  30,  1851,  in  Hanover,  Germany.  In  1877 
he  invented  the  loose  contact  telephone  transmitter;  and 
in  1887  invented  the  gramophone  or  Victor  talking  ma 
chine,  for  which  he  was  awarded  the  John  Scott  medal  by 
the  Franklin  institute  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  In  1879-82 
he  was  chief  instrument  inspector  for  the  American  Bell 
Telephone  company. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  249 

EDGAR  R.  BARTON, 
Physiciarif 

He  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  Hamlin 
university,  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  1901 ;  surgeon  Nichols- 
Chisolm  Lumber  company;  assistant  city  bacteriologist, 
Minneapolis,  1900;  interne  Minneapolis  City  hospital, 
1900-01 ;  medical  examiner  John  Hancock  Mutual  Life 
Insurance  company^  Boston,  Mass.;  Prudential,  Mutual 
Life,  Germania,  Mutual  Benefit,  Provident  Life  and 
Trust,  Manhattan,  Equitable  and  many  others.  Local 
surgeon  Northern  Pacific  railway;  secretary  Clay-Becker 
company  Medical  society;  surgeon  Frazee  hospital; 
Member  American  Medical  association;  Minnesota  State 
Medical  association,  and  Clay-Becker  Medical  society. 

JAMES  HENDERSON  BERRY, 

United  States  Senator  from  Arkansas, 
Was  born  May  15,  1841,  in  Jackson  county,  Ala.  He  re 
moved  to  Arkansas  in  1848;  entered  the  confederate  army 
in  1 86 1  as  second  lieutenant  sixteenth  Arkansas  infantry; 
and  lost  a  leg  at  the  battle  of  Corinth,  Miss.,  Oct.  4,  1862. 
He  was  elected  to  the  legislature  of  Arkansas  in  1866;  was 
re-elected  in  1872;  and  was  elected  speaker  of  the  house 
at  the  extraordinary  session  of  1874.  He  was  president  of 
the  democratic  state  convention  in  1876;  and  was  elected 
judge  of  the  circuit  court  in  1878.  In  1883-85  he  was 
governor  of  Arkansas.  In  1887  he  was  elected  United 
States  senate  as  a  democrat,  to  fill  a  vacancv,  was  re-elected 
in  1889;  has  since  been  a  member  of  the  United  States 
senate  serving  the  term  of  1901-07. 

SAMUEL  WALKER  BEYER, 

Educator,  Geologist  and  Author, 

Was  born  on  May  15,  1865,  in  Clearfield,  Pa.  In  1889  he 
graduated  from  the  Iowa  state  college;  and  subsequently 
received  the  degree  of  Ph.D.  from  the  Johns  Hopkins 


250  .SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

university.  He  is  assistant  geologist  in  the  United  States 
geological  survey;  and  a  member  of  the  Iowa  geological 
survey.  He  is  a  fellow  of  the  American  association  for 
the  advancement  of  science;  and  a  member  of  the  geolog 
ical  society  of  America.  He  is  the  author  of  Sioux  Quart- 
zite  and  Central  Associated  Rocks;  Geology  of  Boone, 
Marshall,  Story,  and  Hardin  Counties,  Iowa;  Clay  and 
Clay  Industries;  Quarries  and  Quarry  Products;  Road 
and  Concrete  Materials,  etc. 

WILLIAM  BIERKAMP,  JR., 
President  Durant  Savings  Bank  of  Iowa, 
Was  born  May  12,  1875,  in  Durant,  Iowa.    He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state;  and  grad 
uated  from  the  Iowa  State  university.    He  has  been  pres 
ident  of  McCausland  Savings  bank;  is  cashier  of  the  Ben 
nett  Savings  bank;  president  of  the  Durant  Savings  bank, 
and  is  also  in  the  banking  and  real  estate  business  in  Den 
ver,  Colo.,  and  also  has  deposit  vaults. 

WILBUR  FISK  BLACKMAN, 
Judge  District  Court  of  Louisiana, 

Was  born  Dec.  10,  1841,  in  Harris  county,  Ga.  For  six 
years  he  was  a  member  of  the  state  legislature;  and  for 
one  year,  in  1868,  was  presidential  elector  for  the  state  at 
large;  and  for  thirty-two  years  has  been  district  judge 
and  court  of  appeals. 

THOMAS  HIRAM  NELSON, 

Evangelist  and  Author, 

Was  born  Feb.  1 1,  1863,  in  Canada.  He  is  superintendent 
of  Pentecost  bands  at  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  a  home  and  for 
eign  missionary  movement.  He  is  the  author  of  The  Mid 
night  Cry;  Marvels  in  Metaphor;  The  Gospel  of  Cause 
and  Effect;  and  other  works  on  theolo^v.  He  is  the  joint 
editor  and  publisher,  with  Rev.  Elijah  P.  Brown,  of  The 
Rams,  a  thirty-six  page  monthly  magazine. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  251 

CHARLES  W.  BOPP, 

Colonel  Iowa  National  Guard, 

Was  born  March  25,  1868,  in  Hawkeye,  Iowa.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Iowa  state  normal  school.  He  has  been 
for  seventeen  years  associated  with  the  Gary  Safe  com 
pany  of  Buffalo,  N.Y. ;  and  has  traveled  extensively  in 
America  and  Europe.  He  is  president  of  the  First  Na 
tional  bank  of  Hawkeye,  Iowa;  and  colonel  and  aid  in  the 
Iowa  national  guard. 

ROBERT  ALONZO  BROCK, 

Antiquarian,  Historian,  Genealogist,  and  Author, 
Was  born  March  9,  1839,  in  Richmond,  Va.  He  received 
an  academic  education.  In  T^~-  "•  he  was  correspond 
ing  secretary  of  the  Virginia  Historical  society;  and  edit 
ed  eleven  volumes  of  its  collections.  Since  1887  he  has 
been  secretary  of  the  Southern  Historical  society;  and 
is  the  editor  of  twenty-eight  volumes  of  its  papers.  In 
1879-83  he  was  associate-editor  of  the  Richmond  Stand 
ard  of  Richmond,  Va.  He  is  a  member  of  about  seventy 
learned  societies  in  the  United  States,  Canada  and  Eu 
rope.  Since  1890  he  has  been  registrar  and  historian 
since  its  inception,  and  is  now  secretary  of  the  Virginia 
Society  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  He  possesses 
a  library  of  twenty-five  thousand  volumes;  more  than 
twenty  thousand  folio  pages  of  manuscript  notes,  gene 
alogical  and  historical,  and  recorded  in  alphabetical  or 
der;  and  also  numerous  autographs,  coins  and  other  ar 
ticles  secured  as  an  antiquarian.  Fie  is  the  author  of 
numerous  monographs  on  historical  subjects. 

WILLIAM  FROTHINGHAM  BRADBURY, 

Was  born  May  17,  1829,  in  Westminster,  Mass.;  attended 
Westminster  academy;  graduated  in  1856  as  valedicto 
rian,  with  his  brother  as  salutatorian  from  Amherst  col 
lege;  received  S.M.  in  1859,  L.H.D.  in  1900;  after  fifty- 


252  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

three  years  and  a  half  of  teaching  in  the  Cambridge  high 
and  Latin  schools,  is  now  head  master  emeritus  of  the 
Latin  school;  author  of  thirteen  mathematical  books,  trig- 
nometry  and  surveying,  geometries  and  algebras,  elemen 
tary  and  academic,  arithmatics,  primary  and  practical;  in 
ventor  and  patentee  of  a  device  for  illustrating  the  metric 
system  of  weights  and  measures  and  of  a  noiseless  school 
desk  with  sliding  cover;  ex-president  of  the  Massachu 
setts  Teachers'  association,  of  the  American  Institute  of 
Instruction,  of  the  Massachusetts  Schoolmasters'  club; 
member  of  the  Cambridge  city  council  for  two  years;  of 
the  Handel  and  Heydn  society  since  November,  1864;  one 
of  its  board  of  directors  for  fourteen  years,  then  its  sec 
retary  for  ten  years;  its  president  since  May,  1909;  now 
writing  volume  II.  of  its  history  from  1890,  where  volume 
I.  ends. 

ELMER  ELLSWORTH  BROWN, 

United  States  Commissioner  of  Education, 
Was  born  at  Kiantone,  N.Y.,  Aug.  28,  1861 ;  educated  at 
Illinois  state  normal  university,  University  of  Michigan 
and  German  universities;  school  principal  in  Belvidere, 
111.,  1881-1884,  and  at  Jackson,  Mich.,  1890-1891;  profes 
sor  in  University  of  Michigan,  1891-1892,  and  University 
of  California,  1892-1906;  he  was  United  States  commis 
sioner  of  education,  1906-1911.  Became  chancellor  of 
New  York  university,  July  i,  1911. 

JOHN  BUTLER  TALCOTT, 

Manufacturer  and  Banker, 

Was  born  Sept.  14,  1824,  in  Enfield,  Conn.  For  two  terms 
he  was  mayor  of  New  Britain,  Conn.;  and  is  now  presi 
dent  of  the  Mechanics'  National  bank;  president  Ameri 
can  Hosiery  company;  and  president  of  the  New  Britain 
Knitting  company. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  253 

CHARLES  F.  BROOKER, 

Member  Republican  National  Committee  for  Connecti 
cut, 

He  is  identified  with  the  business  and  public  affairs  of 
Ansonia,  Conn.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Connecticut  re 
publican  national  committee  for  the  term  of  1904-12. 

GEORGE  BROWN, 

Colonel  and  Surgeon-General,  Retired,  Georgia  National 

Guard, 

Was  born  July  16,  1863,  in  Belton,  S.C.  He  received  a 
thorough  education;  and  has  attained  success  as  an  emi 
nent  practicing  physician  of  Georgia.  He  has  been  pres 
ident  of  the  American  Anti-Tuberculosis  league;  and  is 
now  surgeon-general  of  the  Georgia  national  guard.  He 
resides  in  Atlanta,  Ga.,  and  is  a  candidate  for  mayor  of 
that  city.  In  1909  he  married  Miss  Avis  Martin  and  has 
two  children.  He  has  been  president  of  the  American 
Anti-Tuberculosis  league,  ex-secretary  the  American 
Congress  on  Tuberculosis,  ex-vice-president  American 
Congress  on  Tuberculosis,  member  the  British  Congress 
on  Tuberculosis,  member  the  American  Public  Health 
association,  member  the  American  Medal  association,  the 
Southern  Medical  association,  the  Association  Military 
Surgeons,  ex-surgeon-general  national  guard  of  Georgia, 
medical  director  Pine  Ride  sanitarium,  secretary  Ameri 
can  section  International  Medical  Association  for  Pre 
vention  of  War,  chairman  committee  hvgiene  and  sanita 
tion,  house  of  representatives,  state  of  Georgia,  etc. 

JOHN  D.  BROWN, 

Attorney, 

He  is  vice-president  the  Pittsburgh  Real  Estate  company; 
ajiirector  of  the  German  National  bank,  the  Hardy  and 
Hayes  company,  the  Dispatch  Publish  company,  and  the 
Oakland  Arcade,  and  is  president  of  the  Anchor  Savings 
bank. 


254  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

JOSIAH  HOWARD, 

State  Representative, 

Was  born  in  Williamsport,  Lycoming  county,  Pa.,  Jan. 
3,  1861;  educated  in  the  public  schools,  graduating  in 
1880;  removed  to  Emporium,  Pa.,  in  1887,  since  which 
time  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  as  a  mem 
ber  of  the  C.  B.  Howard  company,  with  saw  mills  at  Em 
porium;  was  elected  burgess  of  Emporium  borough  in 
1902;  was  a  member  of  the  house  of  representatives,  ses 
sions  of  1905  and  1907;  re-elected  in  November  1908,  and 
1910. 

THOMAS  JEFFERSON  BROWN, 

Chief  Justice  State  Supreme  Court  of  Texas, 
Was  born  July  24,  1836,  in  Jasper  county,  Ga.  In  1888-92 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Texas  legislature;  and  judge  of 
the  state  district  court  in  1892-93.  Since  1893  he  has  been 
associate  justice  of  the  state  supreme  court  of  Texas,  until 
January,  1911,  when  Chief  Justice  Gaines  resigned  and 
Justice  Brown  was  appointed  chief  justice. 

J.  P.  BUCHANAN, 

State  Representative  of  Texas, 

Was  born  April  30,  1867,  in  Midway,  S.C.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Texas. 
He  is  a  successful  lawyer  of  Texas;  for  two  years  was  jus 
tice  of  the  peace;  for  seven  years  was  county  attorney  for 
Washington  county;  and  for  seven  years  was  district  attor 
ney  for  the  twenty-first  judicial  district  of  Texas.  He  is 
identified  with  the  democratic  party;  and  is  now  serving 
his  first  term  of  1908-10  as  a  state  representative  in  the 
Texas  legislature. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  255 

ABRAHAM  JAY  BUCKLES, 

Soldier,  Lawyer  and  Jurist, 

Was  born  Aug.  2,  1846,  in  Muncie,  Ind.  During  1861- 
65  he  served  as  a  union  soldier  in  the  civil  war;  was 
color  bearer  in  the  nineteenth  regiment  of  Indiana  volun 
teer  infantry;  was  promoted  to  second  lieutenant  of  the 
twentieth  regiment  Indiana  volunteer  infantry;  and  re 
ceived  a  medal  of  honor  from  congress  for  meritorious 
conduct  in  the  Wilderness  battle  of  May  5,  1864.  He  was 
wounded  in  the  right  thigh  at  the  battle  of  Bull  Run;  in 
the  right  shoulder  at  the  battle  of  Gettysburg;  in  the  right 
side  at  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness;  and  bv  reason  of  gun 
shot  wound  in  battle  before  Petersburg,  his  right  leg  was 
amputated  above  the  knee  on  March  2C,  1861;.  He  has 
attained  prominence  as  an  able  lawyer  of  Fairfield,  Cal.; 
was  district  attorney  for  five  years;  and  superior  judge 
of  Solono  county  for  twenty-one  years.  He  has  been  de 
partment  commander  G.A.R.  California  and  Nevada, 
grand  councellor  K.  of  P.,  association  justice  appellate 
court  third  district  California,  and  is  now  judge  superior 
court  of  California. 

MAURICE  FRANCIS  BURKE, 

Clergyman  and  Bishop, 

Was  born  May  5,  1845,  in  Ireland.  He  was  educated  at 
old  St.  Mary's  of  the  Lake  in  Chicago,  111.;  at  Notre 
Dame  of  Indiana;  and  studied  for  nine  years  at  the  Amer 
ican  college  in  Rome,  Italy,  where  he  was  ordained  a 
priest  in  1875.  For  three  years  he  was  assistant  pastor  of 
St.  Mary's  in  Chicago,  111.,  and  for  nine  years  was  pastor 
of  St.  Mary's  in  Joliet,  111.  In  1887-92  he  was  the  Roman 
Catholic  bishop  of  Cheyenne,  Wyo. ;  and  since  1893  ^as 
been  bishop  of  St.  Joseph,  Mo.  He  is  also  noted  as  an 
eminent  linguist. 


256  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

ANDREW  WOODS  SMYTH, 

Physician, 

Was  born  Feb.  15,  1833,  in  Ireland.  He  settled  in  New 
Orleans  in  1849.  He  performed,  in  1864,  the  first  and 
only  recorded  operation  of  tying  successfully  the  arteria 
innominata  for  subclavian  aneurism.  In  1866  he  also 
made  the  first  successful  reduction  of  a  dislocation  of  the 
femur  of  over  nine  months'  duration;  and  performed  the 
operation  of  extirpation  of  the  kidney  in  1879;  then  al 
most  unknown  to  the  profession.  In  1864  he  also  ligated 
the  vertebral  artery  for  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  sur 
gery.  In  1880  he  published  a  brochure  on  the  Structure 
and  Function  of  the  Kidney,  showing  the  use  of  the  Mal- 
pighian  bodies,  and  the  impossibility  of  a  communication 
existing  between  the  interior  of  their  capsule  and  the 
uriniferous  tubes. 

ALBERT  E.  BULSON,  JR., 
Physician, 

Was  graduated  at  Rush  Medical  college,  Chicago,  111. 
1890;  post-graduate  University  of  Michigan,  Ann  Arbor, 
Mich.,  1891;  professor  of  opthalmology  Indiana  univer 
sity  school  of  medicine;  oculist  and  aurist  to  St.  Vincent's 
and  the  Allen  Countv  Orphan  asylum,  St.  Joseph's  and 
Hope  hospitals  and  United  States  pension  bureau  for 
northern  Indiana  and  northern  Ohio;  editor  and  manager 
of  The  Journal  of  the  Indiana  State  Medical  association. 
Ex-chairman  of  the  section  on  opthalmology  of  the  Amer 
ican  Medical  association;  member  of  the  American  Acad 
emy  of  Opthalmology  and  Oto-Laryngology  and  the 
American  Medical,  Northern  Tri-State,  Indiana  State 
and  Chicago  Opthalmological  association;  medical  ex 
aminer  Massachusetts  Mutual,  Postal  Savings,  Provident 
Savings,  Bankers  of  New  York,  Bankers  of  Chicago  and 
Chicago  Guarantee  Life  Insurance  companies;  specialty, 
eye,  ear,  nose  and  throat. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  257 

CHARLES  WILLIAM  BURKETT, 

Educator,  Lecturer,  Author  and  Editor, 
Was  born  Jan.  3,  1873,  in  Thornville,  Ohio.  In  1895  he 
graduated  with  the  degree  of  B.Sc.  from  the  University 
of  Ohio;  and  subsequently  received  the  degree  of  M.Sc. 
In  1895-98  he  was  assistant  in  agriculture  at  the  Ohio 
State  university;  in  1898-1901  was  professor  of  agricul 
ture  and  agriculturist  at  the  experiment  station  of  New 
Hampshire  college;  and  in  1901-06  filled  the  same  chair 
at  the  experiment  station  of  North  Carolina  agricultural 
college.  In  1906  he  became  director  of  the  Kansas  ex 
periment  station,  remaining  there  until  becoming  editor 
of  American  Agriculturist.  He  was  editor  of  Country 
Life  education  series  of  works.  He  is  the  author  of  A 
History  of  Ohio  Agriculture;  Agriculture  for  Beginners; 
Cotton,  and  Our  Domestic  Animals;  Farm  Stock;  The 
Farmer's  Veterinarian;  Farm  Crops,  and  joint  author 
The  Hill  School  Readers. 

ALBERT  CAMERON  BURRAGE, 

Lawyer  and  Business  President, 

Was  born  Nov.  21,  1859,  in  Ashburnham,  Mass.  In 
1862  his  parents  settled  in  California;  and  in  1883  he 
graduated  from  the  Harvard  university.  In  1882-84  he 
studied  law  in  Harvard  law  school ;  and  in  1884  began  the 
practice  of  law  in  Boston,  Mass.  In  1892  he  was  a  mem 
ber  of  the  common  council  of  Boston,  Mass.;  and  in  1894 
was  appointed  a  member  of  the  Boston  transit  commis 
sion,  which  built  the  Boston  subway.  Subsequently  he 
became  interested  in  various  industrial  enterprises  such 
as  gas  and  copper;  president  of  all  the  allied  gas  com 
panies  of  Boston  except  the  Brookline;  and  in  1899  took 
an  active  part  in  the  reorganization  of  the  Amalgamated 
Copper  company. 


258  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

GEORGE  DEXTER  BURTON, 

Electrical  Engineer  and  Inventor, 

Was  born  Oct.  26,  1855,  in  Temple,  N.H.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  Appleton  academy  of  New  Ipswich,  N.H. ;  and 
at  Comer's  commercial  college  of  Boston.  He  was  the 
inventor  of  the  Burton  stock  car;  and  was  treasurer  of  the 
Burton  Stock  Car  company.  He  is  president  of  the  Bur 
ton  Electrical  Smelting  company;  and  the  treasurer  of 
the  American  Electrical  Process  company  of  Boston, 
Mass.  He  has  lectured  upon  the  subject  of  Heating  and 
Working  Metals  by  Electricity  before  the  Harvard  Lec 
ture  club,  Massachusetts  Institute  Technology,  Franklin 
institute,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  for  other  scientific  insti 
tutions.  Inventor  of  the  process  of  tanning  leather  by 
electricity,  the  process  of  degumming  and  treating  flax 
and  ramie.  He  is  a  member  of  the  New  Hampshire  His 
torical  society,  the  National  Geographic  society,  Frank 
lin  institute,  etc. 

HIRAM  RODNEY  BURTON, 
United  States  Congressman  from  Delaware, 
Was  born  Nov.  13,  1841,  in  Lewes,  Sussex  county,  Del. 
He  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native  town;  taught 
for  two  vears  in  the  schools  of  Sussex  county;  in  1862  went 
to  Washington,  D.C.;  and  was  engaged  in  the  dry  goods 
business  until  1861;:  he  entered  the  medical  department  of 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  186$,  from  which  in 
stitution  he  was  graduated  in  1868,  and  has  since  been 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  his  native  town 
and  county.  He  was  appointed  deputy  collector  of  cus 
toms  for  the  port  of  Lewes  in  1877;  was  acting  assistant 
surgeon,  United  States  marine-hospital  service  in  1890- 
93 ;  was  delegate  to  the  republican  national  conventions 
of  1896,  1900  and  1904.  He  was  elected  to  the  fifty-ninth 
congress  at  large  from  Delaware  for  the  term  of  1905-07; 
was  re-elected  in  1906  and  served  through  the  sixtieth 
congress. 


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ETHELBERT  CALLAHAN, 

Farmer,  Lawyer  and  Legislator, 

Was  born  Dec.  17,  1829,  in  Licking  county,  Ohio.  He 
has  been  a  justice  of  the  peace,  a  member  of  the  state 
board  of  equilization,  and  a  delegate  to  the  general  con 
ference  of  th  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  He  has  twice 
been  a  presidential  elector,  and  for  four  terms  served  with 
distinction  as  a  member  of  the  general  assembly  of  the 
state  of  Illinois.  He  has  been  president  of  the  Illinois 
State  Bar  association,  and  a  member  of  the  commission 
to  revise  the  laws  of  Illinois. 

JOHN  SHAW  CAMPBELL, 

Merchant  and  Manufacturer, 

Was  born  March  15,  1847,  in  Butler,  Pa.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state;  and  at 
Wyers  academic  cadets  of  West  Chester,  Pa.  He  is  a 
successful  merchant  and  manufacturer  of  Butler,  Pa.;  and 
prominently  identified  with  the  business  and  public  wel 
fare  of  his  community. 

SOLON  AUGUSTUS  CARTER, 

State  Treasurer  of  New  Hampshire, 
Was  born  June  22,  1837,  in  Leominster,  Mass.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town.  During 
the  civil  war  he  was  captain  of  the  fourteenth  regiment 
New  Hampshire  volunteers.  From  July,  1864,  to  close 
of  war  he  was  captain  and  assistant  adjutant-general  of 
the  United  States  volunteer;  and  was  breveted  major  and 
lieutenant-colonel.  He  has  been  a  successful  farmer  and 
educator.  Since  1872  he  has  been  treasurer  of  the  state 
of  New  Hampshire;  and  is  now  serving  his  term  of  1911- 


260  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

JOHN  SLAUGHTER  CANDLER, 

Soldier,  Lawyer  and  Jurist, 

Was  born  Oct.  22,  1861,  in  Carroll  county,  Ga.  He  was 
educated  at  Emory  college  of  Oxford,  Ga.  He  has  been 
judge  advocate  general  of  Georgia;  and  solicitor  general 
of  Stone  Mountain  circuit.  He  has  been  judge  of  the  su 
perior  courts  of  the  Stone  Mountain  circuit;  and  associ 
ate-justice  of  the  state  supreme  court  of  Georgia.  During 
the  Spanish-American  war  he  was  colonel  in  the  third 
Georgia  volunteer  infantry. 

WILLIAM  M.  CHANDLER, 

Member  Grafton  School  Board  of  North  Dakota, 
Was  born  Nov.  13,  1847,  in  province  of  Quebec,  Canada. 
He  was  educated  at  Cedar  City,  Minn.  For  nearly  seven 
years  he  was  postmaster  of  Grafton,  N.D.;  was  a  member 
of  the  first  city  council;  and  served  with  distinction  as 
mayor  for  one  term.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Carnegie 
library  building;  and  for  fourteen  years  has  been  a  mem 
ber  of  the  city  school  board.  He  was  chairman  of  the 
first  county  republican  convention  held  in  Walsh  county. 
He  is  a  successful  merchant  and  business  man;  and  is  still 
serving  as  a  member  of  the  citv  school.  He  has  also  been 
president  of  the  board  of  education  for  several  years; 
also  president  for  five  years  of  the  North  Dakota  State 
Funeral  Directors'  association;  was  elected  delegate  to 
the  National  F.D.  convention  held  Indianapolis,  Ind., 
1908;  appointed  as  a  member  of  committee  on  federal 
legislation.  He  has  been  president  of  the  Carnegie  li 
brary  board  for  four  years,  which  position  he  still  holds. 

THOMAS  SPENCER  CHILDS, 

Clergyman  and  Author, 

Was  born  in  1825,  m  Springfield,  Mass.  In  1847  he  grad 
uated  from  the  University  of  New  York;  in  1850  grad 
uated  from  Princeton  Theological  seminary;  and  has  re- 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  261 

ceived  the  degrees  of  A.M.  and  D.D.  In  1851-66  he  was 
pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Hartford, 
Conn.  In  1871-79  was  professor  of  biblical  and  ecclesias 
tical  history  at  Hartford  seminary;  from  1880  to  1882 
professor  of  mental  and  moral  science  at  Wooster  uni 
versity,  Ohio;  and  in  1882190  filled  a  pastorate  in  Wash 
ington,  D.  C.  In  1890  he  became  a  Protestant  Episcopal 
clergyman;  in  1879-1901  was  first  archdeacon  of  Wash 
ington;  and  since  1901  has  been  rector  of  the  church  of 
Chevy  Chase,  Md.  Since  1892  he  has  been  chaplain  of 
the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  He  is  the  author 
of  Justification;  Hints  to  the  Christian;  The  Heritage  of 
Peace;  The  Lost  Faith;  and  a  score  of  other  works. 

HIRAM  MARTIN  CHITTENDEN, 

United  States  Army  Officer, 

Was  born  Oct.  25,  1858,  in  western  New  York.  In  1884 
he  graduated  from  the  United  States  military  academy  at 
West  Point  and  was  assigned  to  the  corps  of  engineers. 
He  has  had  charge  of  government  works  in  the  Yellow 
stone  National  park;  on  the  Missouri,  Ohio  and  other 
western  rivers,  and  on  reservoir  surveys  in  arid  regions. 
In  1898  he  was  chief  engineer  in  the  fourth  army  corps 
during  the  Spanish-American  war.  In  1904  he  was  a 
member  of  the  federal  commission  on  the  Yellowstone 
National  park;  and  was  commissioner  of  engineers  of  the 
Sacramento  flood  control.  He  is  the  author  of  Yellow 
stone  National  Park,  Historical  and  Descriptive;  Reser- 
voire  in  the  Arid  Regions ;  Reservoir  System  of  the  Great 
Lakes;  The  American  Fur  Trade  of  the  Far  West;  His 
tory  of  Steamboat  Navigation  on  the  Missouri  River; 
Life  of  Father  DeSmet;  and  War  or  Peace.  In  1910  he 
attained  the  rank  of  brigadier-general  on  the  retired  list. 
He  is  now  president  of  the  port  of  Seattle  commission. 


262  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

E.  M.  CLARK, 

Minority  Leader  in  the  Last  Four  Sessions  of  the  House 

of  Representatives  of  the  Legislature  of  Oklahoma, 
Was  born  in  1856  in  Huntsburg,  Ohio.  He  received  the 
rudiments  of  his  education  in  the  public  schools ;  attended 
Farmington  academy  of  Ohio ;  and  the  Wesleyan  college 
of  Bloomington,  111.  He  is  a  successful  lawyer  of  Paw 
nee,  Okla. ;  and  is  prominently  mentioned  at  this  time  for 
state  senator  from  his  district.  He  styles  himself  a  pro 
gressive  republican,  but  not  an  insurgent. 

ELIAS  S.  CLARK, 

Attorney-General  of  Arizona, 

Was  born  June  17,  1862,  near  Rockland,  Knox  county, 
Maine.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  and  private 
schools  of  Thomaston,  Maine;  and  soon  attained  success 
in  the  practice  of  law.  He  has  been  district  attorney  for 
Coconino  county;  district  attorney  for  Yavapai  county; 
and  has  rilled  various  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 
From  March,  1905,  until  May,  1909,  he  was  attorney- 
general  of  Arizona. 

JAMES  G.  CUTLER, 
Architect,  Manufacturer  and  Financier, 
Was  born  April  24,  1848,  in  Albany,  N.Y.  He  is  an  ar 
chitect  by  profession;  and  retired  from  active  practice  in 
1894.  He  is  president  of  the  Cutler  Mail  Chute  com 
pany,  president  of  the  Cutler  Realty  company,  and  pres 
ident  of  the  Alliance  bank.  For  three  terms  he  was  pres 
ident  of  the  Western  New  York  Association  of  Archi 
tects.  In  1896  he  was  president  of  the  Rochester  chamber 
of  commerce;  was  presidential  elector  in  1900;  and  in 
1904  became  mayor  of  Rochester,  N.Y. 


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JOHN  C.  CHANEY, 

United  States  Congressman  from  Indiana, 
Was  born  in  1853  in  Ohio.  In  his  infancy  he  was  brought 
to  Allen  county  Ind. ;  and  his  education  was  obtained  in 
the  schools  of  Fort  Wayne  and  Sullivan,  Ind.;  and  at  the 
Cincinnati  university  of  Ohio.  He  was  elected  to  the 
fifty-ninth  and  sixtieth  congresses  from  the  second  district 
of  Indiana  from  1905-1909. 

HENRY  N.  COFFIN, 
Ex-State  Treasurer  of  Idaho, 

Was  born  March  3,  1849,  in  Annapolis,  Ind.  For  seven 
years  he  was  a  clerk  in  the  First  National  bank  at  Leav- 
enworth,  Kan. ;  and  for  seven  years  in  the  First  National 
bank  of  Lawrence,  Kan.;  he  entered  the  state  treasurer's 
office  as  clerk  and  for  fourteen  years  was  assistant  treas 
urer.  In  1890  he  came  to  Boise,  Idaho,  as  first  teller,  as 
sistant  cashier,  and  for  ten  years  was  cashier  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Boise.  He  organized  the  Bank  of  Com 
merce;  and  in  1903  was  elected  state  treasurer  and  was 
re-elected,  serving  two  terms,  and  is  now  retired.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  capital  commission  who  chose  plans 
for  our  new  state  capital  building,  now  under  construc 
tion.  For  four  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  Lawrence 
city  council  and  for  four  years  in  the  Topeka  city  council 
and  served  four  years  in  the  city  council  at  Boise,  Idaho. 

CORNELIUS  COLE, 

Journalist,  Lawyer,  Congressman  and  United  States 

Senator, 

Was  born  Sept.  17,  1822,  in  Lodi,  N.Y.  He  was  district 
attorney  of  Sacramento  for  two  years;  and  in  1863  was 
elected  a  representative  from  California  to  the  thirty- 
eighth  congress.  He  was  elected  to  the  United  States 
senate  for  the  term  commencing  in  1867  and  ending  in 

1873- 


264  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

EVERETT  CONNELLY, 

County  Judge  of  Illinois, 

Was  born  Sept.  8,  18.77,  m  Clark  county,  111.  In  1900  he 
graduated  from  the  law  department  of  the  University  of 
Michigan  with  the  degree  of  B.L.  In  1902-06  he  was 
county  judge  of  Clark  county;  and  is  now  prosecuting  at 
torney  of  Clark  county  for  the  term  of  1908-11. 

JOHN  C.  CUTLER, 

Ex-Governor  of  Utah, 

Was  born  Feb.  5,  1846,  in  Sheffield,  England.  He  re 
ceived  his  education  in  private  schools.  He  became  a 
successful  merchant  of  Utah;  and  prominently  identified 
with  the  business  and  public  affairs  of  that  state.  In  1884- 
90  he  was  county  clerk  for  Salt  Lake  county,  Utah;  and 
filled  various  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  is 
now  president  of  the  Deseret  National  bank  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  Utah,  capital  and  surplus,  one  million  dollars;  is 
treasurer  of  the  new  Hotel  Utah,  a  two  million  dollar  ho 
tel  in  Salt  Lake  City;  president  of  the  Cutler  Brothers' 
company;  vice-president  of  the  Beneficial  Life  Insurance 
company  of  Utah;  a  member  of  the  executive  committee 
and  a  director  of  the  Utah  and  Idaho  Sugar  companies; 
and  is  interested  in  various  other  corporations.  In  1905- 
09  he  was  governor  of  the  state  of  Utah. 

EDWARD  MARK  DEEMS, 

Clergyman  and  Author, 

Was  born  April  22,  1852,  in  Greensboro,  N.C.  In  1874 
he  graduated  from  Princeton  university;  studied  two 
years  in  the  Union  Theological  seminary;  and  in  1877 
graduated  from  Princeton  seminary.  He  devoted  his  va 
cations  to  home  mission  work  in  Nevada  and  Colorado; 
and  in  1877  became  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  church  of 
Longmont,  Col.  In  1880-90  he  was  pastor  of  the  West 
minster  Presbyterian  church  of  New  York  City.  From 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  265 

1890  to  1909  he  was  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
church  of  Hornell,  N.Y.  He  has  made  three  voyages  to 
Europe;  for  nine  years  he  was  stated  clerk  and  treasurer 
of  the  Steuben  Presbytery;  in  1887  was  a  commissioner 
to  the  general  assembly  from  the  New  York  Presbytery; 
and  in  1897  from  the  Steuben  Presbytery.  Since  1909  he 
has  been  pastor  of  the  Church  of  the  Sea.  In  1877  Prince 
ton  university  conferred  on  him  the  degree  of  A.M.;  in 
1890  the  University  of  New  York  City  bestowed  on  him 
the  degree  of  Ph.D.,  and  in  1907  Alfred  university  con 
ferred  on  him  the  degree  of  D.D.  He  is  the  author  of  a 
biography  of  his  father,  entitled  The  Autobiography  and 
Memoirs  of  Charles  F.  Deems,  founder  and  pastor  of  the 
Church  of  Strangers  in  New  York  City,  and  founder  of 
The  American  Institute  of  Christian  Philosophy;  and 
also  Holy  Days  and  Holidays;  and  other  works. 

HENRY  MARTYN  DENNISTON, 

Pay  Director  United  States  Navy, 

Was  born  June  13,  1840,  in  Washingtonville,  N.Y.  In 
1861  he  was  appointed  assistant  paymaster  of  the  United 
States  navy;  was  promoted  to  paymaster  in  1862;  became 
pay  inspector  in  1876;  and  pay  director  in  1884.  In  1902 
he  was  retired  with  the  rank  of  rear  admiral.  Since  1884 
he  has  been  pay  director  in  the  United  States  navy. 

LINCOLN  DIXON, 

United  States  Congressman  from  Indiana, 
Was  born  Feb.  9,  1860,  in  Vernon,  Ind.  In  1880  he  grad 
uated  from  the  Indiana  state  university.  In  1884-92  he 
was  prosecuting  attorney;  and  for  many  years  was  a  mem 
ber  of  the  democratic  state  committee.  He  was  elected 
to  the  fifty-ninth  congress  from  the  fourth  district  of  In 
diana;  re-elected  to  sixtieth,  sixty-first  and  sixty-second 
congresses. 


266  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

CHARLES  H.  DONNELLY, 

Judge  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  the  Seventeenth  Judicial 

Circuit,  Illinois, 

Which  circuit  comprises  the  counties  of  Lake,  McHenry, 
Boone  and  Winnebago.  He  has  been  judge  since  June, 
1897.  Present  term  of  office  expires  in  June,  1915. 

JOSEPH  W.  DONOVAN, 

Judge  Circuit  Court  of  Detroit,  Mich., 
Was  born  March,  1853.    Since  1894-1912  has  been  judge 
of  the  third  state  circuit  court  of  Michigan,  eighteen 
years,  inclusive.    He  is  the  author  of  Tact  in  Court;  and 
Modern  Jury  Trials,  both  legal  works  widely  read. 

CHARLES  HOLLAND  DUELL, 

Associate-Justice  Court  of  Appeals  for  the  District  of 

Columbia, 

Was  born  April  13,  1850,  in  Cortland,  N.Y.  In  1873-80 
he  practiced  law  in  New  York  City;  and  in  1878-82  was 
a  representative  in  the  New  York  state  legislature.  In 
1898-1901  he  was  United  States  commissioner  of  patents. 
In  1904  he  was  appointed  associate-justice  of  the  court 
of  appeals  for  the  District  of  Columbia,  but  resigned 
Sept.  i,  1906,  to  resume  the  practice  of  patent  law  in 
New  York  City.  In  1908  was  at  the  head  of  the  repub; 
lican  electoral  ticket  of  New  York  state,  and  was  presi 
dent  of  it.  In  1911  he  was  one  of  the  five  delegates  to 
represent  the  United  States  in  the  convention  (held  at 
Washington)  for  the  protection  of  industrial  property. 

EDGAR  CLARENCE  ELLIS, 

United  States  Congressman  from  Missouri, 
Was  born  Oct.  2,  1854,  m  Vermontville,  Mich.    He  re 
ceived  his  education  at  Olivet  college  of  Michigan;  and 
later  received  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  the  Carleton  col 
lege  of  Minnesota.     In  1881-84  ^e  was  superintendent  of 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS'  267 

public  schools  of  the  city  of  Fergus  Falls,  Minn.  He 
practiced  law  in  Kansas  for  a  period  of  three  years;  and 
then  moved  to  Kansas  City.  He  was  elected  to  the  fifty- 
ninth  congress  from  the  fifth  district  of  Missouri  for  the 
term  of  1905-07;  was  re-elected  to  the  sixtieth  congress, 
and  is  now  practicing  law. 

FREDERICK   C.    EHRHARDT, 

Deputy  U.  S.  Marshal, 

Was  born  at  Scranton,  Lackawanna  county,  Pa.,  Sept.  16, 
1867;  educated  in  public  and  private  schools  of  Scranton; 
he  is  an  active  party  worker  and  has  frequently  been  the 
representative  of  his  district  at  city  and  county  conven 
tions;  is  an  active  member  of  the  Musicians'  union;  elect 
ed  to  the  house  of  representatives  in  1904  and  1906;  re- 
elected  in  November,  1908,  and  November,  1910;  now 
deputy  United  States  marshal,  middle  district  of  Penn 
sylvania.  Author  an  act:  To  promote  the  safety  of  trav 
elers  and  employes  upon  railroads,  by  compelling  com 
mon  carriers  by  railroad  to  properly  man  their  trains; 
approved  I9th  day  of  1911  by  governor;  also  an  act: 
Abolishing  the  select  and  common  councils  in  cities  of 
the  second  class;  providing  a  new  body,  to  be  known  as 
the  council  and  fixing  their  terms  of  office;  and  providing 
for  the  selection  of  members  of  council,  prescribing  the 
qualifications  of  members  thereof,  their  powers  and  du 
ties,  and  fixing  their  salaries;  approved  the  3ist  day  of 
May,  A.D.  1911. 

J.  D.  ENSIGN, 

Judge  District  Court  of  Minnesota, 

He  is  judge  of  the  eleventh  judicial  district  court  of  Min 
nesota  for  the  terms  1889-1915. 


268  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

WILLIAM  LAWRENCE  ESTES, 

Physician  and  Author, 

Was  born  Nov.  28,  1855,  in  Brownsville,  Tenn.  He  was 
educated  at  Bethel  college  and  received  the  degrees  of 
M.D.  from  the  University  of  Virginia  and  from  the  Uni 
versity  of  New  York;  and  the  degree  of  A.M.  from  Beth 
el  college  in  1893.  Since  1881  he  has  been  physician  and 
surgeon  in  chief  at  St.  Luke's  hospital  in  South  Bethle 
hem,  Pa.  Since  1887  he  has  lectured  on  hygiene  and 
physiology  at  the  Lehigh  university.  He  is  the  author  of 
Treatment  of  Fractures,  and  also  the  chapter  on  Accident 
Surgery  in  Keen's  System  of  Surgery. 

CHARLES  WARREN  FAIRBANKS, 

Ex-Vice-President  of  the  United  States, 
Was  born  May  n,  1852,  near  Unionville  Center,  Ohio. 
He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools;  and  in  1872 
graduated  from  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  university  in  the 
classical  course.  In  1874  ne  was  admitted  to  the  practice 
of  law;  moved  to  Indianapolis  in  the  same  year;  and  there 
practiced  his  profession  until  his  admission  to  the  United 
States  senate.  In  1885  he  was  elected  a  trustee  of  the 
Ohio  Wesleyan  university.  In  1892  and  1898  he  was 
chairman  of  the  Indiana  republican  state  convention.  In 
1897-1905  he  was  a  member  of  the  United  States  senate. 
In  1896,  1900  and  1904  he  was  delegate  to  the  republican 
conventions  held  in  St.  Louis,  Philadelphia  and  Chicago. 
In  1904  he  was  unanimously  nominated  for  vice-president 
of  the  United  States  and  was  elected  on  the  ticket  with 
Theodore  Roosevelt,  receiving  three  hundred  and  thirty- 
seven  of  the  four  hundred  and  sexenty-six  electoral  votes. 
Upon  retiring  from  the  vice-presidency  he  made  a  tour  of 
the  leading  countries  of  the  world  in  1909  and  1910. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  269 

WILLIAM  M.  FARMER, 

Judge  Circuit  Court  of  Illinois, 

He  is  judge  of  the  fourth  circuit  court  for  the  counties 
of  Clinton,  Marion,  Clay,  Fayette,  Effingham,  Jasper, 
Montgomery,  Shelby  and  Christian  for  the  term  of  1903- 
09.  In  1906  he  was  elected  to  the  supreme  court  for  a 
term  of  nine  'years. 

CHARLES  JAMES  FAULKNER, 

Soldier,  Jurist  and  United  States  Senator, 
Was  born  Sept.  21,  1847,  in  Martinsburg,  W.Va.  His 
early  education  was  obtained  in  France  and  Switzerland; 
and  in  1862  he  entered  the  Virginia  military  institution 
at  Lexington.  He  served  with  the  cadets  at  the  battle 
of  Newmarket;  and  afterward  as  aide  to  Generals  Breck- 
enridge  and  Wise  in  the  confederate  states  army  to  the  end 
of  the  civil  war.  In  1868  he  was  admitted  to  the  practice 
of  law;  and  in  1879  became  grand  master  of  Masons.  In 
1880-87  he  was  judge  of  the  thirteenth  judicial  circuit  of 
West  Virginia.  In  1887-99  he  was  a  member  of  the 
United  States  senate.  In  1892  he  was  both  temporary  and 
permanent  chairman  of  the  democratic  state  convention; 
and  in  1894,  ^96  a°d  1898  he  was  chairman  of  the  dem 
ocratic  congressional  campaign  committee.  Since  leav 
ing  the  senate  in  1899,  he  has  been  actively  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  his  profession  in  the  city  of  Washington, 
D.C.,  and  in  the  state  of  West  Virginia. 

WILLIAM  OLIVER  FULLER, 

Journalist  and  Author, 

Was  born  Feb.  3,  i8<;6,  in  Rockland,  Maine.  Since  1874 
he  has  been  editor  of  the  Rockland  Courier-Gazette;  and 
since  1902  has  been  postmaster  of  Rockland,  Maine.  He 
is  the  author  of  What  Happened  to  Wigglesworth. 


270  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

JOHN  HUSTON  FINLEY, 

Journalist,  Educator,  College  President,  Founder, 
Was  born  Oct.  19,  1863,  in  Grand  Ridge,  La  Salle  county, 
111.  In  1887  he  graduated  from  Knox  college;  in  1887- 
89  studied  at  the  Johns  Hopkins  university;  and  has  re 
ceived  the  degrees  of  A.M.,  Ph.D.  and  LL.D.  In  1882- 
92  he  was  secretary  of  the  state  charities  aid  association 
of  New  York.  In  1802-99  he  was  president  Knox  college; 
in  1899-1900  was  editor  with  Harper's  and  McClure's; 
and  in  1900-03  was  professor  of  politics  at  Princeton  uni 
versity.  Since  1003  he  has  been  president  of  the  College 
City  of  New  York.  In  1910-11  he  was  the  Harvard  uni 
versity  exchano-e  lecturer,  on  the  Hvde  foundation,  at  the 
Universitv  of  Paris  and  other  French  universities.  He  is 
author,  with  Dr.  Ely.  of  Taxation  in  American  States  and 
Cities;  and,  with  John  F.  Sanderson,  of  The  American 
Executive. 


Educator,  Political  Economist  and  Author. 
Was  born  on  Feb.  27,  1867,  in  Saueerties,  N.Y.  In  i8qi 
he  graduated  with  the  decree  of  Ph.D.  from  Yale  univer- 
sitv:  and  in  1801-0/1  studied  in  Berlin  and  Paris.  In  i8qr- 
q?  he  was  tutor  of  mathematics,  in  1807-0?  was  professor 
and  in  189^-98  was  assistant  professor  of  political  economy 
in  Yale  university.  Since  1808  he  has  been  professor  of 
nolitical  economy  at  Yale  university.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Sci 
ence;  was  a  member  of  the  national  conservation  commis 
sion:  and  was  president  of  the  committee  of  one  hun 
dred  on  national  health  to  advocate  the  establishment  of 
the  national  department  of  health.  He  is  the  author  of 
Flements  of  Geometrv:  Ribliopranhv  of  Mathematical 
Economics:  Mathematical  Investigations  in  Theorv  of 
Value  and  Prices:  Appreciation  and  Interest;  Introduc 
tion  in  Calculus;  The  Nature  of  Capital  and  Income; 
The  Rate  of  Interest;  The  Purchasing  Power  of  Money; 
and  other  works. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  271 

JOSEPH  BENSON  FORAKER, 

Soldier,  Lawyer,  Governor  and  United  States  Senator, 
Was  born  July  5,  1846,  near  Rainsboro,  Highland  county, 
Ohio.  He  enlisted  in  1862  as  a  private  in  company  A, 
eighty-ninth  regiment  Ohio  volunteer  infantry.  He  served 
until  the  close  of  the  war,  at  which  time  he  held  the  rank 
of  first  lieutenant  and  brevet  captain.  He  was  elected 
judge  of  the  superior  court  of  Cincinnati  in  1879;  and 
resigned  on  account  of  ill-health  in  1882.  In  1886-90 
he  was  the  thirty-fourth  governor  of  Ohio.  He  was  again 
nominated  for  governor  and  defeated  in  1889;  and  in 
1897-1909  he  was  a  United  States  senator. 

ELBERT  HENRY  GARY, 

Lawyer,  Jurist  and  Banker, 

Was  born  Oct.  8,  1846,  in  Wheaton,  111.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools;  at  Wheaton  college;  and  in 
1867  he  graduated  from  the  law  department  of  the  Chi 
cago  university.  In  1867  he  was  admitted  to  the  practice 
of  law  in  Illinois;  and  in  1878  was  admitted  to  practice  in 
the  supreme  court  of  the  United  States.  He  was  general 
counsel  for  several  railroad  companies,  manufactories  and 
other  corporations.  In  180^-0/1  he  was  president  of  the 
Chicago  Bar  association.  He  was  connected  with  the 
organization  of  the  Federal  Steel  company;  and  in  1898 
retired  from  the  practice  of  law  to  become  president  of 
that  comnanv.  He  was  prominentlv  identified  with  the 
organization  of  the  Unite-d  States  Steel  companv;  presi 
dent  of  the  Gary-Wheaton  bank  of  Wheaton,  111.;  and  is 
a  director  of  several  banks  in  Chicago,  New  York  and 
many  other  corporations.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  North 
western  universitv;  and  is  the  builder  of  the  Gary  Memo 
rial  church  in  Wheaton,  111.  He  has  had  general  charge 
of  the  building  of  Garv,  Ind.,  destined  to  become  the 
greatest  steel  manufacturing  city  in  America. 


272  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

WILLIAM  H.  GANNETT, 

State  Representative  of  Maine, 

Was  born  in  18^4,  in  Augusta,  Maine.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state.  About  1888  he 
began  the  publication  of  a  familv  noner  entitled  Comfort, 
which  now  has  a  monthly  circulation  of  over  a  million  and 
a  quarter  copies.  Since  1903  he  has  been  a  representa 
tive  of  the  Maine  state  legislature. 

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WILLIAM  M.  GEDDES, 

Disbursing  Officer  United  States  Service, 
Was  born  Aug.  21,  18^8,  in  Zanesville,  Ohio.  He  was  ed 
ucated  in  Valparaiso,  Ind. ;  and  is  a  printer  and  journalist 
by  profession.  He  has  been  editor  of  two  daily  news 
papers;  and  for  four  years  was  assistant  cashier  in  a  na 
tional  bank.  For  two  years  he  was  mayor  of  Grand  Is 
land,  Neb.;  and  in  1895  was  chief  clerk  in  the  Nebraska 
state  legislature.  Since  1898  he  has  been  disbursing  offi 
cer  of  the  United  States  government  for  the  Omaha,  Buf 
falo,  St.  Louis,  and  Portland  expositions. 

JACOB  GEIGER, 

Physician,  LL.D., 

He  graduated  from  University  of  Louisville,  medical 
department,  Louisville,  Ky.,  1872;  LL.D.  Park  college, 
Parkville,  Mo.;  member  board  of  trustees  and  professor 
principles  and  practice  of  surgery  and  clinical  surgery 
Ensworth  Medical  college,  St.  Joseph,  and  dean  of  same; 
professor  surgery  and  clinical  surgery  St.  Louis  univer- 
sitv  school  of  medicine,  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  local  surgeon 
Missouri  Pacific  railway;  president  board  of  manager 
state  hospital  No.  2;  president  United  States  pension 
board  examiners;  m'ember  American  Medical,  Mississip 
pi  Valley  Medical,  Tri-State  Medical  and  Western  Sur 
gical  and  Gynaecological  associations;  editor  surgical  de 
partment  St.  Joseph  Medical  Herald. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  273 

JOSEPH  S.  GILES, 
Millar d  County  Attorney  of  Utah, 

Was  born  April  5,  1833,  in  Chester  county,  Pa.  He  was 
educated  at  Hopewell  academy;  and  has  attained  success 
in  the  practice  of  law  in  Utah.  He  has  been  probate 
judge,  county  attorney,  county  assessor,  collector,  county 
surveyor,  county  clerk,  county  recorder  and  county  phy 
sician,  and  all  for  Millard  county,  Utah.  Is  chief  proba 
tion  officer  for  Millard  county,  licensed  abstractor  for 
Millard  county,  deputy  county  treasurer,  deputy  county 
collector  and  city  justice  for  Fillmore  City,  Utah. 

FRANCIS  ALEXANDRE  ADAMS, 

Associate-Editor  New  York  Commercial, 
Was  born  May  n,  1874,  in  New  York  City.  In  1891  he 
graduated  from  the  New  York  public  schools;  and  sub 
sequently  from  the  college  city  of  New  York  and  studied 
law.  He  has  been  editor  of  Printers'  Ink  and  on  the  staff 
of  the  New  York  Journal.  During  the  Spanish-Ameri 
can  war  in  1898  he  was  lieutenant  in  the  fourteenth  regi 
ment  New  York  volunteer  infantry.  He  is  the  author  of 
Truths  About  Trusts;  the  Philippine  Question;  The 
Transgressors,  a  political  novel,  and  Roosevelt.  He  is 
now  associate-editor  of  the  New  York  Commercial ;  and 
resides  in  New  York  City. 

JOHN  P.  GRANT, 

Judge  Delaware  County  Court,  New  York, 
Was  born  Feb.  14,  1853,  in  Stanford,  N.Y.  For  several 
years  he  was  district  attorney  of  Delaware  county,  N.Y. 
He  is  judge  of  the  county  court  for  Delaware  county  for 
the  term  of  1901-07.  He  has  been  county  judge  and  sur 
rogate  of  Delaware  county  since  1899. 


274  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

GEORGE  MILBRY  GOULD, 

Soldier,  Physician  and  Author, 

Was  born  Nov.  8,  1848,  in  Auburn,  Maine.  In  1861  he 
accompanied  the  sixty-third  regiment  Ohio  volunteers  to 
the  front  as  a  drummer  boy;  two  years  later  was  dis 
charged  for  disability;  and  in  1865  again  enlisted  in  the 
one  hundred  and  forty-first  regiment  Ohio  volunteer  in 
fantry,  with  which  he  served  until  the  close  of  the  war. 
Since  1888  he  has  practiced  medicine  in  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  making  a  specialty  of  diseases  of  the  eye.  In  1892-94 
he  was  ophthalmologist  to  the  Philadelphia  hospital;  in 
1891-95  he  was  editor  of  the  Medical  News;  and  in  1898- 
1900  was  editor  of  the  Philadelphia  Medical  Journal; 
and  since  1900  has  been  editor  of  American  Medicine. 
In  1893-94  he  was  president  of  the  American  Academy  of 
Medicine.  He  is  the  author  of  a  series  of  Medical  Dic 
tionaries;  Diseases  of  the  Eye;  Suggestions  to  Medical 
Writers;  Biographic  Clinics;  The  Meaning:  and  Method 
of  Life;  Borderland  Studies;  An  Autumn  Singer;  Anom- 
olies  and  Curiosities  of  Medicine;  American  Year-Book 
of  Medicine  and  Surgery;  Cyclopedia  of  Medicine  and 
other  works. 

CHARLES  FREDERICK  JOY, 

Lawyer  and  Congressman  of  Missouri, 
Was  born  Dec.  n,  1894,  in  Morgan  county,  111.  In 
1870  he  entered  the  academic  department  of  Yale  college; 
and  in  1874  graduated  from  that  institution  of  learning 
with  the  degree  of  bachelor  of  arts.  In  1875  he  began 
the  practice  of  law  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  was  elected  to 
the  fifty-third  congress,  but  was  unseated  on  a  contest  in 
favor  of  his  opponent.  In  1894-1900  he  was  a  represent 
ative  from  Missouri  to  the  fifty-fourth,  fifty-fifth,  fifty- 
sixth  and  fifty-seventh  congresses  as  a  republican.  He 
has  been  for  the  past  five  years  and  still  is  recorder  of 
deeds  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis. 


SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS  275 

EDWIN  SENECA  GREELEY, 

Soldier,  Merchant  and  Banker, 

Was  born  May  20.  1832,  in  Nashua,  N.H.  In  1855  he 
settled  in  New  Haven,  Conn.  At  the  beginning  of  the 
civil  war  he  entered  the  union  army  as  first  lieutenant; 
advanced  through  all  intermediate  grades  to  colonel  of 
the  famous  tenth  regiment  of  Connecticut  volunteers;  and 
was  brevetted  brigadier-general  for  gallant  and  meritori 
ous  service.  For  thirty-five  years  after  the  war  he  was 
engaged  in  mercantile  and  manufacturing  business  in 
New  York  City,  retiring:  in  1897,  an^  as  president  of  the 
Yale  National  bank  of  New  Haven  in  IQCK.  Was  at  one 
time  president-general  of  the  National  Society  of  the 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  Is  now  president  of 
Grace  Hospital  society  and  a  trustee  of  the  Norwich 
hosital  for  the  insane.  Is  interested  in  the  work  of  sev 
eral  charitable,  religious,  patriotic  and  fraternal  societies. 

ROBERT  W.  BONYNGE, 

Member  of  the  National  Monetary  Commission  and 

Attorney  at  Law,  Denver,  Colorado, 
Was  born  Sept.  8,  1863,  in  New  York  City.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools  of  New  York  city;  graduated 
from  the  college  of  the  city  of  New  York  city  in  1882 ;  and 
from  Columbia  college  law  school  in  1885.  In  1888  he 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  Denver,  Col.,  served  in 
the  legislature  of  Colorado  in  1893-94;  and  was  candidate 
for  representative  in  congress  in  1900  and  1902.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  fifty-eighth,  fifty-ninth  and  sixtieth  con 
gresses  as  a  republican  from  first  district  of  Colorado. 
After  expiration  of  his  term  in  congress  he  was  continued 
as  a  member  of  the  National  monetary  commission  upon 
which  commission  he  is  now  serving.  He  is  also  a  mem 
ber  of  the  law  firm  of  Bonynge  and  Warner,  of  Denver, 
Colorado. 


276  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

WILLIAM  HORACE  HOSKINS, 

Secretary  Pennsylania  State  Board  of  Veterinary 

Medical  Examiners. 

Was  born  July  23,  1860,  in  Rockdale,  Pa.  He  received 
the  rudiments  of  his  education  in  the  public  schools;  and 
graduated  from  the  American  veterinary  college.  He 
has  attained  success  in  the  practice  of  his  profession;  and 
in  1899  was  democratic  candidate  for  mayor  of  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.  He  has  been  president  of  the  United  States 
veterinary  medical  association;  secretary  of  the  United 
States  veterinary  medical  association;  president  and 
secretary  of  the  Pennsylvania  state  veterinary  association; 
and  president  and  secretary  of  the  Keystone  veterinary 
medical  association.  Since  1895  he  has  been  the  editor 
of  the  Journal  of  Comparative  Medicine  and  Veterin 
ary  Archives.  He  is  assistant  professor  on  veterin 
ary  jurisprudence  at  the  veterinary  department  of  the 
university  of  Pennsylvania;  and  secretary  of  the  Pennsyl 
vania  state  board  of  veterinary  medical  examiners. 

ALBERT  M.  JAEGGI, 

Captain  Iowa  National  Guard, 

Was  born  May  30,  1865,  in  Dubuque,  Iowa  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state;  attended  St. 
Mary's,  St  Joseph's  and  the  Bayless  college.  In  1885  he 
became  a  private  in  company  A,  fourth  regiment  Iowa 
national  guard;  and  became  sergeant,  second  lieutenant 
and  first  lieutenant  of  company  A,  first  regiment.  In  1898- 
99  he  was  captain  and  adjutant  of  the  forty-ninth  regi 
ment  Iowa  United  States  volunteers  during  the  Spanish- 
American  war.  He  is  a 'successful  merchant  of  Dubuque, 
Iowa;  and  captain  and  adjutant  of  the  fifty-third  regiment 
Iowa  national  guard.  He  was  presented  with  the  dia 
mond  for  25  years  continuous  service  medal  by  the  state 
Dec.  18,  1910. 


SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS  277 

W.  D.  HURLBUT, 

Ex-Mayor  of  Westfield,  Ohio, 

Was  born  Aug.  i,  1868,  in  Huntington,  Ohio.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  and  at  the  Sioux  Falls 
university.  For  many  years  he  has  been  engaged  as  a 
printer  and  salesman,  and  in  both  capacities  has  proved 
his  business  ability  by  his  success.  He  is  an  independent 
in  politics;  filled  minor  offices  of  trust  and  honor;  and 
in  1905-10  served  with  distinction  as  mayor  of  West- 
field,  Iowa;  and  has  now  become  a  progressive  citizen 
of  McLaughlin,  S.  D.;  where  he  publishes  the  Mc- 
Laughlin  Messenger,  the  first  weekly  paper  in  the  United 
States  to  publish  Sioux  indian  news  in  the  Sioux  language. 

WINFIELD  SCOTT  POPE, 

Lawyer,  Legislator, 

Was  born  July  20,  1847,  in  Davidson  county,  N.C.  He 
is  an  eminent  lawyer;  has  served  three  terms  in  the  state 
legislature  of  Missouri ;  and  resides  in  Jefferson  City,  Mo. 

JAMES  F.  EDWARD, 

State  Senator, 

Was  born  July  18,  1864,  in  Stockton  county,Pa.  He 
received  his  early  education  in  Hazle  township  public 
schools;  was  employed  in  and  about  the  coal  mines  until 
1 88 1,  when  he  became  coal  shipper  at  Humboldt  colliery 
for  Linderman  and  Skeer;  removed  to  Hazleton  in  1889, 
and  in  1900  engaged  in  the  sale  of  mine  and  mill  supplies, 
his  present  occupation;  is  vice-president  and  general  sales 
manager  of  the  Anchor  Packing  company,  of  Philadel 
phia,  for  the  anthracite  coal  region,  secretary  and  treas 
urer  of  the  Hazelton  steam  heating  company,  the  Hazel 
Hall  association  and  the  Hazelton  cemetery  association; 
was  president  of  the  board  of  school  controllers  and  has 
been  a  member  of  that  body  for  fifteen  years;  was  mer 
cantile  appraiser  for  Luzerne  county  in  1902;  elected  to 
the  senate  in  November,  1906. 


278  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

EDWIN  M.  IRISH, 

Soldier,  Lawyer,  Public  Official, 

Was  born  June  n,  1848,  in  Gorham,  Maine.  He  attend 
ed  the  Gorham  seminary;  and  in  1872  graduated  from  the 
law  department  of  the  university  of  Michigan.  Since 
1872  he  has  practiced  law  in  Kalamazoo,  Mich.;  in  1875- 
80  was  prosecuting  attorney  for  Kalamazoo  county;  and 
has  been  city  attorney  and  a  member  of  the  Kalamazoo 
common  council.  Fie  served  twelve  vears  in  various 
grades  in  the  Michigan  national  guard;  was  colonel  at 
infantry  for  six  years;  (and  in  1897-98  was  adjutant-gen 
eral  of  the  state  of  Michigan,  afterwards  colonel  of  the 
thirty-fifth  United  States  volunteer  infantry,  Spanish- 
American  War)  ;  and  was  mustered  out  with  his  regiment 
in  1899.  He  is  still  actively  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
his  profession;  is  prominently  identified  with  the  business 
and  public  affairs  of  his  state. 

THOMAS  R.  GRIFFIN, 

Mayor  of  Somerset,  Ky. 

Was  born  in  1850  in  Ireland.  Since  1877  he  has  been 
chief  special  agent  of  the  Q.  and  C.  railway  at  Somerset, 
Ky. ;  and  has  an  extensive  and  varied  experience  and 
knowledge  in  the  management  of  railroads.  For  many 
years  he  has  been  prominently  identified  with  the  busi 
ness  and  public  affairs  of  his  community;  and  has  filled 
various  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  As  mayor  of 
Somerset  he  has  shown  executive  ability  of  a  high  order; 
and  received  the  re-election  for  the  fifth  term  to  that 
office  without  opposition.  Since  1893  he  has  been  filling 
the  office  of  mayor  for  the  city  of  Somerset,  and  is  now 
serving  his  fifth  term  of  1909-13. 

W.  A.  GRAHAM, 

Commissioner  of  Agriculture  of  North  Carolina, 
He  was  state  commissioner  of  agriculture  of  North  Caro 
lina  for  the  term  of  1905-09. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  279 

CHARLES  HALLAM  KEEP, 

President  Knickerbocker  Trust  Co.  of 

New  York  City, 

Was  born  Feb.  26,  1861,  in  Lockport,  N.Y.  In  1885- 
1903  he  practiced  law  in  Buffalo,  N.Y.  In  1890-1901 
he  was  secretary  of  the  Lake  Carriers'  association;  and 
in  1898-1901  was  also  secretary  of  the  Buffalo  chamber  of 
commerce.  In  1903-07  he  was  assistant  secretary  of  the 
Treasury.  In  1907  he  was  superintendent  of  banks,  state 
department  of  New  York  until  July  i,  1907,  when  he 
became  a  member  of  the  Public  Service  Commission  of 
New  York  state,  1908  to  1912,  president  Knickerbocker 
Trust  company. 

WILLIAM  STEDMAN  GREENE, 

United  States  Congressman  from  Massachusetts, 
Was  born  April  28,  1841,  in  Tremont,  111.  He  has  been 
in  the  real  estate  and  insurance  business  since  1866  in  Fall 
River,  Mass.  He  was  president  common  council  in 
1877-79;  mayor  in  1 880-81,  1886  and  1895-97.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  fifty-fifth,  fifty-sixth,  fifty-seventh, 
fifty-eighth,  fifty-ninth,  sixteeth  and  sixty-first  congresses 
from  Massachusetts  as  a  republican  He  was  re-elected 
to  the  sixty-second  congress  from  the  thirteenth  district 
of  Massachusetts  for  the  term  of  1911-13. 

EDMOND  C.  HARDESTY, 

Official  Court  Reporter  of  Wilmington,  Del., 
Was  born  May  20,  1863,  in  Kent  county,  Del.  He  was 
educated  at  the  high  school  of  Harrington,  Del.,  and 
subsequently  took  special  courses  in  languages  and  mathe 
matics  under  private  tutors.  He  is  prominently  identi 
fied  with  the  public  affairs  of  his  native  state;  and  has 
filled  several  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  Since  1891 
he  has  been  in  the  service  of  the  state  of  Delaware  as 
official  stenographer  and  court  reporter. 


280  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

WILLIAM  JASPER  KERR, 

College  President,  Corporation  Official, 
Was  born  Nov.  17,  1863;  son  of  Robert  Marion  and 
Nancy  J.  (Rawlins)  Kerr;  attended  university  of  Utah, 
1882-1885;  Cornell  University,  1890-1891,  and  summers 
1891-93;  married  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  July  8,  1885, 
Leonora  Hamilton;  six  children.  Taught  school  in 
Smithfield,  Utah,  1885-1887;  instructor  in  physiology, 
geology,  and  physics,  1887- 1888,  and  in  mathematics  and 
and  astronomy,  university  of  Utah,  1892-1894;  president 
Brig.  Y.  Col.,  1900-1907;  president  Oregon  Agricul 
tural  college  since  1907.  Also  president  board  of  direc 
tors  Oregon  Apple  company;  director  and  vice-president 
Portland  Cement  company;  member  advisory  board 
American  Land  and  Irrigation  company.  Delegate  to 
constitutional  convention  of  Utah,  1887,  1895.  Presby 
terian.  Member  Association  American  Agricultural 
colleges  and  experiment  stations  (first  vice-president 
1909-1910,  president  1910-1911 ;  International  Dry  Farm 
ing  congress  (member  executive  committee,  1909-1910)  ; 
member  and  vice-president  1909-1910  of  National  Educa 
tion  association;  member  National  council  of  education; 
International  League  for  Highway  improvement  (mem 
ber  organization  committee)  ;  American  Mathematical 
society;  American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social 
Science;  Farmers'  National  congress;  American  Asso 
ciation  for  the  Advancement  of  Science;  Oregon  Academy 
of  Sciences  National  Society  for  Promotion  of  Industrial 
Education.  Recreations:  walking,  automobiling,  and 
riding.  Residence:  Fifth  and  Jackson  streets. 

FRANK  W.  HOWELL, 

United  States  Commissioner  for  Ohio, 
Was  born  June  17,  1869,  in  Dayton,  Ohio.     He  is  a  suc 
cessful  lawyer;  and  a  prominent  member  of  the  republi 
can  party  of  Ohio.     He  is  United  States  commissioner  of 
Ohio;  is  now  serving  his  second  term  of  1909-12. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  281 

EDWIN  AUGUSTUS  GROSVENOR, 

Professor  Modern  Government  and  International    Law 

in  Amherst  College, 

Was  born  Aug.  30,  1845,  in  Newburyport,  Mass.  In 
1867  he  graduated  from  Amherst;  in  1872  from  Andover 
theological  seminary;  and  has  received  the  degrees  of 
A.  M.  and  LL.  D.  In  1873-90  he  was  professor  of  his 
tory  at  the  Robert  college  of  Constantinople.  Since  1901 
he  has  been  professor  of  modern  government  and  inter 
national  law  in  Amherst  college.  He  is  the  author  of 
The  Hippodrome  of  Constantinople;  Constantinople,  in 
two  volumes;  The  Permanence  of  the  Greek  Type; 
Contemporary  History;  and  other  works.  He  is  Senator 
of  Phi  Beta  Kappa  since  1901  and  president  of  the  United 
Chapters  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa  since  1907.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Authors'  Club  (New  York),  Authors'  Club 
(London)  and  the  Boston  Authors'  Club. 

JAMES  B.  HARSH, 

Lawyer  and  Banker  of  Creston,  Iowa, 
Was  born  Sept.  8,  1845,  in  Clinton  county,Ohio.  He 
received  a  common  school  education;  and  was  afterward 
a  student  at  Lombard  college  of  Galesburg,  111.  He 
has  served  two  terms  as  mayor  of  the  city  of  Creston, 
Iowa;  has  served  with  distinction  as  a  member  of  the 
state  senate;  was  president  of  the  Blue  Grass  palace; 
once  chairman  of  the  republican  Iowa  state  convention; 
and  has  held  several  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 
For  many  years  he  has  been  president  of  the  board  of 
trustees  of  Lombard  college  of  Galesburg,  111. ;  and  has 
been  engaged  at  different  times  as  a  teacher,  soldier, 
farmer  and  editor.  He  has  attained  success  in  the  prac 
tice  of  law;  and  is  president  of  the  Creston  National  bank, 
and  also  of  the  Land  Credit  bank. 


282  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

JAMES  PARKER  HALL, 
Dean  University  of  Chicago  Law  School, 
Was  born  Nov.  1871,  in  Frewsburg,  N.  Y.  In  1882-90 
he  attended  the  grammar  and  high  schools  of  Jamestown, 
N.  Y. ;  and  in  1897  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  from 
Harvard  law  school.  In  1897-1900  he  practiced  law  in 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  in  1898-1900  he  was  lecturer  on  consti 
tutional  law  and  real  property  at  the  Buffalo  law  school; 
and  in  1900-02  was  professor  of  law  at  the  Leland  Stan 
ford,  jr.,  university  of  California.  Since  1902  he  has 
been  professor  of  law,  and  since  1904  dean  of  the  Chicago 
University  law  school. 

OLIVER  ALBERT  HARKER, 
Dean  College  of -Law  University  of  Illinois, 
Was  born  Dec.  14,  1846,  in  Newport,  Ind.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Putnam  and  Dupage 
counties  of  Illinois;  in  1860-62  studied  in  Wheaton  col 
lege;  in  1866-69  graduated  from  McKendree  college 
with  the  degrees  of  A.  B.  and  A.  M.;  and  in  1866-67 
studied  in  the  law  school  of  the  university  of  Indiana. 
He  served  as  a  private  soldier  in  the  civil  war  in  the 
sixty-seventh  regiment  Illinois  volunteer  infantry.  In 
1867-68  he  taught  school  in  Vienna,  111.  In  1870-78 
he  practiced  law  in  Vienna,  111.  In  1878-1903,  for 
twenty-five  years  was  judge  of  the  circuit  court  and  for 
twelve  years  of  that  term  was  judge  of  the  appellate 
court  of  Illinois.  In  1895-96  he  was  president  of  the 
Ilinois  state  bar  association.  In  1897-1903  he  was  lec 
turer  in  the  college  of  law  at  the  university  of  Illinois; 
and  since  1903  has  been  dean  of  the  law  faculty  in  that 
institution.  Illinois  commissioner  on  uniform  state  laws 
appointed  by  governor  Deneen  for  six  years  in  1908, 
president  Illinois  Branch  of  the  American  Institute  of 
Criminal  Law  and  Criminology. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  283 

G.   L.   HARDISON, 

Farmer,  Merchant,  State  Senator,  Inventor, 
Was  born  Aug.  14,  1858,  near  New  Bern,  N.  C.  He 
was  educated  at  the  New  Bern  high  school.  He  has 
been  postmaster;  a  successful  merchant  of  Thurman,  N. 
C. ;  and  owns  a  magnificient  farm  on  the  River  Neuse. 
In  1897-98  he  served  with  distinction  as  a  state  senator 
in  the  North  Carolina  legislature;  and  since  1898  has 
been  assistant  auditor  of  the  Atlantic  and  North  Caro 
lina  Railroad  company.  In  1896  he  invented  a  self- 
oiler  for  axles,  now  extensively  used  on  vehicles  of  all 
kinds.  In  1906  he  retired  from  active  business. 

GILBERT  N.  HAUGEN, 
United  States  Congressman  from  Iowa, 
Was  born  April  21,  1859,  in  Rock  county,  Wis.  He 
was  elected  to  the  Iowa  state  legislature,  serving  in  the 
twenty-fifth  and  twenty-sixth  general  assemblies.  In 
1890  he  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Northwood 
Banking  company,  now  operating  banking  institutions 
in  Northwood  and  Kennsett,  Iowa,  of  which  concern  he 
is  president.  He  was  a  member  of  the  fifty-sixth,  fifty- 
seventh  and  fifty-eighth  congress  from  Iowa  as  a  repub 
lican.  He  was  re-elected  to  the  fifty-ninth,  sixteeth  and 
sixty-first  congress  from  the  fourth  district  of  Iowa. 

FREDERIC  HENRY  HEDGE, 

Librarian  of  Massachusetts, 

Was  born  June  20,  1831,  in  Arlington,  Mass.  He  was 
educated  at  the  high  school  of  Bangor,  Maine;  and  in 
1851  graduated  from  Harvard  college.  He  has  been 
assistant  librarian  at  the  Providence  athnaeum  of  Rhode 
Island;  and  librarian  of  the  Massachusetts  historical  so 
ciety.  In  1874-1901  he  was  librarian  of  the  public  li 
brary  of  Lawrence,  Mass. 


284  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

JOHN  B.  HEAD, 

Judge  State  Superior  Court  of  Pennsylvania, 
He  is  judge  of  the  state  superior  court  of  Pennsylvania 
for  the  term  of  1906-1916. 

PHILIP  KING  BROWN, 

Consulting  Physician  of  San  Francisco, 
Was  born  June  24,  1869,  in  Napa,  Cal.  In  1875-85  he 
attended  the  grammar  and  high  schools  of  San  Fran 
cisco,  Cal;  in  1890  graduated  with  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
from  Harvard  university;  in  1893  he  received  the  de 
gree  of  M.  D.  from  Harvard  medical  school;  and  sub 
sequently  studied  in  the  universities  of  Berlin  and 
Gottingen.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  San 
Francisco  Settlement  Association  and  San  Francisco 
Boys'  Club.  Since  1893  he  has  practiced  medicine  in 
San  Francisco;  and  filled  a  chair  in  the  medical  depart 
ment  of  the  University  of  California.  He  raised  the 
money  and  built  the  first  sanitorium  in  the  central  part  of 
California  for  the  care  of  early  cases  of  tuberculosis  in 
wage  earning  women.  He  is  consulting  physician  to 
the  Mount  Zion,  City  and  County  and  Southern  Pacific 
Hospitals  and  other  institutions;  and  resides  in  San 
Francisco,  Cal. 

ADDISON  E.  HERRICK, 

Judge  Oxford  County  Probate  Court  of  Maine, 
Was  born  June  24,  1847,  in  Greenwood,  Maine.  In 
1873  he  graduated  from  Bowdoin  college;  and  soon  at 
tained  success  in  the  practice  of  law.  He  is  treasurer 
of  Bethel  Savings  bank.  He  is  judge  of  the  probate 
court  for  Oxford  county  for  the  term  of  1905-09.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Overseers  of  Bowdoin  col 
lege  and  president  of  the  trustees  of  Gould's  Academy. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  285 

GEORGE  W.  HESELTON, 

State  Senator  of  Maine, 

Was  born  Nov.  2,  1856,  in  Gardiner,  Maine.  For  two 
years  he  was  city  solicitor;  and  for  six  years  was  county 
attorney.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Maine  state  senate 
for  Kennebe  county  in  1905-09;  he  is  past  grand  chan 
cellor  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  of  state  of  Maine. 

CHARLES  W.  KENT, 

Educator,  Author,.  . 

Was  born  Sept.  27,  1860,  in  Virginia.  Since  1893  he  has 
been  professor  of  literature  at  Linden  Kent  memorial 
school  of  English  literature  in  the  university  of  Virgina. 
He  is  the  author  of  Teutonic  Antiquities  in  Andreas  and 
Elene;  Shakespears  Note  Book;  and  Editor  of  Library  of 
Southern  Literature,  etc. 

CLIFFORD  S.  HIDDLESON, 

Physician, 

He  graduated  in  medicine  from  Medical  College  of  Ohio 
(Medical  Department  University  of  Cincinnati),  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio;  New  York  Post-Graduate,  1903  member 
American  Medical  Association,  Union  Med.  Soc.  Sixth 
Councilor  Dist.  Ohio  state  and  Summit  county.,  Med. 
Socs;  Res.  160  Beck  Avenue;  office,  405-6-7-8  Flatiron 
building  of  Akron  Ohio. 

CULVER  CHANNING  SNIFFIN, 

Paymaster-General  United  States  Army, 
Was  born  Jan.  i,  1844  in  New  York  city.  In  1873-77  ne 
was  assistant  secretary  to  President  Grant;  and  in  1877- 
99  was  major  and  paymaster  in  the  United  States  army. 
In  1899-1901  he  was  deputy  paymaster-general,  in  1901- 
06  was  assistant  paymaster-general,  1906  to  1908  was 
paymaster-general  of  the  United  States  army,  retired  in 
1908  and  resides  in  Washington,  D.  C. 


286  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

J.  D.  HICKS, 

Soldier,  Lawyer  and  Legislator, 

Was  born  Aug.  i,  1844,  of  Welsh  parentage,  removed 
from  Chester  county,  Pennsylvania,  to  Blair  county, 
Pennsylvania,  in  1847,  and  has  resided  continuously  in 
Blair  county  and  Huntington  county  since  that  date. 
Was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  and  served  as  a 
soldier  in  the  Pennsylvania  volunteer  infantry  in  the 
civil  war.  Has  always  taken  an  active  part  in  republi 
can  politics  and  has  served  his  party  as  a  County  Chair 
man  for  six  terms,  and  also  as  a  member  of  the  State 
Committee.  Was  admitted  to  practice  law  in  1875. 
In  1880  was  elected  district  attorney  of  Blair  county, 
and  in  1893  was  re-elected.  In  1884,  formed  a  law  part 
nership  with  his  former  preceptor,  Col.  D.  J.  Neff, 
which  partnership  continues  until  the  present  time,  un 
der  the  firm  name  of  Neff  and  Hicks.  Was  elected  to 
the  fifty-third,  fifty-fourth  and  fifty-fifth  congress  of  the 
United  States,  as  a  republican. 

JOSEPH  A.  LANGFITT, 

Allegheny  county,  Pa.,  was  born  Oct.  19,  1858,  in  Kendall, 
Beaver  county,  Pa.  He  was  educated  at  Washington  and 
Jefferson  college  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the 
degree  of  A.B.  in  1879,  receiving  degree  of  A.M.  three 
years  later;  and  was  admitted  to  the  bars  of  Allegheny 
and  Beaver  counties  in  1882,  and  has  since  practiced  his 
profession.  He  served  four  years  in  select  council  and 
three  years  in  the  board  of  school  control  of  Allegheny; 
has  been  successively  president  of  the  Mercantile  Bank, 
Federal  national  bank  of  Pittsburg  and  Bank  of  Brushton. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  Bankers  Trust  company  and  the 
Central  Trust  company  of  Pittsburg;  has  been  Supreme 
Regent  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  president  of  the  Na 
tional  Fraternal  congress;  elected  to  the  Senate  in  No 
vember,  1906. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  287 

JOHN  FREMONT  HILL, 

Member  Republican  National  Committee  for. Maine, 

and  Acting  Chairman  of  the  Committee, 
Was  born  Oct.  29,  1855,  m  Eliot,  Maine.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  Berwick  academy;  graduated  from  the  medical 
department  of  Bowdoin  college  and  Long  Island  college 
hospital  of  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  is  a  journalist  and  pub 
lisher  by  profession,  and  for  many  years  prominently 
identified  with  the  business  and  public  affairs  of  Maine. 
In  1888-92  he  was  a  representative  in  the  Maine  state 
legislature;  in  1892-96  was  a  member  of  the  state  senate; 
in  1906  was  a  presidential  elector;  and  in  1898-99  was  a 
member  of  the  executive  council.  In  1901-05  he  served 
with  distinction  as  governor  of  the  state  of  Maine.  In 
1900  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  republican  national  con 
vention;  and  is  prominently  identified  with  the  repub 
lican  party.  He  is  a  member  of  the  republican  national 
committee  for  Maine  and  acting  chairman  of  the  com 
mittee.  WILLIAM  HARMONG  LAMAR, 

Attorney  United  States  Department  of  Justice, 
Son  of  Dr.  William  H.  Lamar,  deceased,  was  born  Dec. 
11,  1859,  m  Auburn,  Alabama.  In  1881  he  graduated 
from  the  Alabama  Polytechnic  with  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
In  1884  and  1885  he  took  the  degrees  of  L.L.B.  and  L. 
L.  M.,  respectively,  from  Georgetown  university  law 
school,  D.  C.  Practiced  law  in  Washington,  D.  C. 
He  became  captain  in  the  volunteer  signal  corps 
in  1898  and  served  in  the  campaign  in  Porto  Rico 
during  the  Spanish-American  war  in  command  of  the 
fifth  company  U.  S.  V.  Signal  corps,  and  also  served  on 
detached  duty  as  signal  officer  on  the  staff  of  major  gen 
eral  James  H.  Wilson.  Since  1906  he  has  been  an  attor 
ney  in  the  United  States  department  of  justice.  In  1887 
he  married  Virginia  Longstreet  Lamar,  daughter  of 
justice  L.  Q.  C.  Lamar  of  the  U.  S.  supreme  court  and 
has  four  children. 


288  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

JOHN  R.  KIRK, 

President  State  Normal  School,  Kirksville,  Mo., 
Born  in  111.,  1851 ;  educated  in  high  school,  State  normal 
school  and  universities  of  Kansas  and  Missouri;  republi 
can;  methodist;  member  of  bar;  superintendent  Schools, 
Bethany,  Mo.,  eight  years;  school  principal  and  high 
school  teacher,  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  four  years;  superin 
tendent  schools,  Westport,  Mo.,  two  years;  State  superin 
tendent  schools  of  Missouri,  189^-1899;  inspector  of 
schools,  university  of  Mo.,  1899;  president  Normal 
school,  Kirksville,  Mo.  since  1899;  LL.  D.,  Mo.  Wesleyan 
college,  1907;  LL.  D.,  Park  college,  1907;  designer 
Model  rural  school,  1907;  Mo  .  State  director,  N.E.A., 
1895-9;  same,  1907-9;  same,  1911-1912;  Mo.  State  direc 
tor,  Southern  Educational  association,  1911-12;  member 
Council  N.E.A.,  1905;  president  Dept.  N.E.A.,  1905-06; 
same,  1906-7;  pres.  North  Central  council,  Nor.  Sch. 
presidents,  1906-7;  president  Library  department,  N.E. 
A.,  1907-8. 

JOHN  H.  LANDIS, 

Superintendent  United  States  Mint, 
Was  born  Jan.  31,  1853,  m  Lancaster  county,  Pa.  He 
received  his  education  in  the  common  schools,  at  the 
county  lyceums,  and  the  Millersville  state  normal  school. 
During  1878-84  he  was  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania 
house  of  representatives;  supervisor  of  census  in  1890; 
and  served  with  distinction  in  the  Pennsylvania  state 
senate  during  1892-96.  He  was  a  presidential  elector 
in  1896;  and  since  1891  has  been  secretary  of  the  Farmers' 
Protective  Tariff  league  of  Pennsylvania.  In  1898-1902 
he  was  coiner  of  United  States  mint;  and  since  1902  has 
been  superintendent  of  the  United  States  mint  at  Phil 
adelphia,  Pa. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  289 

E.  R.  E.  KIMBROUGH, 

Judge  Circuit  Court  of  Illinois, 

Was  born  March  28,  1851,  in  Edgar  county,  111.  He 
was  educated  at  the  Illinois  state  normal  university;  and 
is  a  lawyer  by  profession.  He  was  a  representative  in 
the  thirty-third  and  thirty-fourth  general  assemblies  of 
the  Illinois  state  legislature.  In  1897-99  he  was  mayor 
of  Danville,  111. ;  and  since  1893  has  been  a  member  of  the 
state  board  of  education.  He  is  judge  of  the  fifth  judicial 
circuit  court  of  Illinois  for  the  counties  of  Vermillion, 
Edgar,  Clark,  Cumberland  and  Coles  for  the  term  of 
1903-09,  and  was  also  circuit  judge  in  1909  for  the  term 
ending  in  1915. 

JUDSON  SUDBOROUGH  HILL, 

Clergyman,   College  President, 

Was  born  June  3,  1854,  in  Trenton,  N.  J.  He  was 
educated  at  the  New  Jersey  classical  and  scientific  in 
stitute,  Colgate  university,  Central  Tennessee  college  and 
Crozier  theological  seminary;  and  has  received  the  de 
grees  of  A.  M.  and  D.  D.  He  has  been  clerk  of  the 
New  Jersey  state  senate;  in  1900  was  supervisor  of  cen- 
cus;  and  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  F.  and  A.  M., 
I.  O.  O.  F.  and  other  fraternal  orders.  He  is  an  eminent 
clergyman  and  has  filled  several  important  pastorates. 
Since  1881  he  has  been  president  of  Morristown  normal 
and  industrial  college. 

ALLEN  McCASKILL  KIMBROUGH, 

Lawyer,  Banker, 

Was  born  Nov.  24,  1850,  in  Carrollton,  Miss.  He  has 
been  county  superintendent  of  education;  chancellor  of 
the  seventh  chancellor  district;  and  judge  of  the  ninth 
circuit  court  district,  resigning  several  years  ago.  He 
is  now  a  successful  lawyer  of  his  city  and  vice-president 
of  the  First  National  bank, 


290  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

E.  ADELBERT  HESSELTINE, 

Lawyer,  Jurist, 

Was  born  June  25,  1860,  in  Kansas. He  was  educated  in 
the  public  and  private  schools  of  the  west;  and  at  the 
university  in  Willamette  valley,  Oregon.  He  has  been 
postmaster,  city  attorney,  police  judge;  is  the  principal 
land  attorney  in  eastern  Washington  and  has  held  numer 
ous  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor  in  the  gift  of  his  city, 
county  and  state.  He  donated  a  library  to  the  town  of  Wil 
bur,  which  is  named  after  him.  He  is  now  trustee  of  the 
library;  and  is  an  eminent  lawyer  of  Wilbur,  Wash. 

JAMES  J.  HILL, 

Railroad  President, 

Was  born  Sept.  16,  1838,  in  Canada.  The  St.  Paul, 
Minneapolis  and  Manitoba  company  is  now  identified 
with  the  Great  Northern  railway  system,  of  which  Mr. 
Hill  became  president  in  1890.  Since  he  took  charge 
of  its  affairs,  the  railway  system  has  been  extended  from 
380  to  7,500  miles,  creating  an  unbroken  line,  through 
the  several  states,  from  Lake  Superior  and  St.  Paul  to 
Puget  Sound  on  the  Pacific  coast. 

HENRY  ORLANDO  MARCY, 

Surgeon,  Author, 

Was  born  June  23,  1837,  m  &&*,  Mass.  He  graduated 
from  Amherst  with  the  degree  of  A.  M.;  received  the 
degree  of  M.D.  from  Harvard  university;  and  took  a 
post-graduate  course  at  the  universtiy  of  Berlin.  In  1862- 
65  he  was  surgeon  and  medical  director  in  the  United 
States  army.  He  is  surgeon  to  the  Surgical  hospital  of 
Cambridge,  Mass.;  and  is  a  member  of  many  societies 
both  in  America  and  Europe.  He  is  the  author  of  The 
Anatomy  and  Surgical  Treatment  of  Hernia;  Modern 
Methods  of  Wound  Treatment,  The  Animal  Suture  and 
other  works. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  291 

GEORGE  ROBERT  LATHAM, 

Soldier,  Lawyer,  Legislator,  Congressman, 
Was  born  March  9,  1832,  in  Prince  William  county,  Va., 
on  the  Bull  Run  battle  ground.  In  1852  he  began  teach 
ing  school  in  Taylor  and  Barbour  counties,  Va. ;  and  in 
1859  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  enrolled  company 
B,  second  regiment  Virginia  volunteer  infantry  which 
was  the  first  union  company  recruited  in  the  interior  of 
the  state;  he  was  promoted  to  captain  and  colonel;  and 
toward  the  close  of  the  war  was  brevetted  brigadier-gen 
eral.  In  1864  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  thirty- 
ninth  congress,  and  during  his  term  served  on  important 
committees.  He  was  subsequently  appointed  United 
States  consul  at  Melbourne,  Australia,  for  three  years. 
Since  1870  Colonel  Latham  has  retired  mostly  from 
public  life,  with  the  exception  of  census  enumerator  and 
county  superintendent  of  schools,  and  minor  offices. 

JACOB  LAUX, 

Member  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic, 
Was  born  Sept.  21,  1844,  in  Avon,  Lorain  county,  Ohio. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  county 
and  at  Cleveland,  Ohio.  He  served  as  a  soldier  in  the 
civil  war;  and  was  in  numerous  battles  and  skirmishes; 
was  detailed  on  special  duty,  serving  with  head  quarter 
scouts  at  Decatur,  Ala.  For  many  years  he  has  been 
engaged  in  the  printing  business,  now  with  the  Green 
Printing  company;  and  was  editor  of  the  Northwesterp 
Railway  Record  and  of  the  Northwestern  Witness,  both 
of  Duluth  Minn.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Minne 
sota  state  soldiers'  home;  special  aide  in  charge  of  military 
instruction  and  patriotic  education  department  of  the 
Minnesota  Grand  army  of  the  Republic;  and  has  filbd 
various  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  Since  1890  he 
has  been  a  member  of  the  W.  A.  Norman  Post  No.  13, 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic;  and  resides  in  Duluth, 
Minnesota. 


292  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

EDSON  GEORGE  HILL, 

Magistrate, 

Was  born  Oct.  18,  1828,  in  Fairfax,  Vt.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state.  For  thirty  years 
he  was  engaged  as  a  general  blacksmith;  and  was  town 
superintendent  of  schools  in  Vermont  in  1858-61.  He 
was  city  assessor  of  St.  Charles,  Minn.,  for  several  years; 
and  for  thirty-six  years  has  been  a  justice  of  the  peace  in 
St.  Charles  and  Eyota,  Minn. 


FRANK  O.  LOVELAND, 

Clerk  United  States  Court  of  Appeals, 

for  the  Sixth  District, 

Was  born  Dec.  12,  1861,  in  Norwich,  Vt.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  St.  Johnsbury  academy  of  Vermont;  in  1886 
received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  from  Dartmouth  college; 
and  in  1888  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  from  the  Cin 
cinnati  law  school.  He  is  a  lawyer  by  profession;  and  a 
prominent  member  of  the  Republican  party.  He  is  the 
author  of  Loveland  on  Bankruptcy;  Loveland's  Appellate 
Jurisdiction  of  the  Federal  Courts;  and  Loveland's  Forms 
of  Federal  Practice.  He  is  a  member  of  the  University 
Club  of  Cincinnati.  Since  1894  he  has  been  clerk  of  the 
United  States  circuit  court  of  appeals  for  the  six  district, 
a  life  position  or  during  good  behavior. 


EUGENE  HENRY  COZZENS  LEUTZE, 

Rear-Admiral  United  States  Navy, 

Was  born  Nov.  16,  1847,  in  Prussia.  In  1863  he  was  ap 
pointed  to  the  United  States  naval  academy.  In  1899  he 
was  ordered  to  the  relief  of  Admiral  Dewey  in  Manila 
Bay;  and  in  1899-1900  was  commandant  of  the  Cavite 
navy  yards.  He  is  commandant  of  the  navy  yard,  New 
York. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  293 

JOHN  DAVISON  LAWSON, 

Lawyer,  Jurist, 

Was  born  in  1852.  In  1875  he  received  the  degree  of  B.A. 
L.,  Osgoode  hall;  was  admitted  to  bar  (Missouri),  1876. 
Practiced  law  in  1876-1885;  director  St.  Louis  Law  Li 
brary  association,  1881-1885.  Editor  Central  Law  Journal, 
judge  civil  court,  1886-1891.  President  Missouri  Bar  as 
sociation,  1904.  Member  Missouri  council  and  committee 
on  penal  laws  and  prison  discipline,  American  Bar  asso 
ciation,  1895-1904.  Chairman  section  history  of  law,  Uni 
versal  Congress  of  Arts  and  Science,  St.  Louis,  1904.  Di 
ploma  and  medal  Louisiana  purchase  exposition,  1904. 
Member  special  committee  on  reform  in  legal  procedure, 
American  Bar  association,  1908.  Member  of  general  coun 
cil  from  Missouri,  American  Bar  association,  1909.  Mem 
ber  International  Law  association,  1907-10.  Member 
American  Society  of  International  Law,  1907-10.  Editor 
American  Law  Review.  Commissioner  from  Missouri  to 
National  Conference  on  Uniform  State  laws.  Vice-presi 
dent  and  chairman  committee  on  reform  in  criminal  pro 
cedure,  American  Institute  of  Criminal  Law  and  Crimin 
ology.  Associate  editor  Journal  of  Criminal  Law  and 
Criminology.  Special  commissioner  from  America,  Insti 
tute  of  Criminal  Law  and  Criminology  to  investigate  ad 
ministration  of  criminal  law  in  Great  Britain,  1909-1910. 
Contributor  to  journals  of  law  and  jurisprudence,  and  au 
thor  of  the  following  works :  Contracts  of  Common  Car 
riers;  Usages  and  Customs;  Concordance  of  Words  and 
Phrases;  Expert  and  Opinion  Evidence,  first  and  second 
edition;  Principles  of  Equity;  Leading  Cases  Simplified, 
in  three  volumes;  Presumptive  Evidence,  first  and  second 
edition;  Insanity  as  a  Defense;  Defenses  to  Crime,  five 
volumes;  Rights,  Remedies  and  Practice,  seven  volumes; 
American  Law  of  Bailments;  American  Law  of  Con 
tracts,  first  and  second  edition;  Cases  on  Personal  Prop 
erty;  and  Cases  on  Quasi-Contracts. 


294  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

JAMES  DINKINS, 

Banker,  New  Orleans, 

Was  born  Oct.  18,  1845,  in  Madison  county,  Miss.  In 
1860-61  he  attended  the  North  Carolina  military  institute. 
At  the  age  of  sixteen  years  he  entered  the  confederate  army 
as  a  private  soldier  in  the  eighteenth  regiment  of  Mississ 
ippi  infantry;  in  1863  was  appointed  first  lieutenant  of 
cavalry,  C.  S.  A.,  and  in  1864  was  made  captain.  He  par 
ticipated  in  every  engagement  of  his  command.  He  took 
part  in  all  the  daring  and  desperate  raids  and  campaigns 
of  Forrest,  in  the  battles  of  Bethel,  Lusburg,  Williams- 
burg,  New  Kent  Court  House,  Savage  Station;  Frayzer's 
Farm ;  Malarn  Hill ;  Fredericksburg,  Harper's  Ferry  and 
Shaysbury. 

LAWRENCE  M.  MAGILL, 

States  Attorney, 

Was  born  Sept.  13,  1874,  ^n  Moline,  111.  He  received  his 
education  in  the  public  schools,  the  Rock  Island  business 
college  at  Rock  Island,  111.,  the  Wesleyan  university  of 
Bloomington,  111.,  and  also  of  the  Bloomington  Law 
school  of  that  city.  He  has  practiced  law  in  Moline  for 
the  past  fifteen  years  and  is  now  state's  attorney  of  Rock 
Island  county,  his  term  expiring  Dec.  6,  1912.  He  has 
been  chairman  of  the  republican  organization  of  Moline; 
111.,  through  five  victorious  campaigns,  is  prominently 
identified  with  the  business  and  public  afTairs  in  Moline 
and  Rock  Island,  111.  He  was  elected  president  of  the  Illi 
nois  State's  Attorneys  association  at  Chicago,  June  3,  1911, 
and  is  now  serving  in  that  capacity.  He  has  been  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Illinois  legislature  for  the  thirty-third  senatorial 
district,  during  the  sessions  of  1903-1905,  and  the  special 
session  of  1906.  He  is  a  member  of  many  fraternal  organ 
izations,  and  of  the  Rock  Island  and  Moline  clubs,  and  of 
the  Hamilton  club  of  Chicago.  He  has  a  wide  acquaint 
ance  throughout  the  state  of  Illinois. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  295 

JOHN  J.  McDONOUGH, 

Lawyer,  Legislator,  Jurist. 

Was  born  March  15,  1857,  in  Fall  River,  Mass.  Received 
the  rudiments  of  his  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native 
city;  in  1880  graduated  from  Holy  Cross  college,  Worces 
ter,  Mass.,  with  the  degree  of  A.B.;  in  1884  graduated 
from  the  Boston  university  school  of  law,  with  the  degree 
of  LL.B.  Received  the  honorary  degree  of  LL.D.  from 
Holy  Cross  college  in  1908,  and  has  been  a  trustee  of  the 
Falls  River  public  library  since  1900.  Is  noted  as  a  lec 
turer,  essayist  and  writer  of  verse.  Is  a  prominent  lawyer 
of  his  native  city  and  since  1893  has  been  judge  of  the  sec 
ond  district  court  of  Bristol.  He  takes  a  prominent  part 
in  the  public  affairs  of  his  country  and  state. 

JAMES  J.  McGILLIVRAY, 

Architect,  Manufacturer,  State  Senator, 
Was  born  June  16,  1848,  in  Canada.  He  moved  to  Wis 
consin,  and  since  1866  has  been  a  resident  of  Black  River 
Falls.  He  is  a  noted  architect  and  a  successful  manufac 
turer.  In  1890  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Wisconsin 
state  assembly,  and  received  the  re-election  in  1892.  In 
1894  ne  was  elected  to  the  state  senate,  and  has  been  instru 
mental  in  introducing  and  passing  numerous  bills  for  the 
welfare  of  his  state.  He  is  also  a  brilliant  orator,  and  was 
instrumental  in  the  election  of  John  C.  Spooner  as  United 
States  senator.  Since  1894  he  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Wiscon  state  senate,  and  is  now  serving  his  third  term  of 
1902-06.  He  was  one  of  the  leaders  in  the  reform  move 
ment  and  nominated  Senator  La  Follette  for  the  United 
States  senate.  He  was  president  pro  tern  of  the  Wiscon 
sin  senate  for  three  sessions  and  led  in  the  movement  for 
good  roads  and  for  the  railway  rate  commission. 


296  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

CHARLES  L.  McCAWLEY, 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Assistant-Quartermaster  United 

States  Marine  Corps, 

Was  born  Aug.  24,  1865,  in  Boston,  Mass.  He  has  filled 
various  positions  as  an  officer  in  the  United  States  marine 
corps.  Since  1897  he  has  been  assistant-quartermaster  in 
the  United  States  marine  corps. 


B.  E.  McLIN, 

Commission  of  Florida, 

Was  born  Sept.  22,  1851,  near  Jonesboro,  Tenn.  He  was 
educated  at  King  college  of  Tennessee  and  at  Hampden- 
Sidney  college  of  Virginia.  He  read  law  and  subsequently 
engaged  in  the  lumber  and  orange  industries  .  He  has 
served  with  distinction  as  a  member  of  the  Florida  state 
senate  from  the  twenty-third  district,  served  three  sessions 
in  the  state  senate.  He  is  a  member  of  the  democratic  par 
ty ;  is  a  member  of  the  Masons,  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the 
Elks.  He  is  now  serving  his  third  term  of  1909-13  as  com 
missioner  of  agriculture  for  the  state  of  Florida. 


ALBERT  E.  MEAD, 

Lawyer,  Ex-Governor  of  the  State  of  Washington, 
Was  born  Dec.  14,  1861,  in  Manhattan,  Kan.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Kansas,  Illinois  and 
Iowa;  attended  the  Southern  Illinois  normal  university; 
and  graduated  from  the  Chicago  Union  college  of  law.  He 
has  twice  been  prosecuting  attorney  of  Whatcom  county, 
Wash.;  and  practiced  law  in  Bellingham,  Wash.  In  1889 
he  was  a  delegate  to  the  first  state  convention  of  Washing 
ton;  and  in  1893  was  a  representative  in  the  Washington 
state  legislature.  He  was  the  governor  of  the  state  of 
Washington  for  the  term  of  1905-09,  and  is  now  practicing 
law. 


SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS  297 

ARTHUR  WELLINGTON  MILES, 

State  Senator  of  Montana, 

Was  born  June  20,  1859,  in  Westminster,  Mass.  He  is  a 
successful  merchant;  and  has  served  tw.o  terms  as  mayor  of 
Livingston,  Mont.;  for  eleven  years  he  has  been  a  school 
trustee.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Montana  state  senate 
from  Park  county  for  the  term  of  1905-09;  and  was  lieu 
tenant-governor  for  the  state  of  Montana  in  1909. 

CHARLES  MILLER, 

Major-General, 

Served  during  the  War  of  the  Rebellion ;  twenty-one  years 
in  National  Guard  of  Pennsylvania;  and  in  1890  was  ap 
pointed  major-general,  commanding  division  national 
guard  of  Pennsylvania ;  and  now  on  the  retired  list  account 

of  age. 

*'? 

D.  M.  MILLER, 

Judge   Circuit   Court  of  Mississippi. 
He  is  judge  of  the  circuit  court  of  Mississippi  for  the 
term  of  1900-07;  and  now  circuit  judge  of  the  fourteenth 
district  of  Mississippi;  term  expires  May  i,  1914. 

JOHN  T.  MOFFIT, 

Attorney, 

Was  born  July  8,  1862,  near  Mechanicsville,  Cedar  coun 
ty,  Iowa.  In  1884  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  from 
Cornell  college  of  Mt.  Vernon,  Iowa.  In  1887  received 
the  degree  of  A.M.  from  the  same  institution  ;  and  in  1886 
received  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  from  the  University  of 
Michigan.  In  1896-98  he  was  mayor  of  the  city  of  Tipton, 
Iowa;  1900-04  was  a  member  of  the  Iowa  state  senate.  In 
1898  he  was  major  of  the  fiftieth  Iowa  volunteer  infantry; 
and  the  same  year  was  promoted  to  lieutenant-colonel  dur 
ing  the  Spanish-American  war.  1905-09  county  attorney 
for  Cedar  county. 


298  SUCCESSFUL  AMEEICANS 

WILLIAM  ALEXANDER  MONTGOMERY, 

Soldier,  Farmer,  Lawyer,  Legislator, 
Was  born  Oct.  18,  1844,  in  Winston  county,  Miss.  He  left 
the  Union  university  of  Murf  reesboro,  Tenn. ;  and  en 
listed  in  the  twelfth  regiment,  Mississippi  infantry;  and 
after  twelve  months  joined  cavalry  service,  was  promoted 
to  captain,  and  was  engaged  in  the  principal  fights  and 
skirmishes.  After  the  war  he  went  to  the  law  school  of 
Lexington,  Ky.,  and  has  been  a  successful  lawyer  and 
farmer  of  Edwards,  Miss.  In  1873  he  served  as  a  member 
of  the  Mississippi  state  senate.  He  was  among  the  first 
to  raise  the  cry  against  carpet  bag  rule  in  Mississippi,  and 
in  1875  commanded  the  citizens  forces  that  went  to  Jack 
son  to  demand  that  the  negro  militia  companies  be  dis 
banded,  and  was  successful  in  that  demand.  In  1898  he 
commanded  the  second  regiment  Mississippi  volunteers 
in  the  Spanish-American  war;  was  a  member  of  the  lower 
house,  Mississippi  legislature  in  1897;  member  of  the 
Mississippi  board  of  prison  trustees,  elected  in  1907  and 
again  re-elected  in  1911;  and  inaugurated  many  reforms 
in  the  management  for  the  betterment  of  the  prison  con 
victs.  Commander  of  U.  C.  veterans  of  Mississippi  in 
1911 ;  is  Mississippi  delegate  to  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of 
Gettysburg  reunion  of  blue  and  gray  upon  that  field.  Dur 
ing  his  first  month's  service  as  counsul  he  detected  a  whis 
ky  fraud  upon  the  government,  which  was  settled  by  the 
payment  of  $75,000  into  the  United  States  treasury;  and, 
before  leaving  Melbourne,  he  collected  an  indemnity 
claim  of  $45,000  against  the  Fiji  Islands. 

WILLIAM  JAMES  McKEE, 

Major-General  Indiana  National  Guard, 
Was  born  Dec.  i  2,1853,  in  Madison,  Ind.  He  is  a  suc 
cessful  merchant  of  Indianapolis,  Ind.  In  1898  he  became 
brigadier-general  United  States  volunteers.  Since  1876  he 
has  been  a  member,  and  is  now  major-general  command 
ing,  Indiana  national  guard. 


SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS  299 

J.  BOYD  TYRRELL, 

Physician,  Secretary  State  Board  of  Medical  Examiners, 
Was  born  July  30,  1879,  in  Minnesota.  In  1902  he  received 
the  degree  of  M.  D.  from  the  Rush  medical  college,  the 
University  of  Chicago.  He  is  a  member  of  the  county, 
state  and  American  medical  associations.  He  is  a  success- 
full  physician  of  his  city  and  is  secretary  of  the  Wyoming 
state  board  of  medical  examiners  for  the  term  of  1909-11. 


CHARLES  C.  HOLBROOK, 

District  Judge  of  Colorado, 

Was  born  July  13,  1848,  in  Russell  county,  Va.  He  was 
educated  at  Greenup  academy  of  Kentucky.  He  has  been 
county  attorney;  and  in  1881-82  was  district  attorney  of 
the  fourth  judicial  district  of  Colorado.  He  is  president 
of  the  San  Luis  Valley  Water  Users  and  Stockmen's  pro 
tective  association.  Since  1891  he  has  been  judge  of  the 
twelfth  state  district  court  of  Colorado,  and  is  now  serving 
his  fourth  term  of  1907-13;  and  resides  in  Alamosa,  Col. 

JOHN  W.  MORTON, 

Former  Secretary  of  State  of  Tennessee, 
Was  born  Sept.  19,  1842,  in  Hillsborough,  Williamson 
county,  Tenn.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Nashville,  Tenn.;  and  graduated  from  the  Western  Mili 
tary  institute.  For  many  years  he  was  engaged  in  agri 
cultural  pursuits;  and  became  a  successful  farmer  of  Ten 
nessee.  He  has  always  been  interested  in  the  business  and 
public  affairs  of  his  community;  and  has  held  various 
offices  of  trust  and  honor.  He  was  secretary  of  state  for 
the  state  of  Tennessee  for  eight  years. 

ROBERT  McAFEE, 

State  Secretary, 

Of  Pennsylvania.  He  is  secretary  of  the  state  of  Pennsyl 
vania  for  the  term  of  1911-14. 


300  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

HARPER  M.  ORAHOOD, 

Soldier,  Lawyer,  Public  Official, 

Was  born  June  3,  1841,  in  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  re 
ceived  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Mt.  Vernon,  Ohio, 
and  Earlville,  111.;  and  had  been  for  two  years  a  clerk  in 
Rock  Island  when  he  joined  an  emigrant  train  for  Colo 
rado  in  1860.  There  he  spent  ten  years  in  mercantile 
pursuits  at  Black  Hawk  and  Central  City.  During  the 
civil  war  he  served  in  the  army  on  the  frontier;  and  was 
captain  of  company  B,  third  Colorado  cavalry.  In  1873 
he  commenced  the  practice  of  law;  in  1877-81  was  dis 
trict  attorney;  and  then  removed  to  Denver.  He  was 
county  clerk  and  recorder  of  Gilpin  county;  city  attorney 
and  postmaster  of  Black  Hawk;  and  city  attorney  of 
Central  City  and  of  Denver.  For  seven  years  he  was 
director  of  school  district  No.  i,  Denver,  and  was  presi 
dent  of  the  board  a  part  of  the  time.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Gilpin  county  and  the  Colorado  Pioneer  association; 
is  past  department  commander  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic;  and  in  1895  was  colonel  on  the  staff  of  Gover 
nor  Mclntire.  He  is  a  prominent  mason,  past  master  of 
the  Grand  Lodge;  past  commander  of  the  Grand  Com- 
mandry,  and  a  thirty-three  degree  in  the  Scottish  Rite. 

THOMAS  HERBERT  NORTON, 

United  States  Consul, 

Was  born  June  30,  1851,  in  Rushford,  N.Y.  He  was 
educated  at  Hamilton  college,  from  which  institution  he 
received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  and  Sc.  D.  He  then  attended 
the  universites  of  Berlin,  Heidelburg,  (Ph.  D.)  and  Paris. 
In  1878-83  he  was  manager  of  chemical  works  in  Paris, 
France;  and  in  1883-1900  was  professor  of  chemistry  at 
the  university  of  Cincinnati.  In  1900-05  he  was  United 
States  consul  at  Harput,  Turkey;  in  1905-06  was  United 
States  consul  at  Smyrna;  and  since  1906  United  States  con 
sul  at  Chemnitz,  Germany.  During  1911-1912,  detailed 
as  special  agent  department  of  Commerce  and  Labor. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  301 

JOHN  F.  L.  MORRIS, 

Philadelphia, 

Was  born  in  Manayunk,  Philadelphia,  Sept.  21,  1866; 
educated  in  the  public  schools;  was  graduated  from  Cor 
nell  university  and  from  the  law  department  of  Dickinson 
college;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  but  never  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  law;  elected  a  member  of  common  council  in 
1903  and  again  in  1905;  elected  to  the  House  of  Repre 
sentatives  in  November,  1908  and  re-elected  in  1-910. 

C.  W.  NOTTINGHAM, 

State  Senator  of  Oregon, 

Was  born  June  29,  1848,  in  Pleasant  Plain,  111.  He  was 
educated  at  McKendree  college.  He  is  a  dealer  in  build 
ing  material  in  Portland,  Ore.;  is  identified  with  the  re 
publican  party;  and  in  1900-04  served  two  terms  as  a  rep 
resentative  in  the  Oregon  state  legislative.  In  1904-08 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Oregon  state  senate;  is  now  serv 
ing  his  second  term  of  1908-12. 

GEORGE  W.  OSTER, 

Business  Man  and  Statesman, 

Was  born  in  East  St.  Clair,  township,  Bedford  county,- 
Pa.,  June  6,  1860;  educated  in  the  public  schools  and 
summer  normal  schools  of  Bedford  county,  and  at  Juni- 
ata  college,  Huntington,  Pa.;  worked  on  his  father's 
farm  and  taught  school  eleven  terms;  has  always  been 
engaged  in  general  farming  and  dairying,  and  for  manv 
years  has  been  breeding  thoroughbred  poultry;  served 
as  justice  of  peace  eleven  years,  school  director  three 
vears  and  notary  public  eight  years;  is  a  director  of  a 
National  bank;  was  transcribing  clerk  of  the  senate,  ses 
sion  of  1897;  was  tne  Republican  candidate  for  the  legis 
lature  from  Bedford  county  in  1902;  elected  to  the 
House  of  Representatives  in  1906;  re-elected  in  Novem 
ber  1908.  He  is  interested  in  the  African  Ostrich  Farm 
and  Feather  company,  Pennsylvania's  new  industry. 


302  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

JOHN  J.  O'CONNELL 

Brigadier-General  United  States  Army, 
Was  born  in  Ireland.  He  entered  the  civil  war  as  a  pri 
vate;  and  attained  the  rank  of  brigadier-general.  He 
served  in  the  Indian,  Spanish  and  Philippine  wars;  and 
his  command  was  the  first  to  land  Cuba.  He  is  briga 
dier-general  United  States  army,  now  retired  after  forty 
years'  service. 

GEORGE  HENRY  PERKINS, 

TLducator,  Scientist,  Author, 

Was  born  Sept.  25,  1844,  in  Cambridge,  Mass.  In  1867 
he  received  the  debree  of  B.A  from  Yale  university  and 
in  1869  the  degree  of  Ph.D.  from  Yale;  and  in  1911 
receiver  the  degree  of  L.  L.  D.  from  the  university  of 
Vermont.  He  was  professor  of  geology  in  the  university 
of  Vermont;  dean  of  the  same  institution;  and  state 
geologist  of  Vermont.  He  is  a  fellow  of  the  Geographi 
cal  society;  fellow  of  the  American  Anthropological 
association  and  a  member  various  clubs  and  societies. 
He  has  published  seven  volumes  of  Geographical  Re 
ports,  and  Articles  in  various  Encyclopedias,  Scientific 
and  other  journals  and  Proceedings  of  Scientific  Socie 
ties. 

i 

W.  LEON  PEPPERMAN, 

Assistant  to  President,  Interborough  Metropolitan  Com 
pany  and  Interborough  Rapid  Transit  Company, 
Was  born  Feb.  28,  1875,  in  Haynesville,  Ala.  Devoted 
several  years  to  Government  service,  having  been  at  one 
time  commissioner  of  civil  service  of  the  Philippine 
Islands,  inaugurating  the  civil  service  system  in  that 
territory.  In  1905  was  appointed  chief  of  office  of  Isth 
mian  canal  affairs  at  Washington,  which  position  he  re 
signed  in  March  1907  to  accept  that  of  assistant  to  pres 
ident  of  the  Interborough-Metropolitan  company  and 
Interborough  Rapid  Transit  company. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  303 

STANLEY  PLUMMER, 

Lawyer,  State  Senator, 

Was  born  in  1846,  in  Sangerville,  Maine.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  Bowdoin  college,  and  at  the  Albany  law  school. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  House  of  Representatives  at  the 
age  of  twenty-two;  was  city  solicitor  of  Bangor;  chief 
clerk  of  the  department  of  the  interior,  at  Washington; 
was  made  internal  revenue  agent,  and  served  for  years  in 
all  parts  of  the  country.  He  was  postmaster  of  the 
United  States  senate  for  four  years;  was  again  a  member 
of  the  House  in  1895;  a°d  in  1899-1903  was  a  member 
of  the  Maine  senate.  In  1888-92  he  was  colonel  on  the 
staff  of  the  governor  of  Maine.  In  1904  he  married 
Miss  Elisabeth  Burbank,  of  Boston,  and  together  they 
made  a  tour  of  Palestine,  Egypt,  and  Europe.  In  1896 
he  was  a  Reed  delegate  to  the  republican  national  con 
vention  held  at  St.  Louis,  and  presided  over  the  republi 
can  state  convention  of  Maine  the  same  year.  Since  the 
age  of  seven  years,  he  has  resided  in  Dexter,  Maine, 
when  not  in  public  service.  During  the  last  dozen  years, 
not  being  engaged  in  active  business. 

JAMES  HENRY  MILLER, 

Judge  Circuit  Court  of  West  Virginia, 
Was  born  Dec.  29,  in  Greenbrier  county,  Va.  For  six 
teen  years  he  was  prosecuting  attorney.  In  1900-04  he 
was  chairman  of  the  state  democratic  committee.  In  1902 
he  was  democratic  candidate  for  congress.  He  is  judge 
of  the  ninth  judicial  circuit  court  of  West  Virginia  for 
the  term  of  1904-12;  and  resides  in  Hinton,  W.  Wa. 

WILLIS  B.  PERKINS, 

Judge  Circuit  Court  of  Michigan, 

Was  born  Feb.  7,  1861,  in  Linden,  Mich.  He  is  judge  of 
the  seventeenth  state  circuit  court  of  Michigan  for  the 
term  of  1902-06;  and  was  re-elected  for  term  ending  in 
1918. 


304  SUCCESSFUL  AMEEICANS 

HENRY  ALLEN  PEARCE, 

Judge  Circuit  Court  for  Alabama, 
Was  born  March  i,  1861,  near  Milton,  Fla.  For  two 
terms  he  was  mayor  of  Dothan,  Ala.;  and  has  attained 
success  in  the  practice  of  law  in  that  city.  Was  first 
elected  judge  of  the  twelfth  judicial  circuit  of  the  state 
of  Alabama  for  the  term  1905-10  and  is  now  serving  his 
second  term  1911-16. 

ISIDOR  RAYNOR, 

United  States  Senator  of  Maryland, 
Was  born  April  n,  18^0,  in  Baltimore,  Md.  He  was 
educated  at  the  university  of  Maryland  and  the  univer 
sity"  of  Virginia.  In  1878-80  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Maryland  legislature  and  in  1885  he  was  elected  to  the 
state  senate  for  four  years.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
fifty-second  and  fifty-third  congresses.  In  1899-1903 
he  was  attornev-general  for  Maryland.  He  was  elected 
to  the  United  States  senate  for  the  term  of  1905-11;  and 
re-elected  for  the  term  1911-1917. 

ETHAN  ALLEN  PINNELL, 

Educator,  Soldier,  Lawyer,  Jurist, 

Was  born  Nov.  17,  1834,  in  Crawford  county,  Mo.  He 
received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Missouri 
and  Illinois.  He  served  four  years  in  the  confederate 
service  as  captain  of  company  D,  eighth  regiment  Mis 
souri  infantry.  After  the  war  he  continued  teaching 
until  1873  when  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Steelville, 
Mo.  During  1882-86  he  was  judge  of  probate  in  his 
native  county;  and  attained  success  as  an  able  lawyer.  In 
1893  he  moved  to  Florida,  where  he  is  a  solicitor  in 
chancery,  abstractor  of  land  titles  and  successful  lawyer; 
and  is  senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Pinnell  and  Son; 
the  junior  member  Wesley  Preston  Pinnell,  is  a  graduate 
of  the  law  department  of  the  John  B.  Stetson  university 
of  DeSand,  Fla;  class  of  1906. 


305 

MILES  POINDEXTER, 

United  States  Senator, 

Was  born  at  Memphis,  Term.,  April  22,  1868;  was  edu 
cated  at  Fancy  Hill  academy,  Rockbridge  county,  Va., 
and  at  Washington  and  Lee  university,  Lexington,  Va., 
in  both  the  academic  and  law  departments,  and  took  the 
degree  of  B.  L.  in  that  institution  June,  1891;  October 
10,  1891,  located  at  Walla  Walla,  Wash.,  and  began  the 
practice  of  law;  in  November,  1892  was  elected  prose 
cuting  attorney  of  Walla  Walla  county;  in  June,  1892, 
married  Elizabeth  Gale  Page,  of  Walla  Walla;  Octo 
ber  10,  1897,  moved  from  Walla  Walla  to  Spokane;  for 
six  years  was  assistant  prosecuting  attorney  for  Spokane 
county,  until  elected  judge  of  the  superior  court  of  the 
district  in  November,  1904;  remained  upon  the  bench 
from  that  time  until  nominated  for  Congress  in  the  newly 
created  third  district  at  the  primary  election  September 
8,  1908,  was  elected  to  the  Sixty-first  Congress.  In  the 
primary  September  13,  1910,  to  show  preference  for 
United  States  senator,  he  received  67,714  votes,  to  26,846 
for  Thomas  Burke,  14,581  for  James  M.  Ashton,  3,924 
for  John  E.  Humphries,  and  1,975  f°r  Legh  R.  Freeman; 
was  elected  United  States  senator  by  the  Washington 
legislature  January  18,  1911,  by  a  vote  of  126  to  n,  and 
took  his  seat  April  17,  1911.  His  term  of  service  will 
expire  March  3,  1917. 

T.  B.  PERRY, 

Ex-State  Senator  of  Iowa, 

Was  born  April  i,  1832,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  In  1858- 
61  he  was  a  member  of  the  Iowa  state  board  of  educa 
tion;  and  has  attained  success  in  the  practice  of  law  in 
Iowa.  In  1892-94  he  was  a  member  of  the  state  senate 
for  the  counties  of  Monroe  and  Marion  in  the  twenty- 
fourth  and  twenty-fifth  general  assemblies  of  Iowa. 


306  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

WILLIAM  POTTER, 

President  Jefferson  Medical  College, 
Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  April  17,  1852;  educated  pri 
vate  schools  and  university  of  Philadelphia;  solicitor 
and  director,  Thomas  Potter  and  Sons  company,  Inc.; 
appointed  by  president  Harrison  special  commissioner  to 
visit  London,  Paris  and  Berlin  in  behalf  of  the  United 
States  and  Post  Office  departments  and  to  negotiate 
system  of  sea  post  offices;  delegate  to  the  fourth  congress 
of  Universal  Postal  Union,  Vienna  1891;  United  States 
minister  to  Italy  1892-94;  member  of  board  of  directors 
of  City  Trusts,  Philadelphia,  and  one  of  the  managers  of 
the  Pennsylvania  institution  for  the  deaf  and  dumb. 

JOHN  C.  POLLOCK, 

Judge  United  States  District  Court  for  Kansas, 
Was  born  Nov.  5,  1857,  in  Belmont  county,  Ohio.  In 
1888-1901  he  practiced  law  in  Winfield,  Kan.;  and  in 
1901-03  was  associate-justice  of  the  supreme  court  of 
Kansas.  Since  1903  he  has  been  judge  of  the  United 
States  district  court  for  Kansas. 

CHARLES  NEWTON  PROUTY, 

State    Senator  of  Massachusetts, 

Was  born  Oct.  6,  1842,  in  Spencer,  Mass.  He  received 
the  rudiments  of  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  state;  and  graduated  from  Wilbraham  aca 
demy.  For  nearly  half  a  century  he  has  given  close 
application  to  business  affairs;  and  is  the  principal  owner 
of  the  incorporated  firm  of  Isaac  Prouty  and  company, 
boot  and  shoe  manufacturers  of  Spencer,  Mass.  He  is  a 
director  in  the  Spencer  national  bank;  and  prominently 
identified  with  the  business  and  public  affairs  of  his  city, 
county  and  state.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts 
state  senate  for  two  years  in  1906  and  1907;  and  served 
on  several  important  committees. 


307 

CHARLES  NELSON  POTTER, 

Associate-Justice  State  Supreme  Court  nf  Wyoming, 
Was  born  Oct.  31,  1852,  in  Cooperstown,  N.  Y.  Remov 
ed  to  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan,  when  a  child  and  was 
educated  in  the  public  school  of  that  city.  Graduated 
from  law  department  university  of  Michigan  in  1873. 
For  four  years  he  was  attorney  general  of  Wyoming.  In 
1889  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  constitutional  con 
vention  at  Wyoming.  Since  1894  he  has  been  justice 
of  the  state  supreme  court  of  Wyoming  and  is  now  serv 
ing  the  term  ending  in  1919.  During  eleven  years  of  his 
first  two  terms  he  served  as  chief  justice. 

RALPH  EARL  PRIME, 

Soldier,  Lawyer,  Author, 

Was  born  March  29,  1840,  in  Matteawan,  N.  Y.  He  was 
educated  at  the  academy  of  White  Plains,  N.  Y.,  by  pri 
vate  tutors;  studied  medicine;  later  studied  law  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar.  In  1861  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in 
the  fifth  regiment  New  York  volunteer  infantry;  held 
four  regimental  commissions;  and  was  in  numerous  bat 
tles  and  skirmishes,  attaining  the  rank  of  lieutenant- 
colonel.  In  1863  he  was  nominated  by  President  Lincoln 
to  be  brigadier-general.  For  forty-five  years  he  practiced 
law  in  Yonkers;  was  city  attorney  in  1875;  and  in  1895 
was  deputy  attorney-general  for  the  state  of  New  York. 
In  1902-04  he  was  governor- general  of  the  order  of  the 
Founders  and  Patriots  of  America  and  in  1897-1911  was 
president  of  the  American  flag  association.  He  has  cross 
ed  the  ocean  twenty-six  times;  traveling  in  Europe,  Asia 
and  Africa.  He  is  the  author  of  The  Descendants  of 
James  and  numerous  monographs. 

HENRY  THOMAS  REED, 

United  States  District  Judge  for  Iowa, 
Since  1904  he  has  been  judge  of  the  United  States  district 
court  for  the  northern  district  of  Iowa, 


308 

STEPHEN  RAND, 

Pay-Director  United  States  Army, 
Was  born  May  11,  1844,  in  New  Boston,  Vt.  He  was 
educated  at  Dartmouth  college.  Since  1862  he  has  been 
an  officer  of  the  United  States  navy;  and  has  served  as  a 
soldier,  engineer  and  paymaster.  He  was  pay  director 
in  the  United  States  navy  and  in  1906  retired  as  rear 
admiral. 

R.  R.  REES, 

Congressman,  Judge  District  Court  of  Kansas, 
He  was  judge  of  the  thirtieth  district  court  of  Kansas  for 
the  term  of  1905-06;  is  now  a  member  of  congress  from 
fifth  district  of  Kansas. 

RAYMOND  P.  RODGERS, 

Rear- Admiral  United  States  Navy  and  Chief 

Intelligence  Officer, 

Was  born  in  the  District  of  Columbia.  In  1899  he 
was  promoted  commander;  and  was  advanced  five  num 
bers  for  meritorious  service  in  the  battle  of  Santiago  and 
is  now  commandant  of  the  Naval  station  and  president 
of  the  Naval  War  college,  Newport,  R.  I. 

ELLIS  HENRY  ROBERTS, 

Journalist,  State  Legislator,  Congressman, 
Was  born  Sept.  30,  1827,  in  Utica,  N.  Y.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  Wh.itestown  seminary  and  Yale  college;  and  has 
received  the  degree  of  LL.  D.  from  Hamilton  college 
and  Yale  university.  In  1867  he  was  representative  in 
the  New  Yorlc  state  legislature  and  in  1871-75  was  a 
member  of  the  i'orty-second  and  forty-third  congresses 
from  New  York.  Jn  1889-93  ne  was  assistant  treasurer 
of  the  United  States^'  and  in  1897-1905  was  treasurer  of 
the  United  States.  H^e  is  tne  author  of  Government 
Revenue;  and  New  York"'  t^ie  Planting  and  Growth  of 
the  Empire  State. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  309 

HENRY  C.  RILEY, 

Ex-Judge  of  the  Court  of  Missouri, 
Was  born  Dec.  18,  1850.     He  was  prosecuting  attorney 
for  New  Madrid  county  for  eight  years  and  was  judge 
of  the  twenty-eighth  state  circuit  court  of  Missouri  for 
eighteen  years;  and  is  now  retired. 

E.  B.  ROBERTSON, 

Bosque  County  Attorney  of  Texas, 
Was  born  Aug.  7,  1869,  in  Bosque  county,  Texas.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state. 
He  has  attained  success  in  the  practice  of  law;  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  order,  Knights  of  Pythias, 
Woodmen  of  the  World  and  various  other  fraternal  and 
patriotic  orders.  He  is  identified  with  the  democratic 
party.  He  is  now  serving  his  second  term  of  1908-10  as 
county  attorney  for  Bosque  county;  has  received  the  re- 
nomination  for  the  third  term  of  1910-12.  In  1911  he 
resigned  office  of  county  attorney  and  accepted  appoint 
ment  of  assistant  attorney-general  of  Texas. 

JAMES  F.  RUMER, 

State  Senator  of  Michigan, 

Was  born  Dec.  12,  1852,  in  Logan  county,  Ohio.  He 
received  his  education  at  Columbus,  Ohio;  graduated 
from  the  Rush  medical  college  of  Chicago,  111;  attended 
lectures  at  the  London  university  of  London,  England; 
and  in  1910  was  appointed  by  governor  Warner  as  a 
member  of  the  state  advisory  board  in  the  matter  of  par 
dons.  He  has  attained  success  as  an  eminent  physician 
of  Davison,  Mich.,  has  been  surgeon  for  Grand  Trunk 
railroad;  president  of  Genesee  county  medical  so 
ciety;  president  of  the  town  of  Davison;  president 
of  the  school  board;  and  has  filled  various  other 
positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  became  a  member  of  the 
Michigan  state  senate  in  1905. 


810  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

ALEXANDER  KELLEY  ROBINSON, 

Lawyer,  Public  Official, 

Of  the  old  Virginia  stock  of  Robinsons'  was  born  July  26, 
1850,  in  Gallatin  county,  111.  He  received  a  thorough 
education  in  the  schools  of  Shawneetown,  111.  He  then 
studied  law;  and  has  since  attained  success  in  that  pro 
fession  in  California.  In  1890-92  and  from  1902-06  he 
was  district  attorney  of  Placer  county,  Cal.,  was  called 
the  square  and  honest  district  attorney  who  prosecuted 
and  convicted  the  celebrated  criminal  murderer.  Adolph 
Meber,  in  1903  ;  and  filled  that  office  with  distinction.  He 
has  a  lucrative  practice  in  Auburn,  Cal.;  and  takes  an 
active  interest  in  the  public  affairs  of  his  city,  county  and 
state;  and  is  a  member  of  various  fraternal  orders.  In 
1904-07  he  was  district  attorney. 

LINUS  E.  RUSSELL, 

Physician,  Surgeon, 

Was  born  June  16,  1854,  m  Burton,  Geagua  county,  Ohio; 
in  1872  he  received  the  degrees  of  A.M.  and  M.D.  from 
the  Eclectic  medical  institute  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  was 
professor  of  operative  gyneaecology  and  clinical  surgery 
at  the  same  institution.  He  has  been  a  railway  surgeon 
for  twenty-five  years  and  a  college  teacher  for  twenty 
years.  He  is  a  successful  physician  and  surgeon  of  his 
city  and  operates  in  more  different  hospitals  than  any 
surgeon  in  the  United  States. 

JARED  Y.  SANDERS, 

Governor  of  Louisiana, 

Was  lieutenant-governor  of  the  state  of  Louisiana  for  the 
term  of  1905-08;  and  governor  of  Louisiana  for  the  term 
of  1908-12.  He  was  elected  by  Louisiana  general  assem 
bly  to  fill  a  vacancy  in  the  United  States  senate,  but 
refused  to  qualify  in  order  to  continue  as  governor  to 
head  off  fight  of  New  Orleans  for  Panama  exposition. 


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DEXTER  TAYLOR  SAPP, 

State  Senator  of  Colorado, 

Was  born  July  5,  1847,  in  Battle  Creek,  Mich.  He  is  a 
successful  lawyer.  During  the  civil  war  in  1864-65  he 
served  as  a  private  in  the  first  Michigan  volunteer  cav 
alry.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Colorado  state  senate  for  the 
term  of  1905-09;  elected  democratic  presidential  elector 
in  1908.  Department  commander,  Colorado  and  Wyom 
ing,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  1911-12. 

WILLIAM  FREDERICK  SAPP, 

Chairman  Kansas  Democratic  State  Committee, 
Was  born  Aug.  30,  1856,  in  Grand  Rapids,  Mich,  He  is 
an  eminent  lawyer  of  Kansas;  in  1892  was  a  delegate-at- 
large  to  the  national  democratic  convention;  and  in  1894 
was  an  unsuccessful  candidate  for  congress.  He  was  chair 
man  of  the  Kansas  democratic  state  committee  for  the 
term  of  1904-06.  He  is  a  member  of  the  democratic  nation 
al  committee,  1908-12. 


AARON  SCHUYLER, 

Professor  Kansas  Wesleyan  University, 
Was  born  Feb.  27,  1828,  in  Seneca  county,  N.Y.  In  1862 
he  graduated  from  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  university;  and 
subsequently  received  the  degree  of  LL.D.  from  Otterbein 
university.  He  was  principal  of  Seneca  county  academy 
of  Republic,  Ohio.  For  twelve  years  he  was  president  of 
Baldwin  university;  at  the  same  time  filling  the  chair  of 
mathematics  in  that  institution.  For  six  years  he  was 
president  of  the  Kansas  Wesleyan  university;  for  the  past 
twenty-one  years  has  been  professor  of  philosophy.  He 
is  the  author  of  Higher  Arithmetic;  Complete  Algebra; 
Elements  of  Geometry;  Surveying;  The  Principles  of 
Logic;  Empirical  and  Rational  Psychology;  Outlines  of 
Psychology;  and  Systems  of  Ethics. 


312  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

CHARLES  S.  SHANKLIN, 

Real  Estate  Dealer  and  Editor  of  the  Political  Depart 
ment  of  the  Marion  Sentinel  of  Iowa, 
Was  born  Sept.  2,  1853,  in  Linn  county,  Iowa.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state:  and  at 
tended  Cornell  college  of  Mount  Vernon,  Iowa.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Iowa  bar;  being  admitted  at  the  age  of 
twenty  years.  For  four  years  he  was  editor  and  proprietor 
of  the  Springville  New  Era,  for  two  years  was  editor  and 
proprietor  of  the  Cedar  Rapids  Standard ;  became  the  edi 
tor  and  owner  of  the  Saturday  Argus  of  Marion,  Iowa; 
and  is  noweditor  of  the  political  department  of  theMarion 
Sentinel  of  Iowa.  He  is  also  a  successful  real  estate  dealer 
of  Marion,  Iowa;  and  is  prominently  identified  with  the 
business  and  public  affairs  of  his  city  and  state.  He  takes 
an  active  interest  in  politics,  having  occupied  positions 
of  counsel  and  trust  in  the  democratic  party  organization; 
and  in  campaigns  has  been  one  of  the  effective  public 
speakers. 

DORSEY  W.  SHACKLEFORD, 

United  States  Congressman  from  Missouri, 
Was  born  Aug.  27,  1853,  in  Saline  county,  Mo.  In  1879 
he  began  the  practice  of  law  in  Booneville,  Mo.;  and  in 
1882-86  served  as  prosecuting  attorney  of  Cooper  county. 
In  1892-99  he  was  judge  of  the  fourteenth  judicial  circuit 
of  Missouri.  He  was  a  member  of  the  fifty-sixth,  fifty- 
seventh,  fifty-eighth,  fifty-ninth,  sixtieth,  sixty-first, 
sixty-second  congresses  and  is  now  a  member  of  the  house 
committee  on  ways  and  means  as  a  democrat  from  the 
eighth  district  of  Missouri. 

i 

ARTHUR  REMINGTON, 
Reporter  State  Supreme  Court  of  Washington, 
He  has  been  reporter  of  the  state  supreme  court  of  Wash 
ington  since  1904. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  313 

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JAMES  SCHOOLCRAFT  SHERMAN, 

Vice-President  of  the  United  States, 
Was  born  Oct.  24,  1855,  in  the  city  of  Utica,  N.Y.  His 
father,  Richard  U.  Sherman,  also  born  in  Oneida  county, 
N.Y.,  was  by  profession  an  editor  and  also  prominent  in 
public  life;  was  educated  in  preparatory  schools  and 
Hamilton  college;  studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  and  practiced  until  1906;  was  married  in  1881  to  Car 
rie  Babcock,  at  East  Orange,  N.J.;  three  sons,  Sherrill, 
Richard  U.,  and  Thomas  M.,  are  living  and  in  business  at 
Utica;  is  president  of  the  Utica  Trust  &  Deposit  company 
and  is  interested  in  several  other  business  enterprises;  is 
a  regular  attendant  of  the  Dutch  Reformed  church  of 
Utica,  treasurer  of  the  church  and  chairman  of  its  board 
of  trustees;  is  a  member  of  the  Fort  Schuyler  club  of 
Utica,  the  Metropolitan  club  of  Washington,  and  also  a 
member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  of  the  Order  of  Elks; 
is  a  trustee  of  Hamilton  college,  which  gave  him  the  de 
gree  of  LL.D.;  is  also  a  member  of  the  Union  League, 
Transportation,  and  Republican  clubs,  of  New  York  city; 
presided  over  the  New  York  state  conventions  of  1895, 
1900,  and  1908;  was  elected  mayor  of  Utica  in  1884;  dele 
gate  to  the  republican  national  convention  in  1892;  was 
chairman  of  the  national  republican  congressional  com 
mittee  in  1906;  has  made  frequent  appearances  in  cam 
paigns,  not  only  in  his  own  district  but  throughout  the 
United  States;  was  elected  to  the  fiftieth,  fifty-first,  fifty- 
third,  fifty-fourth,  fifty-fifth,  fifty-sixth,  fifty-seventh, 
fifty-eighth,  fifty-ninth,  and  sixtieth  congresses;  was  a 
member  of  the  committee  on  rules.  His  principal  work 
was  done  on  the  committees  on  interstate  and  foreign  com 
merce  and  on  Indian  affairs,  the  latter  of  which  he  was 
chairman;  was  elected  vice-president  on  the  ticket  with 
William  H.  Taft,  receiving  321  electoral  votes  to  162  for 
John  W.  Kern,  of  Indiana,  and  entered  upon  the  duties 
of  the  office  at  noon,  March  4,  1909. 


314  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

WILLIAM  ORLANDO  SMITH, 

United  States  Congressman  from  Pennsylvania, 
Was  born  June  13,  1859,  in  Reynoldsville,  Pa.  He  learned 
the  printing  trade;  for  a  time  published  the  Reynoldsville 
Herald ;  and  for  six  years  worked  in  the  government  print 
ing  office  at  Washington,  D.C.  He  subsequently  became 
editor  of  the  Punxsutawney  Spirit.  In  1889-98  he  was  a 
representative  in  the  Pennsylvania  state  legislature.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  fifty-eighth  congress  from  Pennsyl 
vania  as  a  republican.  He  was  re-elected  to  the  fifty-ninth 
congress  from  the  twenty-seventh  district  of  Pennsylvania 
for  the  term  of  1905-07. 

CHARLES   W.    CLARKE, 

State  Senator  of  Missouri, 

Was  born  Aug.  19,  1840,  in  Vermont.  In  1 861-66  he 
served  in  the  forty-second  regiment  Ohio  volunteer  infan 
try,  and  attained  the  rank  of  captain.  He  has  been  prose 
cuting  attorney;  judge  of  the  probate  court;  and  a  member 
of  the  constitutional  convention  of  Mississippi.  For  two 
terms  he  was  a  member  of  the  Missouri  state  legislature. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Missouri  state  senate  for 
the  seventh  district  for  the  term  of  1900-09.  He  was  ap 
pointed  surveyor  of  Crestown,  part  of  Kansas  City,  in  Jan 
uary,  1906,  re-appointed  March  3,  1910,  by  President 
Taft.  Married  Miss  Janie  Croysdale  Oct.  9,  1906. 

JAMES  W.  SEAY, 

State  Representative  of  Arkansas, 

Was  born  Jan.  6,  1863,  in  Lemar  county,  Ala.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Arkansas;  is  a  successful 
general  merchant  of  Arkansas;  and  a  minister  of  the 
gospel.  He  has  been  postmaster  of  Walcott,  Ark. ;  and  has 
held  various  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  Since 
1904  he  has  been  a  representative  in  the  Arkansas  state 
legislature. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  315 

B.  DECATUR  SMITH, 
Physician, 

Was  born  May  12,  1865,  of  Scotch-Irish  ancestry.  His 
father  was  a  confederate  officer  in  the  civil  war.  His 
ancestors  were  with  Jackson  in  the  war  of  1812  and  Hous 
ton  in  Texas  in  1836.  In  1889  he  received  the  degree  of 
M.D.  from  the  Southern  medical  college  of  Atlanta,  Ga. 
He  practiced  his  profession  nine  years  in  Texas  and  in 
1898  located  in  Cincinnati.  He  is  a  thirty-second  degree 
Mason,  Knight  Templar  and  Shriner.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  American  medical  association;  Cincinnati  academy 
of  medicine  and  Ohio  state  medical  society;  American  as 
sociation  of  railway  surgeons;  National  protective  society 
of  Detroit,  Mich.;  Globe  Wernicke  company  of  Cincin 
nati,  and  various  other  societies.  He  is  medical  examiner 
for  the  Connecticut  General  Life  Insurance  company  of 
Hartford,  Conn. 

ANDREW  E.  SKAGGS, 

Physician,  Poet, 

Was  born  April  31,  1868,  in  New  Castle  county,  Del.  He 
attended  the  Baltimore  medical  college,  and  the  veter 
inary  surgeon  college.  He  has  filled  various  public  posi 
tions  of  trust  in  his  native  county;  and  is  a  prominent  phys 
ician  of  Townsend.  He  has  contributed  many  poems  to 
the  periodical  press;  and  is  widely  known  as  the  poet  of 
Delaware.  He  is  a  member  of  the  school  board  for  the 
term  of  1906-07. 

M.  BATES  STEPHENS, 

State  Superintendent  of  Education  for  Maryland, 
Was  born  Oct.  5,  1862,  in  Caroline  county,  Md.  In 
1886-1900  he  was  superintendent  of  schools  for  Caroline 
county,  M.d  Since  1900  he  has  been  state  superintend 
ent  of  public  instruction  for  Maryland,  and  is  now  serv 
ing  the  term  of  1910-14. 


316  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

JOHN  L.  STARKWEATHER, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  Oct.  4,  1844,  in  Romeo,  Mich.  He  received 
the  rudiments  of  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  city;  attended  Eastman's  business  college  of 
Poughkeepsie,  N.Y. ;  and  the  law  department  of  the  uni 
versity  of  Michigan.  He  commenced  life  as  a  school 
teacher,  and  all  his  life  has  been  prominently  identified 
with  temperance  movements  and  societies.  He  has  at 
tained  success  as  an  able  lawyer,  his  specialties  being  pat 
ents  and  pensions.  Since  1891  he  has  been  a  prominent 
Forester,  and  is  a  member  of  various  other  fraternal 
orders  in  his  native  city.  In  1896  he  was  a  delegate  to 
the  republican  national  convention  held  at  St.  Louis;  and 
was  a  member  of  one  of  the  standing  committees.  During 
the  past  twenty-five  years  he  has  been  frequently  elected 
as  a  delegate  to  the  state  and  congressional  conventions;  is 
a  forcible  debater  and  accurate  parliamentarian. 

MARTIN  SNYDER  SMITH, 

Public  Official,  Railroad  President, 
Was  born  Nov.  12,  1834,  in  Lima,  N.Y.  He  received  the 
rudiments  of  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Pontiac, 
Mich.  He  has  been  vice-president  and  treasurer  of  the 
Alger-Smith  company  and  the  Manistique  Lumbering 
company;  president  of  the  Manistique  Railway  company; 
president  of  the  American  Exchange  National  bank ;  pres 
ident  of  the  Michigan  Condensed  Milk  company;  and  in 
1872-88  was  police  commissioner. 

CHARLES  S.  TINGEY, 

State  Secretary  of  Utah, 

Was  born  Oct.  25,  1859,  in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah.  He  has 
been  cashier  of  the  First  National  bank  of  Nephi,  Utah; 
superintendent  of  county  schools;  and  state  auditor.  He 
was  secretary  of  the  state  of  Utah  for  the  term  of  1905-08, 
and  is  now  serving  his  second  term  as  such. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  317 

EDWIN  G.  STAUDE, 

President  E.  G.  Staude  Manufacturing  Company, 
Was  born  May  27,  1876,  at  Watertown,  Wis.,  son  of 
Adolph  H.  and  Louisa  (Schenck)  Staude;  educated  in 
common  schools,  Larimore,  N.D.;  high  school,  Grand 
Forks,  N.D.;  university  of  North  Dakota.  Was  born  on 
a  farm  and  at  the  age  of  six  years  moved  with  his  parents 
to  North  Dakota;  removed  to  Minneapolis,  and  secured 
employment  as  mechanical  draughtsman,  1896;  began  as 
consulting  engineer,  1900;  began  in  manufacture  of  paper 
box  machinery,  special  printing  presses,  etc.,  Feb.  i, 
1900,  incorporating  Feb.  i,  1906,  as  E.  G.  Staude  manu 
facturing  company,  of  which  he  is  president  and  man 
aging  director.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American  society 
of  mechanical  engineers,  Minneapolis  engineers'  club  and 
is  a  thirty-second  degree  mason.  Married  at  Dayton, 
Ohio,  Aug.  7,  1906,  to  Miss  Olive  B.  EickhofL  Recrea 
tion:  Hunting.  Office  526-530  South  Fifth  street. 

JAMES  L.  SLAYDEN, 

United  States  Congressman  from  Texas, 
Was  born  June  i,  1853,  m  Graves  county,  Ky.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  twenty-third  legislature  of  Texas  in 
1892;  and  decline  re-election.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
fifty-sixth,  fifty-seventh  and  fifty-eighth  congresses  as  a 
democrat.  He  was  re-elected  to  the  fifty-ninth  congress 
and  all  subsequent  congresses  from  the  fourteenth  district 
of  Texas  for  the  term  of  1900-07. 

LORING  E.  GAFFY, 

Lawyer,  Jurist, 

Was  born  in  Clinton  county,  N.Y.  Went  to  South  Dakota 
in  1877.  State's  attorney  at  Pierre,  S.D.,  from  1887  until 
1892.  He  was  judge  of  the  circuit  court,  sixth  judicial 
circuit  of  South  Dakota,  from  January,  1894,  up  to  July, 
1906.  He  resides  at  Pierre,  S.D.,  and  is  of  the  law  firm 
of  Gaffy,  Stephens  and  Fuller. 


318  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

JOHN  A.  STERLING, 

Congressman  from  Illinois, 

Was  born  Feb.  i,  1857,  near  Leroy,  111.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  and  took  the  classical  course  at  the  Illinois 
Wesleyan  university.  He  was  superintendent  of  the  pub 
lic  schools  of  Lexington  for  two  years ;  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1884.  He  was  state's  attorney  of  McLean 
county  in  1892-96;  and  a  member  at  large  of  the  republi 
can  state  central  committee  of  Illinois  in  1896-98.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  fifty-eighth,  sixtieth,  sixty-first  and 
sixty-second  congresses  from  Illinois  as  a  republican.  He 
was  re-elected  to-  the  fifty-ninth  congress  from  the  sev 
enteenth  district  of  Illinois  for  the  term  of  1905-07. 

JOHN  HENRY  STINESS, 

Ex-Chief  Justice  State  Supreme  Court  of  Rhode  Island, 
Was  born  Aug.  9,  1840,  in  Providence,  R.I.  He  served 
in  the  civil  war;  and  became  second  lieutenant  in  the  sec 
ond  regiment  New  York  artillery.  He  has  been  a  mem 
ber  of  the  commission  on  uniform  state  laws;  and  chair 
man  of  the  commission  to  revise  the  judicial  system  in 
Rhode  Island.  He  is  a  member  of  the  board  of  fellows  of 
Brown  university;  and  ex-president  of  the  Rhode  Island 
historical  society.  In  1874-75  he  was  a  representative  in 
the  Rhode  Island  state  legislature.  From  1875  he  was 
chief  justice  of  the  state  supreme  court  of  Rhode  Island 
until  Nov.  2,  1904. 

THOMAS  TAGGART, 

Ex-Mayor  of  Indianapolis,  Ind., 

Was  born  November  17,  1856,  in  county  Monyhan,  Ire 
land.  In  1861  he  located  in  Xenia,  Ohio;  in  1874  moved 
to  Garrett,  Ind.;  in  1877  to  Indianapolis.  He  is  propri 
etor  and  president  of  the  Denison  Hotel  of  Indianapolis; 
and  president  of  French  Lick  Springs  Hotel  company. 
In  1886  he  was  elected  auditor  of  Marion  county  as  a 
democrat;  was  re-elected  in  1890;  and  in  1895-1901  served 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  319 

three  terms  as  mayor  of  Indianapolis,  Ind.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  democratic  national  committee  from  Indiana, 
and  was  its  chairman  in  1904-08. 

B.  J.  TAUSSIG, 

Comptroller  City  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri, 
Was  born  March  23,  1855,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  was 
educated  in  the  St.  Louis  public,  grammar  and  high 
schools.  For  many  years  he  was  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business;  and  in  charge  of  the  financial  management  of 
estates  and  business  affairs.  He  is  identified  with  the  re 
publican  party;  has  retired  from  active  business  interests; 
and  is  now  serving  his  first  term  of  1909-13  as  city  comp 
troller. 

JOHN  MILLER  CARSON, 

United  States  Commercial  Agent,  Department  of  Com 
merce  and  Labor, 

Was  born  June  18,  1838,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  learned 
the  printing  business;  and  then  became  a  reporter  on  the 
daily  press.  In  1861-64  he  served  as  lieutenant  and  cap 
tain  in  the  twenty-seventh  regiment  Pennslyvania  volun 
teer  infantry.  Since  1873  he  has  been  Washington  cor 
respondent  of  several  publications.  In  1905  he  was  ap 
pointed  chief  of  the  bureau  of  manufactures,  which  he 
organized,  and  continued  its  direction  until  August,  1910, 
when  he  was  appointed  a  special  commercial  agent  to 
visit  foreign  countries  and  report  on  trade  conditions.  He 
was  one  of  the  founders  and  twice  president  of  the  Grid 
iron  club,  to  which  he  gave  its  name;  and  resides  in  Wash 
ington,  D.  C. 

J.  MACK  TANNER, 
Prominent  Illinois  Orchardist, 

Vice-president,  Illinois  horticulture  society.  Formerly 
colonel  of  the  fourth  infantry  Illinois  national  guard. 


320  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

WILLIAM  SEWELL  THORINGTON, 

Lawyer,  Jurist, 

Was  born  July  30,  1847,  in  Montgomery,  Ala.  In  1867 
he  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  has  been  city  attorney  of 
Montgomery  and  judge-advocate-general  for  four  years. 
He  has  been  judge  of  the  city  court  of  Montgomery  (law 
and  equity  court)  ;  associate  justice  of  the  supreme  court 
of  Alabama  in  1892.  He  was  appointed  trustee  of  the 
state  university  of  Alabama  to  succeed  Hon.  H.  A.  Her 
bert,  and  filled  that  position  for  about  eight  years,  During 
1864-65  he  was  in  the  confederate  service  with  the  Ala 
bama  corps  of  cadets,  of  which  he  was  adjutant  in  1865. 
This  able  lawyer  and  jurist  has  always  been  a  resident  in 
the  place  of  his  nativity.  He  is  the  author  of  several 
works.  In  1897  he  was  elected  dean  of  the  law  faculty  in 
the  university  of  Alabama.  He  was  president  of  Alabama 
state  bar  association  in  1908-09;  special  master  in  Ala 
bama  railroad  rate  cases  in  the  federal  court  at  Mont 
gomery,  Ala.,  1910-11. 

WILLARD  B.  TANNER, 

Associate-Justice  State  Superior  Court  of  Rhode  Island, 
Is  presiding-justice  of  the  state  superior  court  of  Rhode 
Island. 

JOHN  THREADGILL, 
Member  Territorial  Council  of  Oklahoma, 
Was  born  Sept.  28,  1847,  in  Anson  county,  N.C.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state;  and  for 
many  years  was  a  practicing  physician.  He  has  been 
prominently  identified  with  various  business  enterprises 
in  the  west;  and  has  filled  numerous  positions  of  trust  and 
honor.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  house  and  senate; 
and  has  served  on  many  important  committees.  He  is  one 
of  the  regents  of  the  normal  school;  and  identified  with 
various  other  public  institutions.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Oklahoma  territorial  council  from  the  third  district 
for  the  term  of  1905-06.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  board 


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of  control  of  the  confederate  home  for  Oklahoma.  He 
has  also  been  president  of  the  board  of  education  of  Okla 
homa  City. 

DONALD  MACRAE, 
Major  Iowa  National  Guard, 

Was  born  Jan.  24,  1870,  in  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa.  He  was 
educated  at  the  university  of  Iowa  and  at  the  university 
of  Michigan.  He  has  been  professor  of  surgery  in  the 
medical  department  of  the  university  of  Nebraska;  and 
surgeon  to  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  and  St.  Paul  Railway 
and  other  corporations.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the 
school  board  of  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa;  has  been  first  vice- 
president  of  the  Iowa  state  medical  society;  mayor  of  his 
city;  and  filled  numerous  other  positions  of  trust  and  hon 
or.  During  the  Spanish-American  war  and  the  Phillip- 
pine  insurrection  he  was  surgeon  to  the  fifty-first  regiment 
Iowa  infantry;  and  is  now  major  and  surgeon  of  the  Iowa 
national  guard;  surgeon  to  Edmundson  Memorial  and 
Mercy  hospitals. 

SOUTH  TRIMBLE, 

United  States  Congressman  from  Kentucky, 
Was  born  April  13,  1864,  in  Wolfe  county,  Ky.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Frankfort  and  Excelsior 
institute;  and  is  a  farmer  by  occupation.  He  was  elected 
to  the  Kentucky  house  of  representatives  in  1898  and 
again  in  1900,  being  elected  speaker  in  the  last-named 
year.  He  was  a  member  of  the  fifty-seventh  and  fifty- 
eighth  congresses  from  Kentucky  as  a  democrat.  He  was 
re-elected  to  the  fifty-ninth  congress  from  the  seventh  dis 
trict  of  Kentucky  for  the  term  of  1905-07;  and  was  elected 
clerk  of  the  national  house  of  representatives,  sixty-second 
congress. 

JOHN  THOMSON, 

Librarian,  Author, 

Was  born  in  England.  For  eight  years  he  was  private 
librarian  to  Clarence  H.  Clark  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  and 
for  nearly  three  years  was  private  librarian  for  Jay  Gould 


322  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

of  Irving-on-the-Hudson,  N.Y.  Since  its  opening  in  1894 
he  has  been  librarian  of  the  free  library  of  Philadelphia, 
Pa.  He  is  the  author  of  Discriptive  Catalogue  of  Library 
of  C.  H.  Clark,  in  two  volumes;  Catalogue  of  Irving  Li 
brary  of  Jay  Gould;  Descriptive  Catalogue  of  the  Works 
of  Sir  Walter  Scott  for  the  Free  Library;  and  Hither  and 
Thither,  a  volume  of  literary  essays.  He  is  also  the  author 
of  Fifteen  Annual  Reports  of  the  Free  Library  and  other 
works. 

JAMES  HENRY  TREWIN, 
President  of  the  Iowa  State  Board  of  Education, 
Was  born  Nov.  29,  1858,  in  Du  Page,  county,  111.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Iowa  house  of  representatives  dur 
ing  the  twenty-fifth  general  assembly;  and  was  a  member 
of  the  Iowa  state  senate  during  the  twenty-sixth,  twenty- 
seventh,  twenty-eighth  and  twenty-ninth  general  assem 
blies;  and  in  1904  was  a  republican  elector  at  large.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Iowa  commission  in  the  Louisiana 
purchase  exposition  in  1903-4.  He  is  now  serving  his 
first  term  of  1909-15  as  a  member  of  the  Iowa  state  board 
of  education. 

ANTHONY  W.  VOGDES, 
Brigadier-General  United  States  Army, 
Was  born  in  New  York.     During  the  civil  war  he  ob 
tained  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant.  In  1899  he  became  cap 
tain;  major  in  1900;  and  colonel  in  1903.    In  1904  he  was 
retired  as  brigadier-general  United  States  army. 

PARDON  CLARENCE  WILLIAMS, 

Justice  Supreme  Court  of  New  York, 
Was  born  July  12,  1842,  in  Ellisburgh,  N.Y.  For  six 
years  he  was  district  attorney  for  Jefferson  county,  N.Y. 
For  twenty-eight  years  he  has  been  a  justice  of  the  su 
preme  court;  served  in  the  New  York  appellate  division 
for  two  years;  and  in  the  Rochester  appellate  division  for 
twelve  years  and  in  trial  courts  14  years.  He  left  the  bench 
Jan.  i,  1912. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  323 

EDWIN  WARFIELD, 

Governor  of  Maryland,  1904-08, 

Was  born  May  7,  1848,  in  Howard  county,  Md.  For  six 
years  he  taught  school;  and  for  seven  years  was  register 
of  wills  for  Howard  county,  Md.  In  1881-86  he  served 
three  terms  as  a  member  of  the  Maryland  state  senate,  and 
in  1886  was  president  of  the  senate.  In  1886-90 
he  was  surveyor  of  the  port  of  Baltimore.  He 
has  attained  success  in  the  practice  of  law;  and  is  the 
founder  aad  president  of  the  Fidelity  and  Deposit  com 
pany  of  Maryland;  and  also  of  the  Fidelity  Trust  com 
pany.  He  was  governor  of  the  state  of  Maryland  for  the 
term  of  1904-08;  and  resides  at  Oakdale,  Woodbine  post- 
office,  Howard  county,  Md. 

NATHANIEL  MATSON  TERRY, 

Professor  United  States  Naval  Academy, 
Was  born  April  6,  1844,  in  Lyme,  Conn.  He  received  the 
rudiments  of  his  education  in  the  public  schools  ot  South 
Weymouth,  Mass.;  in  1867  graduated  from  Amherst  col- 
lege;  in  1871  graduated  with  the  degree  of  Ph.D.  from 
Gottingen  university;  and  in  1872  received  the  honorary 
degree  of  A.M.  from  Yale  college.  For  thirty-five  years 
he  has  been  a  professor  of  physics  at  the  United  States 
naval  academy;  and  for  twenty  years  has  been  head  of  the 
department  of  physics  and  chemistry  in  that  institution. 

ROYAL  ARCH  GUNNISON, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  June  24,  1873,  m  Binghamton,  N.Y.  Graduated 
from  Cornell  university  in  1896  with  the  degree  of  LL.B. ; 
admitted  to  bar  New  York  state  in  1897.  In  1898-1904 
he  was  United  States  referee  in  bankruptcy.  Now  resi 
dent  lecturer  on  bankruptcy  at  Cornell  university,  1900- 
07.  United  States  district  judge  for  Alaska  territory, 
1904-09.  Now  practicing  law  and  residing  at  Juneau, 
Alaska. 


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EDWIN  STEVENS  WATERBURY, 

City  Attorney, 

Of  Emporia  (commission  form  of  government) ,  and  state 
president  of  the  Kansas  league  of  municipal  lawyers,  was 
born  in  Andes,  Delaware  county,  N.Y.,  July  i,  1839.  He 
was  educated  at  Beloit  college  of  Wisconsin ;  and  at  West 
minster  college,  Mo.;  and  quit  college  to  join  the  army 
in  1861,  serving  first  in  the  eleventh  and  afterwards  in  the 
sixty-ninth  Illinois  regiments.  In  1868  he  was  a  member 
of  the  electoral  college  for  Missouri  (republican)).  In 
1904  he  was  democratic  and  people's  party  candidate  for 
supreme  judge  of  Kansas.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
national  executive  committee  of  the  people's  party  for  the 
term  1904-08;  and  joined  the  Independence  party  and 
was  appointed  one  of  its  national  committee  at  the  Chi 
cago  convention  of  1908.  His  political  attitude  is  that  of 
party-independence,  and  devotion  to  municipal  -develop 
ment  and  the  principle  of  home  rule  as  the  strategic  and 
most  important  field  of  American  politics.  His  compe 
tence  as  a  lawyer  in  general  practice  is  unquestioned,  and 
his  ambition  to  excel  in  the  department  of  municipal  law 
is  harvesting  adequate  results. 

ARIOSTO  APPLING  WILEY, 

United  States  Congressman  from  Alabama, 
Was  long  engaged  as  lawyer  in  Alabama;  served  in  Ala 
bama  house  and  senate  for  eighteen  years;  and  was  ap 
pointed  lieutenant-colonel  of  the  fifth  regiment  United 
States  volunteer  infantry.  He  served  eleven  months  in 
Cuba;  was  chief  legal  adviser  to  General  Lawton;  later 
appointed  civil  governor  of  Santiago;  and  framed  consti 
tution  and  set  in  motion  the  machinery  of  a  civil  govern 
ment.  He  was  a  member  of  the  fifty-seventh  and  fifty- 
eighth  congress  as  a  democrat.  He  was  re-eiected  to  the 
fifty-ninth  and  sixtieth,  and  served  eight  years  in  congress. 
He  died  June  17,  1908,  in  Montgomery,  Ala. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  325 

LOUIS  ARTHUR  WATRES, 

Lawyer,  Colonel  Pennsylvania  National  Guard, 
Was  born  April  21,  1851,  in  Mt.  Vernon,  Pa.  He  re 
ceived  his  education  in  the  public  and  private  schools  of 
his  native  state;  and  soon  attained  success  in  the  practice 
of  law  at  Scranton,  Pa.  In  1883-91  he  served  two  terms 
as  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  state  senate;  in  1891-95 
was  lieutenant-governor  of  Pennsylvania;  and  has  filled 
the  office  of  president  of  the  state  senate  and  of  the  board 
of  pardons.  For  nine  years  he  was  county  solicitor  of 
Lackawanna  county,  Pa.;  and  in  1891  was  chairman  of 
the  republican  state  committee.  He  has  been  president 
of  the  Spring  Brook  water  supply  company;  president  of 
the  Title  Guaranty  and  Surety  company  of  Scranton,  Pa. ; 
and  president  of  the  County  savings  bank;  and  also  presi 
dent  of  the  Scranton  Trust  company.  He  was  colonel  of 
the  eleventh  regiment  Pennsylvania  provisional  national 
guard  during  the  Spanish-American  war.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  state  armory  board;  right  worthy  gand  warden 
of  the  grand  lodge  of  masons  of  Pennsylvania.  He  was 
colonel  of  the  thirteenth  regiment  Pennsylvania  national 
guard  from  1899  to  1904;  was  general-inspector  of  rifle 
practice  on  the  staff  of  Governor  Beaver. 


WILLIAM  R.  WILLCOX, 

Ex-Postmaster  of  New  York  City, 

Was  born  in  1863  in  Smyrna,  Chenango  county,  N.Y.  He 
was  educated  at  the  state  normal  school  at  Brockport, 
N.Y. ;  and  at  the  university  of  Rochester..  He  is  a  lawyer 
by  profession;  and  in  1901-3  was  president  of  the  park 
board  of  New  York  city.  In  1905  he  was  appointed  post 
master  of  New  York  city  by  President  Roosevelt,  which 
office  he  held  until  July  i,  1907,  when  he  resigned  to  as 
sume  the  duties  of  chairman  of  the  public  service  com 
mission  under  appointment  of  Governor  Hughes,  which 
office  he  now  holds. 


326  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

BENJAMIN  BRODIE  WINBORNE, 

State  Representative  of  North  Carolina, 
Was  born  April  14,  1854,  in  Hertford  county,  N.C.  He 
was  educated  at  Buckhorn  academy  of  Hertford  county, 
N.C.;  attended  Wake  Forest  college  of  North  Carolina; 
and  graduated  from  Columbia  university  of  Washington, 
D.C.  He  has  been  solicitor  and  judge;  and  in  1895-1906 
was  a  representative  in  the  North  Carolina  state  legisla 
ture  and  again  in  1905-09,  and  chairman  of  the  judiciary 
committee.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  national  democratic 
convention  that  first  nominated  William  Jennings  Bryan 
for  president;  and  declined  to  accept  nomination  for 
congress  in  1896.  In  1906  was  appointed  by  the  governor 
of  the  state  delegate  to  the  American  divorce  congress 
that  met  in  Washington,  D.C.  He  is  one  of  the  leading 
lawyers  of  his  state.  His  son,  Stanley  Winborne,  is  his 
partner,  the  firm  being  Winborne  and  Winborne. 

DAVID  L.  WARD, 

State  Senator  of  North  Carolina, 

Was  born  Oct.  24,  1860,  near  Stantonburg,  Green  county, 
N.C.  He  was  educated  at  Wake  Forest  college  of  North 
Carolina;  and  soon  attained  success  in  the  practice  of 
law  at  New  Bern,  N.C.  For  six  years  he  was  county  at 
torney;  and  was  aide-de-camp  to  Governor  Glenn,  with 
rank  of  colonel.  He  was  a  member  of  the  North  Caro 
lina  state  senate  for  the  eighth  district  for  the  term  of 
1905-07;  was  also  aide-de-camp  to  Governor  Kitchin,  and 
afterwards  judge  of  the  superior  court. 

WILLIAM  G.  WHIPPLE, 

United  States  District  Attorney  for  Arkansas, 
Was  born  in  Warehouse  Point,  Conn.  In  1887-91  he  was 
mayor  of  Little  Rock,  Ark.;  and  for  sixteen  years  chan 
cellor  of  the  Episcopal  diocese  of  Arkansas.  He  was 
United  States  district  attorney  for  the  eastern  district  of 
Arkansas  for  the  term  of  1905-09. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  327 

LUMAN  HAMBLIN  WELLER, 

. .  Lawyer  and  Statesman  of  Iowa, 

Was  born  Aug.  24,  1833,  in  New  Milford  township, 
Conn.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  and  state  normal 
school  of  Connecticut;  and  in  the  Literary  institute  of 
Suffield,  Conn.  He  has  been  registered  to  practice  his 
profession  of  law  in  the  state  courts  of  Iowa,  and  in  the 
United  States  district,  circuit  and  supreme  courts.  In 
1865  he  was  justice  of  the  peace;  has  served  on  the  board 
of  county  supervisors;  and  has  filled  various  other  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor.  In  1883-85  he  served  with  dis 
tinction  as  a  member  of  the  United  States  house  of  con 
gress  at  Washington,  D.C.,  in  the  forty-eighth  congress; 
was  counted  out  as  a  candidate  for  the  forty-ninth  con 
gress  by  two  hundred  votes.  For  twenty  years  he  has  been 
editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Farmers'  Advocate.  He  is 
a  theoretical  and  practical  farmer;  has  been  a  member  of 
the  National  committee  of  the  people's  party  since  its  or 
ganization;  was  president  of  the  Chosen  Farmers  of 
America;  for  two  years  president  of  the  local  grange; 
state  attorney-general  of  the  Knights  of  Labor;  has  been 
candidate  for  governor  twice;  judge  of  the  supreme  court 
twice;  and  in  1908  was  candidate  of  the  American  party 
for  vice-president  of  the  United  States.  For  the  past 
fifty  years  he  has  been  at  the  front  with  every  reform 
movement,  except  socialism  and  female  suffrage;  and  is  a 
highly  respected  resident  of  Nashua,  Iowa. 

BENJAMIN  F.  WHITE, 

State  Senator  of  Montana, 

Was  born  in  1833  in  New  Bedford,  Mass.  He  gradu 
ated  from  Pierce  academy;  and  is  a  successful  banker.  He 
has  been  a  member  of  the  Montana  state  senate;  and  fills 
the  office  of  governor.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Montana 
state  senate  for  Beaver-Head  county  for  the  term  of 
1905-07. 


328  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

MILTON  UPDEGRAFF, 

Professor  United  States  Naval  Academy, 
Was  born  Feb.  20,  1851,  in  Decorah,  Iowa.  He  graduated 
from  the  university  of  Wisconsin,  and  has  received  the 
degrees  of  B.S.,  B.C.E.  and  M.S.,  aide  W.S.  C.  and  G. 
survey,  1882-3.  IQ  1884-87  he  was  assistant  astronomer 
at  the  Washburn  observatory  of  the  university  of  Wiscon 
sin;  in  1887-90  was  astronomo  segundo,  Observatorio 
Narcionad,  at  Cordabo,  Argentine  Republic;  and  in 
1890-99  was  professor  of  astronomy  at  the  State  Univer 
sity  of  Missouri.  Since  1899  he  has  been  professor  of 
mathematics  in  the  United  States  navy;  in  1899-1902  was 
astronomer  in  the  United  States  naval  observatory;  1902- 
07  served  as  instructor  at  the  United  States  naval  academy 
at  Annapolis,  Md.  Since  1907  he  has  been  on  duty  at  the 
naval  observatory,  Washington,  D.C. 

FRED  WELLHOUSE, 

President  State  Horticultural  Society  of  Kansas, 
Was  born  Nov.  16,  1828,  in  Wayne  county,  Ohio.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state.  He  has 
attained  prominence  as  a  successful  fruit  grower  of  Kan 
sas.  In  1862-64  he  was  county  commissioner  of  Leaven- 
worth  county,  and  chairman  of  the  board.  In  1866  he 
was  elected  a  representative  to  the  Kansas  state  legisla 
ture;  served  sereval  terms;  was  on  various  important  com 
mittees;  his  last  term  expiring  in  1891.  In  1873-88  he 
was  treasurer  of  the  Kansas  state  horticultural  society; 
and  its  president  in  1894-1904.  In  1881-93  he  was  direc 
tor  of  the  Kansas  state  fair  association;  and  vice-president 
of  the  fair  association  in  1889-93.  Died  Jan.  10,  1911, 
aged  82  years. 

CHARLES  L.  WEST, 

Colonel  Minnesota  National  Guard, 
Is  colonel  and  aide-de-camp  on  the  governor's  staff  of  the 
Minnesota  national  guard. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  329 

EDWIN  W.  SIMS, 
United  States  Attorney, 

Is  the  son  of  Walter  and  Elizabeth  (Knowles)  Sims; 
brought  up  in  Bay  City,  Mich.;  graduate  of  law  depart 
ment  of  the  university  of  Michigan,  1894.  Married  Char 
lotte  Smith,  daughter  of  the  late  Frank  J.  Smith,  in  1898. 
Previous  to  1892,  reporter,  editor  and  special  correspond 
ent  on  Michigan  newspapers.  Admitted  to  the  bar  and 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  Chicago  in  1894 ;  county 
attorney  of  Cook  county  from  1900  to  1903 ;  special  attor 
ney,  bureau  of  corporations,  Washington,  D.C.,  under 
Commissioner  of  Corporations  Garfield,  from  1903  to 
1905;  solicitor  of  the  department  of  commerce  and  labor 
from  1905  to  1906.  Sent  by  the  government  to  make  spe 
cial  investigation  of  the  Alaskan  fur  seal  fisheries  on  the 
Pribilof  islands  in  Behring  sea  in  June,  1906;  United 
States  attorney,  Chicago,  1906  to  1911.  Secretary  of  the 
Chicago  vice  commission,  president  of  the  Michigan  so 
ciety  of  Chicago,  chairman  of  the  republican  congres 
sional  committee  for  the  second  district  of  Illinois.  Mem 
ber  of  the  American,  Illinois  and  Chicago  bar  associa 
tions;  member  of  Union  League,  South  Shore  Country, 
Hamilton,  Law  and  Forty  clubs. 

WILLIAM  E.  WERNER, 

Jurist, 

Was  born  April  19,  1855,  in  Buffalo.  Educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Buffalo.  In  1879  was  clerk  of  the  mu 
nicipal  court,  Rochester,  N.Y.  1880  admitted  to  the  bar. 
1884-1889  special  county  judge  of  Monroe  county;  1889- 
1894  county  judge  of  Monroe  county.  In  1895  elected 
justice  of  the  supreme  court,  which  position  he  held  until 
1900,  when  Governor  Roosevelt  appointed  him  to  fill  va 
cancy  on  the  court  of  appeals  of  the  state  of  New  York; 
elected  to  the  same  position  in  1904,  term  expiring  Dec. 
31,  1918. 


330  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

CLINTON  DOUGALD  MAC  DOUGALL, 

United  States  Marshal  for  New  York, 
Was  born  June  14,  1839,  in  Scotland.  He  received  the 
rudiments  of  his  education  in  Canada,  graduated  from 
Jordan  academy,  New  York.  He  studied  law  and  for 
many  years  was  a  successful  banker  and  manufacturer.  In 
1 86 1  he  raised  company  A,  seventy-fifth  regiment,  New 
York  infantry  volunteers,  coming  home  on  leave  wounded 
in  1862.  He  at  once  set  to  work  to  raise  a  new  regiment 
after  the  severe  days  fight  of  the  army  of  the  Potomac, 
and  was  made  the  lieutenant  colonel  of  the  one  hundred 
and  eleventh  New  York  infantry,  declining  the  colonelcy 
on  account  (as  he  termed  it)  the  great  responsibility.  He 
did  not  feel  that  he  was  old  enough,  was  promoted  to  col 
onel  Jan.  3,  1863,  and  on  Feb  5.  brevetted  brigadier  gen 
eral  for  gallantry.  He  commanded  the  third  brigade, 
third  division,  second  corps,  and  on  the  reorganization  of 
the  army  the  third  brigade,  first  division,  second  corps, 
and  afterwards  the  first  division.  Was  four  times  wounded 
and  had  six  horses  shot.  Postmaster  Auburn,  1869-73. 
Elected  to  the  forty-third  and  forty-fourth  congresses.  He 
was  presidential  elector  in  1888  (republican).  In  1876, 
President  Grant  offered  him  the  treasurership  of  the 
United  States,  also  the  commissionership  of  internal  reve 
nue,  and  in  1877  the  commissionership  of  patents,  all  of 
which  he  declined,  but  accepted  the  marshalship  of  the 
northern  district  of  New  York,  holding  under  appoint 
ments  of  President  Garfield,  McKinley  and  Roosevelt,  re 
tiring  in  1910,  having  served  in  that  position  seventeeen 
years.  In  1878  President  Hays  offered  him  his  choice  of 
consul  general  of  England,  France  or  Egypt,  all  of 
which  he  declined.  He  retired  in  1910  and  is  now  devot 
ing  his  time  to  study  and  travel. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  331 

W.  A.  FLEMING  JONES, 

Ex-United  States  Commissioner, 

Was  born  Nov.  30,  1871,  in  Birmingham,  England.  Aca 
demic  education  in  England.  By  profession  an  attorney, 
specializing  in  United  States  public  land  practice,  and 
capitalist,  largely  interested  in  first  mortgage  real  estate 
loans  in  southern  New  Mexico.  Republican;  member 
executive  committee,  republican  central  committee  of 
New  Mexico  since  1909.  Delegate  to  republican  territor 
ial  conventions  since  1904.  Has  been  vice-president  New 
torical  society;  vice-president  from  New  Mexico  of  the 
national  rivers  and  harbors  congress,  Washington,  D.C. 
Is  a  member  of  the  American  forestry  association ;  Nation 
al  geographic  society;  Santa  Fe  archaeological  society; 
Mesilla  Valley  chamber  of  commerce;  American  academy 
of socialandpoliticalscience, Philadelphia, Pa. ;  American 
conservation  association ;  and  various  other  political,  scien 
tific  and  economical  societies.  United  States  commis 
sioner,  1906-10;  secretary-treasurer  New  Mexico  conser 
vation  commission  since  1909;  and  is  now  serving  his  third 
term  as  member  of  the  board  of  regents  of  the  New  Mex 
ico  school  of  mines.  Colonel,  New  Mexico  national  guard, 
aide-de-camp  to  the  governor,  thirty-second  degree  mason, 
shriner,  Elk.  Member  of  Toltec,  El  Paso,  Texas,  Army 
and  Navy,  and  New  York  clubs. 


FRANK  PIERCE  MESERVE, 

Merchant, 

Was  born  Nov.  30,  1852,  in  Rochester,  N.H.  He  attended 
the  West  Lebanon  academy,  Maine,  and  subsequently 
moved  to  Redlands,  Cal.  For  four  years  he  was  a  member 
of  the  city  council,  and  for  two  years  was  library  trustee. 
He  is  a  prominent  member  of  various  fraternal  orders, 
and  takes  an  active  part  in  public  affairs.  He  was  a  mem 
ber  of  the  California  legislature,  1899-1900. 


332 

GEORGE  STONE, 

Soldier,  Civil  Engineer,  Railroad  Constructor, 
Was  born  May  30,  1843,  in  Delaware  county,  N.Y.  He 
served  in  the  civil  war;  first  as  a  private  and  second  lieu 
tenant  in  the  third  New  York  cavalry  in  1861-62;  in 
1863-64  was  first  lieutenant  in  the  fourteenth  New  York 
cavalry;  and  in  1865-66  was  captain  in  the  eighteenth 
New  York  cavalry.  In  1894-97  ^e  was  colonel  and  engi 
neer  officer  in  the  national  guard  of  California;  and  in 
1901-04  was  brigadier-general  and  adjutant-general,  state 
of  California.  In  1867-69  he  was  in  the  civil  engineering 
department  of  the  Union  Pacific  railroad;  then  was  en 
gaged  in  mining  in  California  and  Colorado;  for  seven 
teen  years  was  a  railroad  contractor;  and  for  six  years  was 
president  of  the  Pacific  Portland  cement  company.  For 
six  years  he  was  chairman  of  the  republican  state  commit 
tee  ;  for  four  years  was  president  of  the  state  fish  and  game 
commission;  and  was  receiver  of  public  money  in  the 
United  States  land  office.  Since  1907  he  has  been  presi 
dent  of  the  fish  and  game  commission  of  California;  ap 
pointed  by  President  Taft  as  naval  officer  of  customs  dis 
trict  of  San  Francisco,  1910,  and  occupies  the  position 
now. 

JOHN  H.  MARTIN, 

Representative  from  Douglas  County, 
Was  born  at  Marysville,  Tenn.,  July  27,  1842,  and  re 
ceived  his  education  in  the  schools  of  that  state.  Was 
married  to  Miss  Sarah  C.  Best,  Oct.  10,  1867,  at  Marys- 
ville.  In  1871  he  came  to  Missouri,  and  settled  in  Dade 
county,  removing  to  Douglas  county  in  1879.  Was  elected 
circuit  clerk  and  ex-officio  recorder  of  deeds  of  Douglas 
county  and  served  for  four  years.  Has  been  a  member  of 
the  Methodist  church  since  1856.  Is  a  farmer  and  livery 
man,  and  resides  at  Ava,  Mo.  In  the  forty-fifth  general 
assembly  was  chairman  of  the  committee  on  federal  rela 
tions. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  333 

BENJAMIN  IDE  WHEELER, 

University  President, 

Was  born  July  15,  1854,  at  Randolph,  Mass.  Son  of  Ben 
jamin  and  Mary  E.  (Ide)  Wheeler.  He  received  the 
degree  of  A.B.  Brown  W.,  1875 ;  A.M.,  1878 ;  Ph.D.,  uni 
versity  of  Heidelberg,  1885;  LL.D.,  Princeton,  1896; 
Harvard,  1900;  Brown,  1900;  Yale,  1901;  Johns  Hop 
kins,  1902;  university  of  Wisconsin,  1904;  Illinois  college, 
1904;  Darmouth,  1905;  Columbia,  1906.  He  married 
Amey  Webb,  of  Providence,  R.I.,  June  27,  1881.  He  was 
instructor  of  Latin  and  Greek  in  Brown  university,  1879- 
8 1 ;  instructor  in  German,  Harvard,  1885-86;  acting  pro 
fessor  classical  philology,  1886-87;  professor  comparative 
philology,  1887-88;  Greek  and  comparative  philology, 
1888-99,  Cornell  university;  president  of  the  university  of 
California  since  1899.  He  was  professor  of  Greek  litera 
ture,  American  scholastic  classical  studies,  Athens,  1895- 
96;  lecturer,  Harvard  division  school,  1898;  Roosevelt 
professor  university  of  Berlin,  1909-10;  corr.  mem.  Kaiser- 
liches  archaeologisches  institute.  Author  of  The  Greek 
Noun  Accent;  Analogy  in  Language;  Introduction  to  the 
History  of  Language;  Dionysos  and  Immortality;  Organ 
ization  of  Higher  Education  in  the  United  States;  Life  of 
Alexander  the  Great;  Unterricht  and  Demokratie.  Editor 
department  of  philology  in  Johnson's  Cyclopedia  and  in 
Macmillan's  Dictionary  of  Philosophy  and  Psychology. 

WILLIAM  A.  RODENBERG, 

United  States  Congressman  from  Illinois, 
Was  born  Oct.  30,  1865,  in  Chester,  111.  In  180.6  he  was 
a  delegate  to  national  republican  convention.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  fifty-sixth,  fifty-eighth,  fifty-ninth,  sixtieth 
and  sixty-first  congresses  from  Illinois  as  a  republican.  He 
was  re-elected  to  the  sixty-second  congress  from  the  twen 
ty-second  district  of  Illinois  for  the  term  of  1911-13;  and 
resides  in  East  St.  Louis,  111. 


334  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

FRANK  R.  WOODWARD, 

Manufacturer,  Inventor,  Legislator, 
Was  born  Feb.  9,  1845,  in  Salisbury,  N.H.  He  received 
his  education  in  the  district  schools  and  at  the  Noyes  acad 
emy.  In  1868  he  moved  to  Manchester,  and  became  su 
perintendent  of  the  Forsaith  Latch  Needle  factory,  which 
business  he  purchased  in  1870,  and  two  years  later  moved 
it  to  the  town  of  Hill.  The  following  year  he  sold  out  the 
needle  business  and  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  glass- 
cutters  and  other  li^ht  hardware,  for  which  a  world-wide 
reputation  has  been  established.  He  has  done  much  to 
advance  the  prosperity  of  his  city;  gave  them  Pleasant 
Hill  cemetery,  and  built  a  system  of  water  works.  In  1884 
he  was  chosen  a  representative  in  the  New  Hampshire 
state  legislature,  which  he  resigned  a  year  later  to  accept 
the  position  of  postmaster. 

TREODORE  TROMLY, 

Representative  from  Stone  County,  Illinois, 
Was  born  Sept.  3,  1844,  at  Mt.  Vernon,  111.;  served  three 
years  in  the  union  army;  was  married  to  Miss  Eliza  J. 
Slaten,  June  17,  1868,  at  Mt.  Vernon;  came  to  Missouri 
in  1896,  and  settled  at  Poplar  Bluff,  where  he  resided  until 
April,  1901,  when  he  moved  to  Galena,  Stone  county.  Was 
elected  to  the  forty-fifth  general  assembly,  and  was  chair 
man  of  the  committee  on  printing,  and  served  as  a  member 
of  a  number  of  other  important  committees.  Is  editor  and 
proprietor  of  the  Stone  County  Oracle. 

ARTHUR  BURNHAM  WOODFORD, 

Rector  Hopkins  Grammar  School, 

Was  born  Oct.  7,  1861,  in  Winsted,  Conn.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  Williston  seminary,  university  of  Michigan, 
Johns  Hopkins  university,  and  in  Paris  and  Berlin.  He 
has  been  professor  in  the  Wharton  school  of  finance  in 
the  university  of  Pennsylvania;  is  now  rector  of  Hopkins 
grammar  school. 


335 

JOSEPH  WARREN  GARDINER, 

Lawyer,  Jurist,  Poet, 

Was  born  March  2,  1836,  in  North  Kingstown,  R.I.  He 
studied  medicine  for  two  years  and  subsequently  engaged 
in  educational  work.  He  has  lived  in  various  states  of  the 
Union ;  has  published  several  newspapers,  and  was  the  edi 
tor  and  owner  of  the  Dixie  Optic  of  Jefferson,  N.C.,  and 
is  now  (1911)  owner  and  editor  of  the  Elaine  County 
Booster,  published  weekly  at  Dunning,  Neb.  In  1869  he 
was  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  has  attained  success  as  a 
lawyer;  and  has  been  prosecuting  attorney,  and  a  success 
ful  judge.  He  has  filled  various  public  positions  of  honor. 
He  has  contributed  extensively  both  prose  and  verse  to 
the  periodical  press,  and  many  of  his  poems  have  been  in 
corporated  into  standard  works.  He  has  written  several 
works  of  poetry,  romance  and  history,  and  is  still  actively 
engaged  in  literary  work. 

ERNST  MERTON, 

Of  Waukesha,  Waukesha  County,  Wisconsin, 
Was  born  Aug.  9,  1848,  in  Germany;  came  to  Wisconsin 
in  1859;  early  education  was  received  in  parochial  schools 
and  higher  education  obtained  by  private  study,  finally 
studying  law,  and  was  admitted  to  practice  in  1877,  locat 
ing  in  Burlington,  where  he  served  as  first  president  of 
village  from  1885  to  1889,  when  he  moved  to  Waukesha 
and  entered  into  law  partnership  of  Ryan  and  Merton. 
Has  held  position  of  school  commissioner  in  city  of  Wau 
kesha,  president  of  school  board  and  was  a  member  of  the 
common  council  of  the  city  when  elected  to  the  state  sen 
ate  in  November,  1902,  when  he  received  5,848  votes 
against  5,354  votes  cast  for  Alfred  M.  Jones,  republican. 

THOMAS  STEPHEN  KENAN, 
Clerk  State  Supreme  Court  of  North  Carolina, 
Is  clerk  of  the  state  supreme  court  of  North  Carolina  for 
the  term  of  1900-07. 


336  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

ALFRED  JENKINS  SHRIVER, 

Lawyer,  Author, 

Was  born  June  5,  1867,  in  Baltimore,  Md.  In  1891  he 
graduated  from  Johns  Hopkins  university  with  the  de- 
degree  of  A.B.  and  with  the  highest  honors;  and  in  1893 
graduated  from  the  law  school  of  the  university  of  Mary 
land,  standing  second  in  his  class.  Since  1893  he  has  been 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  Baltimore,  Md.;  and 
has  been  prominently  identified  with  estates  and  will  cases. 
He  is  a  protector  of  St.  Mary's  female  orphan  asylum  of 
Roland  Park,  Md.  He  is  the  author  of  Law  of  Wills  and 
Personal  Property  in  Maryland  Prior  to  Aug.  i,  1884; 
Status  of  Preferred  Stock  of  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  rail 
road  company;  and  other  legal  publications. 

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JOHN  EMORY  ANDRUS, 

United  States  Congressman  from  New  York, 
Was  born  Feb.  16,  1841,  at  Pleasantville.  He  was  fitted 
for  college  at  Charlotteville  seminary  of  Schoharie  coun 
ty,  N.Y. ;  and  graduated  from  Wesleyan  university  of 
Middletown,  Conn.  He  taught  school  in  New  Jersey  for 
four  years ;  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  medicinal  prep 
arations  and  is  president  of  the  New  York  pharmaceutical 
association  and  of  the  Palisade  manufacturing  company. 
He  was  elected  mayor  of  Yonkers  in  1903;  member  of 
New  York  Life  Insurance  company,  1906.  He  was  elected 
to  the  fifty-ninth  congress  from  the  thirteenth  district  of 
New  York  for  the  term  of  1905-13. 

ISAAC  MOSELY  DANFORTH, 

Judge,  County  Court  for  Pettls  County,  Missouri, 
Was  born  Aug.  8,  1854,  in  La  Fayette,  Ind.  He  is  a  suc 
cessful  farmer  and  also  engaged  in  the  insurance  business. 
For  ten  years  he  has  been  secretary  of  the  republican  coun 
ty  committee.  He  served  two  terms,  or  four  years,  in  the 
county  court  of  Pettis  county,  1905-09. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  337 

TIMOTHY  NICHOLSON, 

Member  Indiana  Board  of  State  Charities, 
Was  born  Nov.  2,  1828,  in  Belvidere,  N.C.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  the  Belvidere  academy  of  North  Carolina;  and 
at  the  Moses-Brown  school  of  Providence,  R.I.  In  1848- 
55  he  was  principal  of  Belvidere  academy;  in  1855-59  he 
was  instructor  at  Haverford  college,  Pa.;  and  in  1859-61 
was  superintendent  and  treasurer  of  that  institution  of 
learning.  He  is  a  bookseller  and  stationer  of  Richmond, 
Ind.  In  1868-72  and  1877-79  he  was  a  trustee  of  the  In 
diana  state  normal  school.  In  1904  he  was  chairman  of 
the  jury  of  awards  in  the  educational  department  of  the 
St.  Louis  exposition.  Since  1862  he  has  been  trustee  of 
Earlham  college  of  Richmond,  Ind.;  and  since  1889  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Indiana  board  of  state  charities. 

FLOYD  W.  BROOKS, 

Representative  from  the  Second  District  of  St.  Louis 

County,  Missouri, 

Was  born  June  15,  1869,  at  Manchester,  Mo.  He  attended 
the  public  schools  of  his  native  county  and  studied  law  in 
the  law  department  of  Washington  university,  afterwards 
being  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  married  Miss  Christina  D. 
Blanke  Jan.  29,  1896,  at  Manchester,  Mo.,  and  now  resides 
at  Valley  Park,  St.  Louis  county.  Served  four  years  as 
secretary  of  the  St.  Louis  county  fair  association.  Was 
elected  to  the  legislature  in  1906  and  re-elected  in  1908. 
Was  chairman  of  the  committee  on  life  and  accident  in 
surance.  He  is  now  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law. 

GEORGE  A.  JOINER, 

Judge  of  Superior  Court  of  Washington, 
Was  born  Aug.  20,  1861,  at  Wolcott,  Wayne  county,  N.Y. 
He  is  judge  of  the  superior  court  for  counties  of  Skagit 
and  San  Juan.    Was  elected  in  1900,  re-elected  in  1904 
and  in  1908;  his  present  term  will  expire  Monday,  Jan.  2, 


338  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

JOHN  BUCHANAN  ROBINSON, 

United  States  Marshal  for  Pennsylvania, 
Was  born  May  23,  1846,  in  Allegheny,  Pa.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  Amherst  college;  entered  the  United  States  naval 
academy  in  1864,  graduating  in  1868.  Until  1874  he  served 
in  the  United  States  navy,  when  he  resigned.  In  1884-86 
he  was  a  representative  in  the  Pennsylvania  state  legisla 
ture;  and  in  1890-91  was  a  member  of  the  state  senate.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  fifty-second,  fifty-third,  and  fifty- 
fourth  congresses  from  Pennsylvania  as  a  republican.  He 
is  editor  and  proprietor  of  The  Media  Ledger;  and  the 
largest  stockholder  in  the  West  Chester  Publishing  com 
pany.  In  1891-94  he  was  president  of  the  state  league  of 
republican  clubs.  Since  1900  he  has  been  United  States 
marshal  for  the  eastern  district  of  Pennsylvania. 

WALTER  SCOTT  SMITH, 

Lawyer,  Statesman, 

Was  born  July  20,  1875,  in  Lineville,  Ala.  He  holds  the 
degree  of  doctor  of  civil  law  from  the  George  Washing 
ton  university  of  Washington,  D.C.  In  1903-07  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Alabama  state  senate  for  Clay,  Cleburne 
and  Coosa  counties;  in  1909-11  was  solicitor  of  the  seventh 
judicial  circuit,  composed  of  the  counties  of  Calhoun, 
Clay,  Cleburne,  Shelby  and  Tallodega;  and  in  1904  was 
a  candidate  for  congress  from  the  fifth  district  of  Ala 
bama;  and  resides  in  Lineville,  Ala. 

BENGT  E.  SUNDBERG, 

State  Representative, 

Is  a  farmer  and  resides  at  Kennedy,  Kittson  county,  Minn. 
He  was  born  in  Sweden  sixty  years  ago  and  came  to  Min 
nesota  in  1871.  From  1866  to  1871  he  lived  in  Germany. 
He  has  held  various  offices  in  his  village  and  county  - 
postmaster,  county  commissioner,  school  clerk  and  town 
treasurer.  Married.  Second  term  in  senate. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  339 

ENOCH  ALBERT  BRYAN, 

Educator,  College  President,  Author, 
Was  born  May  10,  1855,  in  Bloomington,  Ind.  Tn  1878 
he  graduated  from  the  Indiana  university;  in  1893  gradu 
ated  from  Harvard  university  with  the  degree  of  M.A. ; 
and  in  1900  received  the  degree  of  LL.D.  from  Mon- 
mouth  college.  In  1878-82  he  was  superintendent  of  pub 
lic  schools  for  Grayville,  111.  In  1882-93  ne  was  presi 
dent  of  Vincennes  university  of  Vincennes,  Ind. ;  and  since 
1893  has  been  president  of  the  State  college  of  Washing 
ton.  He  is  the  author  of  The  Mark  in  Europe  and  Amer 
ica. 

THOMAS  J.  SEEHORN, 

Jurist, 

Was  born  April  19,  1863,  at  Fall  Creek,  111.  He  received 
his  education  at  Chaddock  college,  Quincy,  111.,  and  came 
to  Missouri  Sept.  i,  1887.  He  located  in  Kansas  City  to 
practice  law,  and  on  March  21,  1904,  married  Mrs.  Mag 
gie  Barber  of  that  city.  Governor  Folk  appointed  him  to 
fill  a  vacancy  on  the  circuit  bench  in  Kansas  City,  caused 
by  the  death  of  Judge  William  B.  Teasdale.  Judge  See- 
horn  was  public  administrator  for  Jackson  county  from 
1892  to  1900.  Elected  as  judge  of  the  sixteenth  circuit, 
division  No.  three,  as  a  democrat  in  1908. 

GEORGE  HAZEN  FRENCH, 

Curator  Southern  Illinois  Normal  University, 
Was  born  March  19,  1841,  in  Tully,  N.Y.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  the  normal  school  of  Cortland,  N.Y. ;  and  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  A.M.  from  the  Illinois  agricultural 
college.  He  was  assistant  state  entomologist  of  Illinois  in 
1877-78;  and  also  filled  that  position  afterward  for  parts 
of  two  years.  He  has  written  for  scientific  publications, 
and  is  the  author  of  several  Monographs.  He  now  fills 
the  chair  of  landscape  gardening  and  curator  in  the  South 
ern  Illinois  normal  university. 


340  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

O.  B.  STEELE, 

State  Treasurer  of  Louisiana, 

Was  born  Dec.  2,  1844,  in  Henderson,  Ky.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state;  and  at  Hen 
derson  academy.  He  is  a  successful  banker  and  planter 
of  Baton  Rouge,  La.,  and  is  vice-president  of  the  bank  of 
Baton  Rouge,  La.  For  two  terms  he  was  a  member  of  the 
state  legislature;  for  one  term  was  a  member  oi:  the  state 
senate;  and  in  1884-92  sered  two  terms  of  four  years  each 
as  state  auditor  of  Louisiana.  He  is  now  state  treasurer  of 
Louisiana  for  the  term  of  1908-12.  As  a  soldier  he  fol 
lowed  the  fortunes  of  the  confederacy,  and  his  promotion 
from  bugler  boy  through  every  rank  to  that  of  a  captaincy 
was  rapid,  which  position  he  attained  before  he  was  twen 
ty-one  years  of  age.  As  public  servant,  while  a  resident  of 
Union  parish,  he  served  in  the  house  and  state  senate,  dur 
ing  the  terms  of  Nicholls,  Wiltz  and  McEnery,  from  1876 
to  1884,  and  as  state  auditor  from  1884  to  1888.  In  the 
heated  campaign  of  1888,  between  Nicholls  and  McEnery, 
Captain  Steele's  intimate  acquaintance  with  every  detail 
of  the  state's  financial  affairs  being  recognized,  he  was 
unanimously  endorsed  for  re-election  by  both  factions, 
and  served  as  auditor  under  Nicholls  from  1888  to  1892. 
His  investigation  of  and  report  on  the  bonded  debt,  made 
to  Governor  Nicholls,  was  most  thorough  and  exhaustive, 
and  today  is  the  highest  and  best  authority  on  the  subject. 
In  1892  he  was  one  of  Louisiana's  electors  who  cast  the 
vote  of  the  state  for  Grover  Cleveland  for  president.  He 
was  the  active  head  of  the  state  treasury  under  Colonel 
Pickett,  during  Foster's  first  administration.  He  has  had 
conspicuous  part  in  the  formation  of  the  state's  fiscal  poli 
cies  and  has  been  the  author  of  much  of  the  best  legisla 
tion  on  the  statute  books  concerning  this  department, 
among  which  is  the  act  of  1892,  providing  for  the  ex 
change  of  the  seven  per  cent,  bonded  indebtedness,  on 
which  interest  had  been  reduced,  into  the  new  or  now 
outstanding  4  per  cent,  bonds  of  the  state,  which  will  ma- 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  341 

ture  Jan.  i,  1914.  As  a  man  of  affairs  he  has  been  a  suo 
cess,  being  one  of  the  leading  business  men  and  financiers 
at  the  state  capitol;  public-spirited,  he  has  taken  a  most 
active  part  in  every  movement  for  the  upbuilding  of  Baton 
Rouge,  where  he  has  resided  since  retiring  from  the  audi 
tor's  office.  His  memorable  campaign  in  1898  for  the 
state  treasurership  and  unopposed  election  to  that  office 
three  years  ago,  are  a  part  of  the  political  history  of  the 
state.  If  the  constitution  of  the  state  did  not  prohibit  the 
treasurer  succeeding  himself,  there  is  little  doubt  of  his 
unopposed  re-election  as  state  treasurer,  if  he  chose  to 
make  that  race  in  the  present  campaign.  Next  to  the  gov 
ernor  of  the  state,  the  auditorship  is  the  most  important 
office  in  the  gift  of  the  people.  This  is  especially  true  at 
this  time  when  the  public  debt  is  to  be  refunded  and  the 
intricate  and  important  matters  of  the  finances  of  the  state 
are  to  be  adjusted  and  settled  for  generations  to  come. 


DANIEL  CHESTER  FRENCH, 

Honorary  President  National  Sculpture  Society, 
Was  born  April  20,  1850,  in  Exeter,  N.H.  He  graduated 
from  Amherst  high  school;  studied  one  year  at  the  in 
stitute  of  technology  at  Boston,  Mass. ;  received  the  degree 
of  A.M.  from  Dartmouth  college;  and  studied  in  Flor 
ence,  Italy.  In  1876-78  his  studio  was  in  Washington, 
D.C. ;  in  1878-87  in  Boston  and  Concord,  Mass.;  and  in 
1887-1900  in  New  York  city.  Since  its  foundation  he  has 
been  a  member  of  the  national  sculpture  society.  In  1900 
he  received  the  medal  of  honor  at  the  Paris  exposition. 
His  best  known  works  are  the  Minute  Man  of  Concord; 
statue  of  Rufus  Choate  in  the  Boston  court  house;  and 
statue  of  the  republic  at  the  World's  Columbian  exposi 
tion. 


342  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

ALBERT  HENRY  YODER, 

Superintendent  of  Public  Schools, 
Was  born  Feb.  15,  1866,  near  Nora  Springs,  Iowa.  He 
began  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Iowa,  was 
graduated  from  the  Latin  course  in  the  State  normal 
school  at  Madison,  South  Dakota,  in  1888,  and  from  Indi 
ana  university  as  A.  B.  in  1893.  He  was  a  graduate  stu 
dent  and  fellow  in  pedagogy  of  Clark  university,  Worces 
ter,  Massachusetts,  in  1893-1894;  graduate  student  in 
psychology  at  the  university  of  Chicago  in  1895-1896;  and 
took  a  special  course  in  pediatrics  in  Northwestern  univer 
sity  in  1896.  He  has  been  engaged  in  educational  work 
from  1888;  was  teacher  in  common  schools  three  years; 
superintendent  of  schools  at  Madison,  South  Dakota,  from 
1888  to  1891 ;  instructor  in  pedagogy  in  Indiana  university 
in  1893;  principal  in  the  City,  normal  school  of  San  Fran 
cisco,  California,  1894-1895;  president  of  Vincennes  uni 
versity,  1896  to  1900;  professor  of  education  in  the  univer 
sity  of  Washington  from  1900  to  1906;  superintendent  of 
schools  at  Tacoma,  Wash.  1906-1910.  Staff  lecturer  child 
sociology,  New  York  school  of  Philanthropy,  since  1910; 
residence:  76  Bruce  avenue,  Yonkers,  N.  Y.  He  has  lec 
tured  on  Childhood  and  Adolescence.  Since  1896  he  has 
been  a  member  of  the  National  educational  association; 
and  was  a  director  of  the  Tacoma  public  library. 

B.  F.  DIXON, 

Was  born  May  29,  1879,  in  Cleveland  county,  North 
Carolina.  Was  graduated  at  Trinity  college,  Durham  in 
1903  and  took  the  degrees  of  M.A.  and  LL.B.  at  Colum 
bia  university,  New  York  city  in  1905  and  1906  respective 
ly.  He  was  a  volunteer  in  the  first  North  Carolina  regi 
ment  in  the  Spanish-American  war  and  upon  the  death  of 
his  father  was  appointed  by  the  governor  to  succeed  him 
as  state  auditor.  Is  a  lawyer  and  practices  his  profession 
in  Raleigh,  N.  C. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  343 

SAM  WILL  JOHJN, 

State  Representative  of  Alabama, 

Was  born  June  29,  1845,  in  Uniontown,  Perry  county,  Ala. 
He  was  educated  in  private  schools  and  at  the  university 
of  Alabama.  He  has  attained  success  in  the  practice  of 
law  in  Alabama;  in  1871-72  was  solicitor  for  Dallas  coun 
ty;  and  in  1874-76  was  a  member  of  the  city  council  of  Sel- 
ma.  In  1882-83,  1884-85  and  1886-87  was  a  state  represent 
ative  in  the  Alabama  legislature  from  Dallas  county;  in 
1894-95  served  as  a  state  representative  from  Jefferson 
county;  and  was  re-elected  to  that  office  in  1906  for  term 
ending  in  1910.  During  the  civil  war  he  was  a  private  in 
company  F,  third  Alabama  cavalry  regiment  confederate 
service.  In  1885-88  he  was  the  first  colonel  of  the  third 
regiment  Alabama  state  troops.  He  has  served  on  many 
important  committees  as  chairman  in  the  state  legislature; 
and  in  1894  was  a  member  of  the  commission  to  devise  a 
new  convict  system.  He  served  his  fifth  term  of  1907-10 
as  representative  in  the  Alabama  legislature.  He  was 
chairman  of  the  joint  committee  of  the  legislature  which 
read  and  revised  the  manuscript  of  its  code  1886,  and  of 
the  code  of  1907.  Author  of  the  employers  liability  law; 
delinquent  children's  law;child  labor  law;the  law  provid 
ing  for  a  sanatorium  for  treatment  of  tuberculosis  and  dis 
semination  of  information  on  this  subject;  the  revision  of 
the  ctjarter  of  ''The  Alabama  Girls  Technical  institute"; 
the  law  against  rebates;  creating  supernumerary  judge; 
punishing  corrupt  solicitation;  and  the  uniform  jury  law. 
Is  president  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Alabama  Insane 
hospitals,  and  trustee  of  the  ststt  ucpartment  of  archives 
and  history;  and  vice-presichmc  of  the  Birmingham  board 
of  education. 


344  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

MARTIN  L.  SNYDER, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  April  3,  1858,  near  Sunbury,  Pa.  He  attended 
the  university  of  Selin's  Grove,  Pa. ;  then  took  a  scientific 
course  at  the  state  normal  school  at  Bloomsburg,  Pa.,  fin 
ishing  his  education  at  the  Princeton  college  of  New  Jer 
sey.  For  serveral  years  he  was  connected  with  the  Au 
gusta  bank  of  his  native  city  as  cashier;  and  is  now  a  prom 
inent  attorney  and  real  estate  dealer.  He  married  Ella 
S.,  a  daughter  of  Major  Jarred  B.  Fisher  of  Centre  coun 
ty,  April  18,  1893,  by  this  union  there  was  born  one  son, 
Charles  F.  Snyder,  on  Oct.  3,  1895,  now  a  young  man  of 
exceptional  classical  attainments  and  who  will  make  a 
brilliant  lawyer  to  succeed  his  father  in  the  legal  profes 
sion  at  the  bar  in  his  native  county  and  state. 

HENRY  P.  WEBB, 

State  Representative, 

Is  a  native  Minnesotan;  born  in  Blue  Earth  county  forty- 
three  years  ago;  has  been  mayor  of  Sandstone  three  terms 
and  has  held  other  positions;  received  a  common  school 
education.  He  is  a  merchant  and  banker  at  Sandstone  and 
is  married.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Minnesota  legisla 
ture  during  the  1907-09  and  1909-11  sessions. 

THOMAS  ANDREW  COOK, 

Merchant,  Physician, 

Was  born  Nov.  33,  1865,  in  Sciota  county,  Ohio.  He  was 
educated  at  the  A.  and  M.  college  of  Lexington,  Ky.  He 
studied  medicine  at  the  Hospital  college  of  medicine;  and 
iraduated  at  the  Louisville  medical  college  in  1893.  He 
is  a  successful  physician  and  merchant  of  Democrat,  Ky. ; 
has  been  United  States  pension  examiner  and  chairman  of 
the  Letcher  county  republican  committee.  He  is  exam 
iner  for  the  New  York  life  insurance  company;  and  has 
filled  various  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor;  and  re 
sides  in  Democrat,  Ky. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  345 


BENJAMIN  MASON  AMBLER, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  Jan.  14,  1850,  in  Winchester,  Va.  He  graduat 
ed  in  several  schools  from  the  university  of  Virginia  and 
studied  law  under  judge  Richard  Parker  of  Winchester, 
Va. ;  and  in  1874  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  settled  at 
Parkersburg,  W.  Va.,  where  he  formed  a  partnership  with 
W.  W.  Van  Winkle,  as  Van  Winkle  and  Ambler.  In  1879- 
8 1  he  was  city  attorney;  and  in  1882  was  admitted  to  the 
supreme  court  of  the  United  States.  In  1888-89  ne  was 
president  of  the  West  Virginia  bar  association.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  American  bar  association;  delegate  to  in 
ternational  congress  of  jurists  and  lawyers,  St.  Louis,  1904, 
and  was  a  delegate  to  the  general  convention  of  protestant 
episcopal  church  in  1892  to  1910;  and  resides  in  Parkers- 
burg,  W.  Va. 

JOHN  M.  GRIGGS, 

Soldier,  Lawyer, 

Was  born  July  25,  1837,  near  Indianapolis,  Ind.  He  was 
educated  in  select  schools;  and  attended  Wabash  college 
of  Crawfordsville,  Ind.  In  1861-64  he  served  in  the  civil 
war  in  company  K, twenty-first  regiment  Indiana  volunteer 
infantry,  which  was  changed  to  the  first  Indiana  heavy 
artillery.  He  was  in  the  battles  of  Baton  Rouge,  Donald- 
sonville,  Camp  Bisland,  Port  Hudson,  Cane  river  cross 
ing,  Marksville  Plains,  and  various  other  battles  and  skir 
mishes.  Since  1867  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
law  in  Audubon  county;  and  resides  in  Audubon,  Iowa. 

PATRICK  WHALEN, 

Trustee  Eastern  Hospital  for  the  Insane  of  Illinois, 
Was  born  May  22,  1858,  in  Providence,  R.I.     He  is  a 
grain  merchant  and  banker.    He  is  a  member  of  the  board 
of  trustees  of  the  Eastern  hospital  for  the  insane  of  Illi 
nois  for  the  term  of  1905-09;  and  resides  in  Cabery,  111. 


346  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

JAMES  FRANKLIN  AILSHIE, 

Associate  Justice  State  Supreme  Court  of  Idaho 
Was  born  June  19,  1868,  in  Green  county,  Tenn.  For  two 
terms  he  was  regent  of  Idaho  state  university.  Since  1903 
he  has  been  associate  justice  of  the  state  supreme  court  of 
Idaho  for  the  term  of  1903-09;  re-elected  1908  without 
opposition.  He  was  candidate  for  6  year  term.  Chief 
Justice  1907-8. 

CHARLES  HILL  MORGAN, 

Manufacturer  and  Mechanical  Engineer, 

of  Massachusetts, 

Was  born  in  January,  1831,  in  Rochester,  N.Y.  Since 
1887  he  has  been  president  of  the  Morgan  construction 
company;  and  is  president  of  the  Morgan  spring  and  wire 
company.  He  is  president  of  the  American  society  of 
mechanical  engineers;  and  is  director  of  the  First  national 
bank.  He  died  Jan.  10,  1912,  in  Worcester,  Mass. 

B.  F.  DIXON, 

State  Auditor  of  North  Carolina, 

Was  born  March  27,  1845,  in  Cleveland  county,  N.  C. 
He  served  as  a  captain  in  the  civil  war.  He  became  a  suc 
cessful  physician;  was  superintendent  of  Oxford  asylum; 
and  president  of  Greensboro  female  college.  He  has  been 
a  representative  in  the  North  Carolina  state  legislature; 
and  trustee  of  the  university  of  North  Carolina.  He  serv 
ed  as  a  major  in  the  Spanish-American  war  of  1898.  He 
was  auditor  of  the  state  of  North  Carolina  for  the  terms  of 
1900-1904;  1904-1908;  1909  until  his  death  in  office  on 

Sept  26,  1910. 

i 

CALEB  S.  REINHARDT, 

Clerk  State  Supreme  Court  of  Washington. 

He  is  clerk  of  the  state  supreme  court  of  Washington, 

appointed  in  1891,  and  holds  his  office  during  the  pleasure 

of  the  court;  and  resides  in  Olympia,  Wash. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  347 

WICKLIFFE  ROBERT  SMITH, 

State  Representative  of  Idaho, 

Was  born  June  n,  1875,  in  Celina,  Tenn.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools;  and  graduated  from  Liberty 
college  of  Glasgow,  Ky.  For  several  years  he  was  engag 
ed  in  educational  work;  and  as  editor  of  the  educational 
department  of  the  Wisconsin  Republican.  Since  1904  he 
has  been  a  representative  in  the  Idaho  state  legislature  and 
a  member  on  several  important  committees.  He  is  prom 
inently  identified  with  the  business  and  public  affairs  of 
Cameron,  Idaho.  He  is  the  author  of  Blades  of  Blue- 
grass;  The  Midnight  Freight;  Derivative  Words  and 
Synonyms.  Since  1904  he  has  been  a  representative  in  the 
Idaho  state  legislature,  and  resides  in  Cameron,  Idaho. 

WILLIAM  LEWIS  DOUGLAS, 

Manufacturer,  Governor, 

Was  born  Aug.  22,  1845,  in  Plymouth,  Mass.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools  of  Massachusetts.  He  learned 
the  trade  of  bookmaking  at  Hopkinton  and  South  Brain- 
tree,  Mass,;  in  1869  he  began  the  manufacture  of  shoes 
with  a  small  shop ;  and  is  now  the  owner  of  three  factories 
and  of  seventy-eight  retail  stores  in  the  large  cities  of  the 
United  States.  In  1883-84  he  was  a  member  of  the  Mas 
sachusetts  house  of  representatives;  and  in  1886-87  was  a 
member  of  the  state  senate.  In  1891  he  was  mayor  of 
Brockton,  Mass.  In  1905  he  was  governor  of  Massachu 
setts.  In  1884,  1892,  1896  and  1904  he  was  a  delegate  to 
the  national  democratic  conventions. 

ARTHUR  LOOMIS  SANBORN, 

Judge  United  States  District  Court  for  Wisconcin, 
Was  born  Nov.  17,   1850,   in  Beasher  Falls,  N.  Y.     In 
1880-1905  he  practiced  law.    Since  1905  he  has  been  judge 
of  the  United  States  district  court  for  the  western  district 
of  Wisconsin;  and  resides  in  Madison,  Wis. 


348  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

BERNARD  NADAL  BAKER, 

Chemist,  Merchant,  President,  Philanthropist, 
Was  born  May  1 1,  1854,  in  Baltimore,  Md.  He  received 
a  thorough  education  and  graduated  from  the  Sheffield 
scientific  school  of  Yale  university.  He  was  president  of 
the  Atlantic  transport  company;  president  of  the  Baker- 
Whitely  coal  company;  and  president  of  the  Baltimore 
storage  and  lighterage  company.  He  gave  the  ship  Mis 
souri  to  the  United  States  government,  being  moved  there 
to  by  her  record  in  life-saving.  The  Missouri  rescued 
almost  a  thousand  persons  from  sinking  and  disabled 
ships;  she  carried  gratuitously  food  for  thirty-thousand 
people  in  the  Russian  famine;  and  she  transported  between 
one  and  two  thousand  patients  and  hospital  attaches  in  the 
war  with  Spain.  He  also  gave  the  hospital  ship  "Maine" 
to  the  British  government. 

CHARLES  BANKS, 

President  Business  League  of  Mississippi, 
Was  born  March  25,  1873,  in  Clarkdale,  Miss.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Southland  college  of  Arkansas,  and  Rush 
university  of  Mississippi.  Since  1889  he  has  been  a  suc 
cessful  merchant  in  his  native  town;  has  been  supervisor 
of  United  States  census.  He  has  been  a  delegate  to  the 
republican  national  convention;  and  organized  and  is 
cashier  of  the  Bank  of  Mound  Bayou,  Miss.  He  has  been 
vice-president  of  the  National  business  league;  and  is  now 
president  of  the  Mississippi  business  league. 

EDWARD  BERTRAND  FINCK, 

Lawyer,  Author, 

Was  born  Oct.  16,  1870,  in  Louisville,  Ky.  He  was 
educated  at  Allmond's  university  school ;  and  at  the  Louis 
ville  law  school.  He  is  a  successful  attorney-at-law  of 
Louisville,  Ky.  Under  the  nom  de  plume  of  Bert  Finck 
he  is  the  author  of  Pebbles,  Webs,  Plays,  Musings  and 
Pastels,  all  works  of  a  philosophical  and  poetic  nature. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  349 

THOMAS  B.  COOK, 

State  Representative  from  Ray  County, 
Was  born  near  Lawson,  Mo.,  May  6,  1855.  He  attended 
the  common  schools  of  Ray  county  and  the  high  school  of 
Lathrop,  Mo.  He  taught  school  in  Ray  county  from  1874 
to  1880.  Began  the  study  of  medicine  in  the  office  of  Dr. 
W.  C.  James  of  Lawson,  Mo.,  in  1880,  and  graduated 
from  the  university  of  Louisville,  Ky.  in  1883.  Returning 
to  Ray  county,  he  married  Miss  Maude  Mossberger  of 
Carrollton,  Mo.,  and  located  in  Rayville,  where  he  has 
since  practiced  his  profession.  Was  elected  to  the  legisla 
ture  in  1906  and  was  re-elected  in  1908.  In  the  fourty- 
fourth  general  assembly  Dr.  Cook  introduced  and  had 
passed  a  measure  giving  to  circuit  clerks  power  to  fix  bail 
of  persons  charged  with  crime,  during  the  vacation  of 
court.  He  was  made  chairman  of  the  committee  on  ac 
counts  and  in  that  capacity  acquired  thesobriquetofwatch- 
dog  of  the  treasury.  He  took  a  leading  part  in  placing  on 
Missouri's  statutes  many  of  her  most  important  laws.  Be 
sides  enjoying  a  lucrative  practice,  he  is  interested  in  the 
mercantile  business,  and  also  banking  and  farming.  He 
has  one  son,  Thomas,  Jr.,  who  is  a  student  in  Central  col 
lege,  Fayette,  Mo.,  where  he  is  taking  a  course,  prepara 
tory  to  entering  upon  a  regular  course  in  some  medical 
school. 

JONATHAN  LeMOYNE  SNYDER, 

President  Michigan  Agricultural  College, 
Was  born  Oct.  29,  1859,  in  Butler  county,  Pa.  In  1886  he 
graduated  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  from  Westminster  col 
lege  of  Pennsylvania,  receiving  the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  in 
1891.  The  university  of  Michigan  conferred  upon  him 
the  degree  of  LL.D.  in  1908.  In  1889-96  he  was  principal 
of  the  fifth  ward  schools  of  Allegheny,  Pa.,  adding  the 
kindergarten  and  manual  traning  departments.  Since  1896 
he  has  been  president  of  the  Michigan  agricultural  col 
lege;  and  resides  in  East  Lansing,  Mich. 


350  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

CHARLES  JAMES  FOX, 

Major  and  Chief  of  Ordnance,  District  of  Columbia 

National  Guard, 

Was  born  Dec.  8,  1877,  m  Boston,  Mass.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  European  universities  of  Geneva,  Paris  and 
Heidelberg;  and  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Phil 
osophy  from  Heidelberg  university.  He  is  a  successful 
journalist;  and  owns  a  large  farm  near  Rockville,  Md. 
He  has  been  Washington  correspondent  for  syndicate,  in 
cluding  papers  in  every  state  in  the  union.  He  is  the 
author  of  Napoleon  Bonaparte  at  the  siege  of  Toulon; 
The  Trust  Problem  and  a  Solution;  and  is  an  extensive 
contributor  to  current  magazines.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
University  club  of  Washington,  D.C. ;  member  of  Dawson 
lodge,  F.A.A.M.;  and  various  other  patriotic  and  frater 
nal  orders.  Since  1910  he  has  held  the  rank  of  major, 
ordnance  department,  District  of  Columbia  national 
guard;  and  resides  in  Rockville,  Md. 

FRANK   E.   BELTZHOOVER, 

Statesman, 

Was  born  Nov.  6,  1841,  in  Cumberland  county,  Pa.  In 
1858  he  entered  Pennsylvania  college  at  Gettysburg,  where 
he  graduated  in  1862.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1864 
and  has  practiced  since.  In  1868  and  1873  he  was  chair 
man  of  the  democratic  executive  committee  of  the  county; 
and  in  1874  was  elected  district  attorney,  and  served  for 
three  years.  In  1878  he  was  elected  to  the  forty-sixth  and 
forty-seventh  congresses;  and  in  1880  to  the  fifty-second 
and  fifty-third  congresses  as  a  democrat.  In  1876  he  was 
a  delegate  to  the  democratic  national  convention  held  at 
St.  Louis,  and  voted  for  Samuel  J.  Tilden;  and  in  1896  he 
was  also  a  delegate  to  the  democratic  national  convention 
at  Chicago,  and  voted  for  William  J.  Bryan.  In  1892  he 
was  chairman  of  the  democratic  state  convention  of  Penn 
sylvania,  and  supported  Grover  Cleveland.  He  still  prac 
tices  law  in  Carlisle,  Pa. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  351 

JOHN  WILLIAM  HESTON, 

Educator,  College  President, 

Was  born  Feb.  i,  1854,  in  Bellefontaine,  Pa.  From  1879- 
1890  member  of  faculty  of  Pennsylvania  state  college, 
chair  of  science  and  art  of  teaching.  In  1894-96  he  prac 
ticed  law.  In  1892-93  he  was  president  of  the  Washington 
agricultural  college  and  school  of  science;  1896-1903  pres 
ident  South  Dakota  Agricultural  college.  Since  1905 
president  Madison,  S.  D.,  state  normal. 

EDWIN  WILDMAN, 

Journalist,  Diplomat,  Author, 

Was  born  May  9,  1867,  in  Corning,  N.Y.  In  1897,  he  was 
vice  and  deputy  consul  general  at  Hongkong,  China.  In 
1898-1900  he  was  special  war  correspondent  in  the  Phil 
ippines;  and  in  1900-01  was  special  war  correspondent 
with  the  allied  troops  during  the  boxer  revolution  in 
China  for  the  Hearst  newspapers;  and  later  on  the  New 
York  World.  He  is  the  author  of  Aguinaldo,  a  Narrative 
of  Fillipino  Ambitions.  President  Wildman  Magazine 
and  News  Service,  118  East  Twenty-eighth  street,  New 
York. 

D.  M.  FIELD, 

Inventor, 

Was  born  April  21,  1849,  'm  Dahlonega,  Ga.  In  1864  he 
was  a  volunteer  soldier  in  the  confederate  states  army;  and 
in  1898  was  a  government  employee  in  the  Spanish-Amer 
ican  war.  In  1893  he  was  a  member  of  the  Arizona  state 
legislature.  In  1904  he  organized  the  democratic  party  in 
Porto  Rico.  Was  a  member  of  the  Porto  Rico  democratic 
national  committee  for  the  terms  of  1904  to  1912.  He  is 
inventor  of  a  duplex  derrick,  also  of  a  duplex  chain  sling, 
automatic  cane  feeder;  and  simple  process  to  refine  sugar; 
also  for  settling  and  collecting  mineral  in  slimey  ores,  by 
electric  astringency. 


352  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

CHARLES  SHARPLESS  PASTORIUS, 

Treasurer  of  The  Colorado  Investment  and 

Realty   Company, 

Was  born  April  22,  1866,  in  Germantown,  Pa.  He  re 
ceived  a  thorough  education;  and  in  1887  graduated  with 
the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Harvard  university.  He  has 
filled  numerous  positions  of  trust  and  honor;  and  is  now 
treasurer  of  the  Colorado  Investment  and  Realty  com 
pany,  of  Colorado  Springs,  Col.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
American  association  for  the  advancement  of  science;  and 
has  contributed  extensively  to  current  publications. 

JOHN  MOTLEY  MOREHEAD, 

Manufacturer, 

Was  born  July  20,  1866,  in  Charlotte,  N.C.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  primary  schools  of  his  native  city;  and  at  the 
Bingham  military  school  of  North  Carolina.  In  1886  he 
graduated  from  the  university  of  North  Carolina  with  the 
degree  of  A.B.;  and  took  a  business  course  in  Bryant  and 
Stratton  business  college  of  Baltimore,  Md.  He  was  a 
buyer  and  dealer  in  leaf  tobacco  at  Durham.  N.C. ;  and  is 
owner  of  the  Phifer  farm  in  Cabarrus  county,  N.C.  He 
is  vice-president  of  the  Leaksville  woolen  mills  at  Spray, 
N.C.;  and  is  interested  in  manufacturing  and  farming.  In 
1909-11  he  was  a  representative  from  North  Carolina  to 
the  sixty-first  congress  as  a  republican. 

ROBERT  TAYLOR, 

State  Senator  of  Wyoming, 

Was  born  in  1846,  in  Berwickshire,  Scotland.  In  1866  he 
went  to  Pennsylvania;  and  the  following  spring  moved  to 
California  by  the  Nicaragua  route.  In  1880  he  trailed 
sheep  from  California  to  Wyoming;  was  one  of  the  pio 
neers  of  the  business;  owns  a  ranch  in  Wyoming  and  a 
breeding  and  feeding  farm  of  nine  thousand  acres  in  Ne 
braska;  and  is  a  successful  breeder  of  registered  Hamp 
shire  and  Leicester  sheep  and  mutton  merinos. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  353 

JOHN  CURTIS  CALDWELL, 

United  States  Consul, 

Was  born  April  17,  1833,  in  Lowell,  Vt.  In  1855  he  grad 
uated  from  Amherst  college;  and  was  subsequently  ad 
mitted  to  the  bar.  In  1861-62  he  was  colonel  in  the 
eleventh  regiment  Maine  volunteer  infantry;  became  brig 
adier-general  in  1862;  and  was  brevetted  major-general 
in  1865.  In  1864-65  he  was  president  of  the  military  com 
mission.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Maine  state  senate ;  and 
in  1867-69  was  adjutant-general  of  Maine.  In  1869-74  ne 
was  United  States  consul  at  Valparaiso,  Chili.  In  1874-82 
was  minister  and  charge  d'affaires  to  Uruguay  and  Para 
guay.  In  1885-93  and  1895-97  he  was  chairman  of  the 
Kansas  state  board  of  pardons.  He  has  retired  from  con 
sular  service. 

; 

WILLIAM  N.  DECKER, 

Member  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  Pennsylvania, 
Was  born  March  30,  1873,  near  New  Oxford,  Pa.;  son  of 
Jeremiah  G.  Decker  and  Susan  C.  Decker.  He  was  grad 
uated  from  the  state  normal  school,  Shippensburg,  as 
M.E.  in  1895,  also  student  at  Ursinus  college  and  Ameri 
can  business  college.  He  married  in  Macungie,  Pa.,  June 
16,  1898,  Hattie  D.  Schmoyer,  now  deceased;  remarried 
Sept.  24,  1910,  to  Vida  B.  Wolcott,  and  he  has  one  child, 
Leah  S.,  born  in  1905.  He  taught  public  school  for  twelve 
years,  worked  at  bookkeeping  for  three  years,  and  traveled 
for  Maynard,  Merrill  and  company  for  one  year.  Mr. 
Decker  has  been  a  member  of  the  town  council  and  school 
director  of  Macungie  Borough,  member  of  the  house  of 
representatives,  being  elected  in  the  fall  of  1906,  re-elected 
in  1908.  He  was  also  principal  of  schools  of  Macungie 
and  principal  of  schools  of  Coplay.  He  is  a  democrat  in 
politics,  and  a  member  of  the  Reformed  church,  also  a 
member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 


354  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

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LUCIAN  JOHN  FOSDICK, 

Merchant,  Author  and  Farmer, 

Was  born  Feb.  5,  1849,  in  Lowell,  Mass.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools  and  at  McCoy's  commercial 
college  of  Lowell,  Mass.;  and  in  1890  he  graduated  from 
Chautauqua  literary  and  scientific  circle.  Since  1866  he 
has  been  identified  with  the  wholesale  dry  goods  business 
in  Boston,  Mass. ;  is  president  of  Fosdick  department  store 
of  Biddeford,  Maine,  and  director  of  the  Dorchester 
trust  company.  He  has  been  president  of  the  Boston  Bap 
tist  Bethel  society  and  of  the  Boston  Baptist  South  Sunday 
school  teachers'  association  and  is  a  member  of  the  Boston 
Baptist  social  union.  He  was  a  member  of  company  C, 
sixth  Massachusetts  national  guard  and  has  filled  many 
other  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  has  made  a  suc 
cess  of  cranberry  culture  and  is  the  author  of  Monographs 
on  Cranberry  Culture  for  the  state  boards  of  agriculture 
for  the  states  of  Massachusetts  and  Rhode  Island.  He  is 
also  the  author  of  the  French  Blood  in  America,  second 
edition,  published  by  the  Baker  and  Taylor  company  of 
New  York. 

ARCHELAUS  G.  FIELD, 

Physician  and  Surgeon  of  Des  Maines,  Iowa, 
Was  born  Nov.  15,  1829,  in  Gorham,  N.Y.  In  1854  he 
graduated  from  the  Starling  medical  college;  studied  in 
the  medical  department  of  Columbia  university;  and 
graduated  from  the  Simpson  centenary  college  of  law.  He 
attained  success  as  a  noted  physician  and  surgeon  of  Iowa; 
and  for  many  years  filled  the  chair  of  physiology  and  path 
ology  in  the  Keokuk  medical  school.  In  1872  he  was  pres 
ident  of  the  Iowa  state  medical  society;  and  was  president 
of  the  Des  Moines  school  of  technologv.  In  1876  he  was 
a  delegate  to  the  international  medical  congress;  served 
two  terms  as  mayor  of  North  Des  Moines;  and  has  filled 
numerous  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor;  and  resides 
in  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  355 

EDMUND  DUNCAN  MONTGOMERY, 

Physician  and  Biologist, 

Was  born  March  19,  1835,  in  Scotland.  He  was  educated 
in  the  university  of  Heidelberg;  at  Berlin,  Bonn,  and 
Wurzburg;  and  in  1858  graduated  from  the  university  of 
Prague  as  M.D.  In  1859  he  graduated  from  the  univer 
sity  of  Vienna;  and  in  1861  became  a  member  of  the  Royal 
college  of  physicians  of  London,  England.  In  1860-61 
was  resident  physician  of  the  German  hospital  of  London. 
In  1861-62  was  medical  attendant  at  Bermondsey  dispen 
sary  and  at  the  poor  district;  and  in  1861-64  was  pathol 
ogist  of  St.  Thomas'  hospital  of  London,  England.  In 
1865-70  he  practiced  medicine  in  Madeira,  Mentone  and 
Rome;  and  since  1872  has  practiced  his  profession  at 
Hempstead,  Texas.  He  has  been  extensively  engaged  in 
original  investigations  in  biology  and  philosophy,  particu 
larly  in  regard  to  the  vital  functions  of  an  organization  of 
the  living  substance,  protoplasm,  and  the  biological  ex 
planation  of  philosophical  problems.  He  is  the  author  of 
Refutation  of  Kantean  Theory  of  Knowledge;  and  other 
medical  Monographs. 

ROBERT  TUTTLE  MORRIS, 

Physician,  Surgeon,  Scientist,  Author, 
Was  born  May  14,  1857,  in  Seymour,  Conn.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  Cornell  university;  graduated  in  biological  course 
in  the  class  of  1880;  received  the  honorary  decree  of  A.M. 
from  Centre  college  of  Kentucky;  and  in  1882  graduated 
with  the  degree  of  M.D.  from  the  medical  department  of 
Columbia  university.  Since  1882  he  has  been  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  medicine ;  and  is  professor  of  surgery  in  the 
New  York  postgraduate  medical  school  and  hospital  sur 
geon,  and  also  visiting  surgeon  to  the  same  institution.  He 
is  a  fellow  of  the  New  York  academy  of  medicine  and  of 
the  American  association  of  obstetricians  and  gynecolo 
gists.  He  is  the  author  of  various  books  and  Monographs 
on  surgical  topics. 


356  SUCCESSFUL    AMEEICANS 

JOHN  C.  OLSEN, 

Teacher,  Chemist,  Author, 

Was  born  July  22,  1869,  in  Galesburg,  111. ;  son  of  Michael 
and  Cecelia  (Johnson)  Olsen;  graduated  from  Knox  col 
lege,  Galesburg,  111.,  A.B.,  1890;  A.M.,  1893;  university 
work  at  Chicago  uinversity,  1895-1896;  Johns  Hopkins 
university,  1894  an^  1898-1900;  fellow,  1899-1900; 
Ph.D.,  1900;  married  at  Normal,  111.,  Aug.  31,  1898,  Ella 
Walker;  children:  Julian  Walker,  born  1900;  Eugene 
Updike,  born  1902;  Mary  Elizabeth,  born  1905.  Teacher 
of  science,  Jerseyville  (111.)  high  school,  1890-91 ;  princi 
pal,  schools  at  Ipava,  111.,  1891-94;  instructor  in  physics 
and  chemistry,  Austin  high  school,  Chicago,  111.,  1895-98; 
professor  analytical  chemistry,  Polytechnic  institute, 
Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  since  1900;  lecturer  on  same,  Brooklyn 
institute  of  arts  and  sciences  since  1900;  instructor  of  same 
Pratt  institute,  Brooklyn,  1900-06;  food  and  drug  inspec 
tion  chemist,  United  States  department  of  agriculture 
since  1907.  Methodist.  Member  German  chemical  so 
ciety,  American  chemical  society,  charter  member  and  sec- 
reary,  1908,  American  institute  of  chemical  engineers;  di 
rector  department  of  chemistry,  Brooklyn  institute  of  arts 
and  sciences ;  member  Phi  Beta  Kappa  society.  Author  of 
Quantitative  Chemical  Analysis;;  Pure  Foods,  their 
adulteration,  nutritive  value  and  cost,  Ginn  and  company; 
lecturer  on  same  subject;  editor  Van  Nostrand  Chemical 
Annual  and  Transactions  American  Institute  of  Chemical 
Engineers. 

BRACEY  CURTIS, 

President  National  Bank  of  Nogales,  Arizona, 
Was  born  July  21,  1870,  in  Medfield,  Mass.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools  of  Medfield;  and  at  the  Allen 
school  of  West  Newton,  Mass.  He  is  a  successful  banker 
and  president  of  the  First  national  bank  of  his  city;  and 
prominently  identified  with  the  business  and  public  af 
fairs  of  Nogales,  Ariz. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  357 

EUGENE   HOFFMAN   PORTER, 

Physician,  Sanitarian,  Commissioner  of  Health  for 

State  of  New  York  Since  1905, 

Was  born  Aug.  7,  1856,  in  Ghent,  Columbia  county, 
N.Y. ;  son  of  Curtis  H.  Porter,  of  old  Dutch  ancestry,  con 
nected  with  the  Depeyster,  Van  Buren  and  Douw  fam 
ilies;  educated  at  Cortland  normal  school,  Claverack  col 
lege,  Cornell  university;  New  York  medical  college, 
M.D.,  1885,  Rutgers  college,  A.  M.,  1889;  married,  1889, 
Alice  A.  Day,  of  Upper  Lisle,  N.Y. ;  one  son.  Engaged  in 
practice  in  N.Y.,  1885;  editor,  since  1892,  North  Ameri 
can  Journal  of  Homeletics.  Was  professor  of  physiologi 
cal  materia  medica  in  New  York  homeopathic  medical 
college  and  hospital;  was  also  professor  of  medicine, 
chemistry  and  sanitary  science  for  several  pears;  now  con 
sulting  physician  Laura  Franklin  free  hospital  for  chil 
dren,  and  the  Hahnemann  hospital;  medical  examiner, 
Manhattan  life  insurance  company  and  Penn  Mutual  life 
insurance  company;  manager  State  insane  hospital  since 
1897;  university  lecturer  Cornell  university,  1908-09; 
president  several  business  organizations;  has  large  farm 
ing,  dairy  and  creamery  interests;  was  one  of  advisory 
committee  on  International  health  exposition  held  in  New 
York  city,  1898.  Member  society  medical  jurisprudence; 
National  civic  association;  associate  member  G.A.R. ; 
honorary  member  Society  medicale  homeopathique  de 
France,  British  homeopathic  society;  member  American 
institute  homeopathy;  general  secretary  1894-1901,  New 
York  state  homeopathic  medical  society  (ex-president), 
New  York  county  homeopathic  medical  society  (served 
as  vice-president  and  chairman  legislative  commission)  ; 
member  board  of  trustees  Hudson-Fulton  celebration 
commission;  member  New  York  academy  of  sciences, 
American  academy  of  political  and  social  science,  Nation 
al  geographic  society  New  York  museum  of  Natural  his 
tory,  American  publi  chealth  association.  Member  New 
York  state  press  association,  National  editorial  associa- 


358  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

tion  Columbia  Lodge  98,  F.  and  A.M.;  president  Colum 
bia  county  association  in  City  of  New  York;  Hudson 
Lodge,  B.P.O.E.  Clubs:  Unanimous,  Meissen,  Com- 
munipaw  (all  medical)  ;  republican  (member  board  of 
governors),  Cornell  university,  Colonial,  Twilight,  City 
culb  (New  York  city)  ;  Fort  Orange  (Albany). 

CLARENCE  A.  CARR, 

Captain  United  States  Navy, 

Was  born  July  26,  1856,  in  Crawford  county,  Pa.  He  en 
tered  the  naval  academy  at  Annapolis,  Md.,  as  a  cadet 
engineer,  in  September,  1875;  was  graduated  in  June, 
1879;  served  in  all  grades  of  the  engineer  corps,  and  was 
commissioned  as  chief  engineer  in  the  navy  in  February, 
1898;  and  promoted  to  commander,  July,  1906,  and  to 
captain  in  July,  1910.  He  married,  in  October,  1898, 
Blanche,  daughter  of  the  late  Rear  Admiral  Joseph  Lan- 
nan,  United  States  navy;  he  has  had  fifteen  years  and  two 
months  service  at  sea,  and  this  includes  duty  on  every  sta 
tion  except  the  South  Atlantic.  During  the  Spanish- 
American  war  he  had  duty  in  connection  with  the  fitting 
out  of  auxiliary  cruisers  in  New  York,  and  as  chief  engi 
neer  of  the  ordnance  supply  vessel  America.  During  the 
Philippine  campaign  he  served  on  the  Monadnock,  Ben- 
nington,  Solace,  and  at  the  naval  station,  Cavite,  P.  I.  In 
1885  he  received  the  honorary  degree  of  M.E.  from  the 
Stevens  institute  of  technology,  to  which  place  he  was  de 
tailed  for  three  years  as  professor  of  marine  engineering. 
Much  of  his  shore  duty  has  been  as  inspector  of  machin 
ery,  in  which  capacity  he  served  in  connection  with  the 
building  of  the  torpedo  boats  Bailey,  Wilkes  and  Stewart; 
the  cruiser  Marblehead,  and  the  battleships  Kentucky  and 
Nebraska.  In  September,  1904,  he  was  made  fleet  engi 
neer  of  the  Atlantic  coast  squadron,  and  in  June,  1906,  en 
gineer  office  of  the  Mane  Island  navy  yard,  California. 
Since  June,  1910,  he  has  been  naval  inspector  of  machin 
ery,  New  York  city. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  359 

LEE  KAUFER  FRANKEL, 

Charitologistf 

Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Aug.  13,  1867,  son  of  Louis 
Frankel  and  Aurelia  (Lobenburg)  Frankel ;  educated  pub 
lic  schools,  Rugby  academy,  university  of  Pennsylvania, 
B.S.,  1887,  Ph.D.,  1891 ;  married,  1897,  Alice  Reizenstein. 
Instructor  in  chemistry  university  of  Pennsylvania,  1888- 
93;  consulting  chemist,  Philadelphia,  1893-99;  chemist, 
Retail  grocers'  association,  Philadelphia,  1896-99;  presi 
dent,  1898,  chemistry  section  Franklin  institute;  congre 
gation  Rodeph  Shalon,  Philadelphia,  1894-99;  managing 
director  Jewish  chautauqua  society,  1897-99;  honorary 
vice-president  auxiliary  branch  united  Hebrew  charities 
of  Philadelphia;  manager  united  Hebrew  charities  of 
New  York,  1899-1908;  resigned  May  i,  1908,  to  take  up 
work  with  Russel  Sage  foundation;  resigned  Feb.  i,  1909. 
Manager  industrial  department  and  assistat  secretary 
Metropolitan  life  insurance  company;  vice-president, 
1903,  chairman  committee  on  needy  families,  1905,  New 
York  state  conference  charities  and  correction;  member 
Ellis  Island  commission  appointed  by  President  Roose 
velt,  1903.  Editor  Jewish  Charity,  1905-07;  associate  edi 
tor  Charities  and  the  Commons,  1905-09;  chairman  com 
mittee  on  Standard  of  Living,  New  York  state  conference 
of  charities,  1907.  President  National  conference  of 
Jewish  charities,  1910-12.  Has  delivered  many  addresses 
on  charitable  subjects.  Author  (chemistry)  :  The  Oxi- 
nides  by  the  Electric  Current;  Electrolysis3A-g;iesl-r-vS 
dation  of  Metallic  Arsenides  by  the  Electric  Current; 
Electrolysis  of  the  Metallic  Sulphocyanides;  Food  Adul 
teration  and  the  Pure  Food  Law;  The  Jew  and  the  Bible 
in  Alchemy;  also  contributor  of  various  articles  on  Jewish 
Charity  in  Encyclopedia  Americana  and  Jewish  Encyclo- 
pediaa,  articles  on  Common  Sense  Charity;  The  Equip 
ment  of  the  Worker ;  The  Uses  and  LiLmitations  of  Mate 
rial  Relief;  Unusual  Forms  of  Relief;  Tuberculosis  as 
Affecting  Jewish  Charities;  Fifty  Years  in  Jewish  Char- 


360  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

ity;  Co-operation  and  Health  Insurance;  Workingmen's 
Insurance  in  Europe  (Frankel  and  Dawson),  editorials 
and  articles  in  Jewish  Charity.  Member  Judeans,  Phari 
sees  clubs. 


WILLIAM  EVANS  ROGERS, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  April  n,  18846;  son  of  Will 
iam  Evans  and  Harriette  (Ruggles)  Rogers;  educated  in 
Paris,  France,  December  1856,  to  October,  1858;  univer 
sity  of  Pennsylvania,  1861-63;  United  States  Military 
academy,  West  Point,  N.Y.,  1863-67;  married,  Feb.  13, 
1868,  Susan  L.  R.  Fish;  children:  Julia  Fish,  married 
Kenneth  Frazier,  Nov.  27,  1894,  Harriete,  Cornelia,  Will 
iam  Beverley  (married  Grace  Chapin,  June  i,  1908).  En 
listed  in  first  troop  Philadelphia  cavalry,  campaign  of 
1863;  during  the  invasion  of  Pennsylvania  was  appointed 
to  West  Point  in  August,  1863;  graduated  into  United 
States  corps  of  engineers,  June,  1867;  stationed  at  West 
Point  as  instructor  to  first  class  in  artillery  practice,  then 
ordered  upon  survey  of  lakes  with  headquarters  at  De 
troit;  resigned  from  army;  admitted  to  bar;  came  to  New 
York  city  in  1872;  for  several  years  engaged  in  mercantile 
and  railway  pursuits,  particularly  in  survey  and  construc 
tion  of  New  York,  Lackawanna  and  Western  railway,  in 
February,  1883,  appointed  by  Governor  Cleveland,  an 
original  member  of  the  state  board  of  railroad  commis 
sioners  as  "experienced  in  railroad  business,"  under  the  re 
quirements  of  the  statute  to  that  effect;  served  nine  years; 
five  years  as  chairman,  since  February,  1893,  practicing 
law  in  New  York  city.  Republican;  Episcopalian;  ves 
tryman  and  treasurer  of  St.  Phillips  church  in  the  high 
lands.  Member  sons  of  the  revolution,  society  Colonial 
wars.  Clubs:  Metropolitan,  Union  League. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  361 

MARCUS  M.  MARKS, 

Clothing  Manufacturer, 

Was  born  March  18,  1858,  in  Schenectady,  N.Y. ;  son  of 
David  and  Leontine  Marks,  educated  in  the  public  school 
35,  New  York  city,  and  class  of  '77  college,  city  of  New 
York,  entering  senior  year;  married  in  New  York  city, 
May  21,  1890,  Esther  Friedman;  children:  Bernice,  born 
1891;  Alan,  born  1895;  Eric,  born  1896;  Warren,  born 
1899;  Doris,  born  1903.  Started  present  firm,  with  father, 
in  1877;  incorporated,  1903,  David  Marks  and  Sons,  of 
which  he  is  president.  Member  committee  of  one  hundred 
that  nominated  Seth  Low  and  other  Fusion  candidates  of 
New  York  city;  takes  prominent  part  in  movements  for 
city  betterment  and  writer  for  magazines;  public  speaker 
on  labor  questions  and  philanthropy.  Accepted  by  Gov 
ernor  Hughes  on  commission  of  Immigration.  Republi 
can.  Hebrew.  Member  numerous  societies  for  study  of  po 
litical  economy  and  civics;  member  President  Roosevelt 
Noble  prize  committee  of  nine  on  industrial  peace.  Presi 
dent  National  association  of  clothiers,  member  executive 
committee  of  National  civic  federation;  member  chamber 
of  commerce,  trustee  Hosp.  Saturday  and  Sunday  asso 
ciation.  President  Tuberculosis  prevention  for  children. 
Director  Merchants'  association;  member  City  club  and 
republican  club. 

JAMES  BRADLEY  ORMAN, 

Miner,  Railroad  President,  Governor, 
Was  born  Nov.  4,  1849,  in  Muscatine,  Iowa.  For  many 
years  he  was  engaged  as  a  contractor,  building  many  rail 
ways  in  Kansas  and  Colorado;  and  has  also  built  large  ir 
rigation  canals.  For  five  years  he  was  president  of  the 
Pueblo  street  railway;  and  is  identified  with  large  mining 
interests.  In  1901-02  he  was  governor  of  the  state  of  Col 
orado.  He  is  the  president  of  the  Bankers'  consolidated 
mines  of  Ouray,  Col. 


362  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

HENRY  MAGIFFORD  ECHLIN, 

General  Agent  Aetna  Life  Insurance  Company,  1904-07, 
Was  born  Dec.  13,  1863,  in  Hamilton,  Ont. ;  son  of  Henry 
M.  and  Mary  Ann  (Cassidy)  Echlin;  educated  at  Albion 
(Mich.)  college,  1884-86;  Northwestern  university,  B.Sc., 
1892;  married,  Feb.  7,  1901,  at  Chicago  to  Daisy  Haines 
Snell;  one  son,  Henry  Molyneux,  born  1906;  one  daugh 
ter,  Margaret  Snell  Echlin,  born  1908.  Assistant  secre 
tary  Chicago  society  for  university  extension,  1892-93  ;  in 
structor  mathematics,  Armour  institute,  Chicago,  1893-94; 
organizer  University  extension  centers  for  university  of 
Chicago,  1894-95;  western  representative  Leach,  Shewell 
and  Sanborn,  publishers,  1895-97;  manager  Chicago  office 
Charles  Scribner's  Sons,  1897-98;  western  manager  D. 
Appleton  and  company,  1898-1900;  agency  director  New 
York  life  insurance  company,  1900-04;  general  agent 
Aetna  life  insurance  company  since  1904.  Republican. 
Methodist.  President  Michigan  society  of  New  York, 
1907-08 ;  trustee  Beta  Theta  Pi  Alumni  club  of  New  York, 
1907-08.  Recreation:  Golf.  Clubs:  City,  Saegkill,  Golf. 
Residence,  New  York  city. 

JOHN  FLESHER  NEWSOM, 

Geologist,  Author, 

Was  born  Sept.  6,  1869,  in  Elizabethtown,  Ind.  In  1891 
he  graduated  with  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  the  university 
of  Indiana;  and  in  1892  received  the  degree  of  A.M.  from 
Leland  Stanford,  Jr.,  university.  In  1899-1901  he  was 
post-graduate  student  and  teacher  at  the  Leland  Stan 
ford,  Jr.,  university.  In  1891-93  he  was  assistant  geologist 
to  the  geological  survey  of  Arkansas;  and  instructor  in 
geology  in  1895-96;  and  assistant  professor  of  geology  in 
1896-98,  at  the  Indiana  university.  In  1898  he  became 
assistant  professor,  and  since  1901  has  been  associate-pro 
fessor  of  mining  at  the  Stanford  university  of  Califor 
nia.  He  is  the  author  of  Syllabus  of  Lectures  on  Eco 
nomic  Geology. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  363 

FREEMAN  DAILY  BOVARD, 

Educator,  Journalist,  Mathematician, 
Was  born  Jan.  5,  1851,  in  Alpha,  Ind.  He  graduated  from 
De  Pauw  university  of  Greencastle,  Ind.,  and  has  received 
the  degrees  of  A.B.,  A.M.,  D.D.  and  Ph.D.  In  1875  he 
was  ordained  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal  ministry.  In 
1880-85  he  was  professor  of  mathematics  at  the  university 
of  Southern  California,  of  which  he  was  also  vice-presi 
dent.  In  1887-93  he  was  presiding  elder  of  the  San  Fran 
cisco  district.  In  1889-1900  he  was  secretary  of  the  move 
ment  for  the  exemption  from  taxation  of  churches  in  Cali 
fornia.  In  1900,  1904,  1908  and  1912  he  was  delegate  to 
the  general  conference.  Since  1900  he  has  been  editor  of 
the  California  Christian  Advocate;  and  is  the  author  of 
valuable  contributions  to  current  literature  of  the  church. 
Fraternal  delegate,  1910,  to  the  Methodist  church  of  Can 
ada  and  delegate  to  the  Ecumenical  conference  at  Toron 
to,  1911. 

JOHN  HENRY  PARKER, 

Captain  United  States  Army, 

Was  born  Sept.  19,  1866,  near  Tipton,  Mo.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  Clarksburg  college ;  and  at  the  United  States  mili 
tary  academy  of  West  Point,  N.Y.  In  1898  he  was  com 
mander  of  the  gatling  guns  at  the  battle  and  siege  of  San 
tiago,  Cuba;  and  in  1899-1901  was  major  in  the  thirty- 
ninth  infantry  United  States  volunteers.  In  1901  he  was 
assistant  to  the  judge-advocate,  division  of  the  Philip 
pines,  in  charge  of  military  commissions.  He  is  the  in 
ventor  of  combination  machine  gun  and  ammunition  cart. 
He  is  the  author  of  Gatling  Guns  at  Santiago;  Tactical 
Uses  and  Organization  of  Machine  Guns  in  the  Field; 
The  Oriental  Problem  of  the  United  States ;  and  Brown  of 
the  Steenth,  a  novel  of  the  Philippines.  Since  1901  he 
has  held  the  rank  of  captain  in  the  twenty-eighth  infantry 
United  States  army. 


364  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

HARLAN  HOYT  HORNER, 

Chief,  Examinations  Division,  New  York  State 

Education  Department, 

Was  born  May  4,  1878,  at  Moravia,  Iowa;  son  of  Eugene 
Brandon  and  Susan  Cordelia  (Sears)  Horner;  graduate 
of  university  of  Illinois,  A.B.,  1901 ;  married  at  Cerro 
Gordo,  111.,  Sept.  15,  1904,  Gioga  Dagmar  Gaston.  In 
structor  in  rhetoric  university  of  Illinois,  1901-02;  secre 
tary  to  president  university  of  Illinois,  1903-04;  secretary 
to  New  York  state  education  department  Oct.  i,  1907  to 
Oct.  i,  1910;  chief  examinations  division  in  same  depart 
ment  since  Oct.  i,  1910.  Republican;  Presbyterian.  Mem 
ber  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon  fraternity,  Phi  Beta  Kappa 
rociety.  Masters  lodge,  No.  5,  A.F.  and  A.M.  National 
education  association ;  New  York  state  historical  associa 
tion,  Hudson  river  schoolmasters',  University  and  Aura- 
nia  clubs. 


FRANK  WHEELER  MONDELL, 

United  States  Congressman  at  Large  from  Wyoming, 
Was  born  Nov.  5,  1860,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  is  a  success 
ful  discoverer,  developer,  and  manager  of  extensive  coal 
interests  at  Newcastle,  Wyo.  He  engaged  in  mercantile 
pursuits  and  in  railway  construction  in  various  western 
states  and  territories.  He  was  mayor  of  Newcastle  in 
1888-95.  He  was  a  member  of  the  first  state  senate  in 
1890;  and  served  as  president  of  that  body  at  the  session 
of  1892.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  republican  national 
convention  at  Minneapolis  in  1892.  In  1897  he  was  ap 
pointed  assistant  commissioner  of  the  general  land  office. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  fifty-fourth,  fifty-sixth,  fifty- 
seventh,  fifty-eighth,  fifty-ninth,  sixtieth  and  sixty-first 
congresses  as  a  republican.  He  was  re-elected  to  the  sixty- 
second  congress  from  the  district  of  Wyoming  for  the  term 
of  1911-13  and  resides  in  Newcastle,  Wyo. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  365 

NORRIS  LINDSAY  NORDEN, 

Was  born  in  1887.  He  received  the  degree  of  B.S.  from 
Columbia  university,  1909,  M.A.  in  1910,  and  Bachelor 
of  Music  in  1911.  Studied  orchestration  and  composition 
under  Cornelius  Rubner,  professor  of  music,  Columbia 
university,  and  Max  Spicker,  theorist  and  composer,  New 
York  city.  Assistant  organist,  Holy  Trinity  church,  New 
York  city,  1902-04,  special  student  in  music,  Columbia 
university,  1904-05,  assistant  organist,  St.  Paul's  chapel, 
Columbia  university,  1905-10,  assistant  organist,  St.  Bar 
tholomew's  church,  New  York  city,  under  Mr.  Richard 
Henry  Warren,  1904-05;  also  organist  of  the  chapel  and 
music  director  of  the  parish  house,  directing  choirs  in 
German,  Chinese  and  Armenian  departments,  as  well  as 
English  choirs.  Organist  and  choirmaster,  St.  Mary's 
P.E.  church,  Brooklyn,  1906;  director  of  St.  Mary's 
choral  society,  1907-08;  instructor  in  music  in  the  high 
school  of  commerce,  New  York  city,  1909 ;  also  director  of 
the  orchestra  of  fifty  pieces  of  the  high  school.  At  pres 
ent  director  of  St.  Mary's  choir  of  forty  voices.  Com 
poser  of  "Four  Hymns"  (published  by  Pond  and  com 
pany,  N.Y.),  "Ave  Verum,"  a  capella  (Luckhar  and  Bel- 
der,  N.Y.),  "God  That  Madest,"  "Shepherd  of  Tender 
Youth,"  "There's  a  Home  for  Little  Children,"  "Hail 
Thou  Once  Despised  Jesus,"  other  numerous  hymns  and 
chants,  "Thanatopsis"  (a  meditation  of  death)  for  so 
prano,  tenor  and  bass  solo,  chorus  and  full  orchestra  (ac 
cepted  for  the  degree  of  M.A.  in  Columbia  university,  in 
partial  fulfillment),  "Te  Deum,"  "Benedictus"  'and 
"Jubilate,"  for  soprano  solo,  chorus,  and  full  orchestra 
(accepted  for  part  of  the  requirement  for  the  degree  of 
Mus.  Bac.),  several  kindergarten  songs  and  marches, 
"Lord,  Thou  Art  God,"  for  soprano  solo,  chorus  and  or 
gan  (published,  Boston  Music  company),  etc.  Student 
of  choral  singing  and  boy  choir  efficiency.  Gave  combined 
services  and  recitals,  with  St.  Ann's  choir  assisting,  1908- 


366  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

10,  in  St.  Mary's  church,  numerous  choir  recitals  and  pre 
sentations  of  religious  works. 


WILLIAM  ALONZO  WILCOX, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  in  Olean,  N.Y.,  July  25,  1857;  son  of  Nathan 
Pendleton  Wilcox  and  Celestine  (Birge)  Wilcox;  and  is 
a  descendant  in  the  ninth  generation  from  Edward  Wil 
cox,  of  Rhode  Island,  1638;  also  from  Governors  Haynes 
and  Wyllis,  of  Connecticut,  and  Dudley  of  Massachusetts; 
from  Mabel  Harlakenden,  from  Richard  Warren  and 
John  Alden.  He  married,  April  22,  1885,  Katherine  Jen 
kins,  of  Wyoming,  Pa.,  and  they  have  three  children: 
William  J.,  Emily  and  Helen.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  January,  1880,  and  has  been  in  practice  at  Scran- 
eon  since  that  date.  He  served  in  the  national  guard  of 
Pennsylvania,  1880-89.  Mr.  Wilsox  was  formerly  title 
officer  of  the  Title  Guaranty  and  Surety  company  of 
Scranton  and  is  no  wtrust  ocer  of  the  Scranton  Trust  com 
pany;  is  a  director  of  the  Lackawanna  law  and  library  as 
sociation;  charter  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  bar  asso 
ciation;  member  of  the  American  bar  association.  He  is 
vice-president  of  the  Wyoming  commemorative  associa 
tion  and  the  New  England  society  of  Northeastern  Penn 
sylvania,  corresponding  member  of  Wyoming  historical 
and  geological  society;  past  master  of  Nicholson  lodge 
and  past  high  priest  of  Factoryville  chapter  of  masons.  He 
edited  a  volume  of  Pennsylvania  law  reports  and  a  Wil- 
cox-Brown-Medbery  genealogy.  Mr.  Wilcox  is  a  Pres 
byterian  in  church  relations  and  a  democrat  in  politics. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Scranton  club.  Received  honorary 
degree  of  A.M.  from  Hamilton  college  in  1908. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  367 

WILLIAM  C.  NIXON, 

Railway  Official, 

Was  born  Feb.  15,  1858,  in  Earlville,  111.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools  of  Illinois.  In  1871  he  began 
railway  service  with  the  Atchison,  Topeka  and  Santa  Fe 
railway;  and  until  1896  was  superintendent  of  terminals, 
Chicago,  and  in  1897-1900  was  superintendent  of  the  Chi 
cago  division.  In  1900-02  he  was  general  superintendent, 
in  1902-04  was  general  manager  and  in  1904-06  was  sec 
ond  vice-president  and  general  manager  of  the  Gulf,  Col 
orado  and  Santa  Fe  railway.  In  1906  he  became  vice- 
president  and  general  manager  of  the  St.  Louis  and  San 
Francisco  railway.  He  has  always  been  interested  in  the 
science  of  agriculture. 

THOMAS  MACDONALD  PATTERSON, 

United  States  Senator  from  Colorado, 
Was  born  Nov.  4,  1840,  in  Ireland.  In  1874  he  was  ap 
pointed  attorney  for  the  city  of  Denver,  Col.  He  was 
elected  a  delegate  from  Colorado  to  the  forty-fourth  con 
gress;  and  upon  the  admission  of  Colorado  as  a  state  in 
1876  was  elected  a  representative  from  that  state  to  the 
forty-fourth  and  forty-fifty  congresses  as  a  democrat. 

N.  F.  REED, 

Treasurer  State  Committee  of  Iowa, 
Was  born  Oct.  i,  1869,  in  Joliet,  111.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  Eldon,  Iowa,  He  is  prominently 
identified  with  the  business  affairs  of  Ottumwa,  Iowa;  is 
interested  in  the  drug  business  in  several  cities  in  south 
ern  Iowa;  and  identified  with  the  Central  drug  company 
of  Ottumwa.  He  has  been  chairman  of  the  sixth  district 
congressional  committee;  chairman  of  the  city  central 
committee;  and  director  of  the  Iowa  state  pharmaceutical 
association.  In  1908  he  became  treasurer  of  the  state  com 
mittee  of  Iowa. 


368  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

WALDO  GRANT  MORSE, 

Lawyer,  Counsel, 

Was  born  March  13,  1859,  in  Rochester,  N.Y.  For  two 
years  he  attended  the  university  of  Rochester;  spent  two 
years  in  travel  and  reading;  and  in  1884  was  admitted  to 
the  practice  of  law.  Since  1886  he  has  practiced  his  pro 
fession  in  New  York  city.  He  was  appointed  on  the  pali 
sades  commission  by  Governor  Morton  and  drew  up  the 
palisades  national  reservation  bills  which  passed  the  New 
York  and  New  Jersey  legislatures ;  and  drew  up  a  con 
gressional  bill.  He  was  twice  president  of  the  Morse  so 
ciety  of  America;  counsel  and  director  of  the  Darien  and 
western  railway  company;  vice-president  and  director  of 
the  State  bank  of  Seneca  Falls,  N.  Y. ;  and  is  a  director  of 
several  corporations. 

HENRY  BREWER  QUINBY, 

Banker,  State  Senator,  Governor, 

Was  born  June  10,  1846,  in  Biddeford,  Maine.  In  1869 
he  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  from  Bowdoin  college, 
the  degree  of  A.  M.  in  1872;  the  degree  of  M,  D.  in  1880; 
and  LL.  D.  in  1909.  He  is  president  of  the  Laconia  sav 
ings  bank;  was  state  senator  in  1889-90;  and  in  1909-11 
was  governor  of  New  Hampshire. 

CHARLES  LEONARD  ROLLINS, 

Astronomer  and  Philosopher, 

Was  born  Nov.  7,  1856,  in  Carlton,  N.  Y.  In  1877-78  he 
was  a  student  at  Albion  academy.  In  1882-99  was  a  con" 
tractor  and  builder  of  Albion,  N.  Y. ;  and  in  1888  moved 
to  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  He  built  the  Pierce  invalids'  hotel  and 
the  World's  dispensary  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  Since  1902  he 
has  been  general  manager  of  the  Pixley  land  company; 
and  has  built  two  thousand  houses.  He  is  the  author  of 
Theories  Regarding  Light,  Heat,  Magnetic  Forces  and 
General  Physics,  which  he  has  expounded  before  the  In 
ternational  progressive  league  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  369 

ARTEMAS  B.  SMITH, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  at  Westminster,  Worcester  county,  Mass., 
March  21,  1844;  son  of  George  and  Eunice  (Garfield) 
Smith;  educated  in  public  school  and  academy  of  native 
town;  Wesleyan  academy,  Wilbraham,  Mass.,  Amherst 
college,  A.B.,  1868,  and  law  department  of  Columbia  uni 
versity;  married  at  Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  Sept.  23,  1874,  Mar 
garet  Graham.  Engaged  in  active  law  practice  in  New 
York  city;  member  law  firm  of  Smith  and  Bowman,  since 
April,  1880.  Democrat  (independent).  Member  New 
York  law  institute,  New  York  county  lawyers'  association. 
Clubs:  Brooklyn  university,  Brooklyn  democratic. 

CHARLES  R.  HUDSON, 

Vice-President  Mexican  Central  Railway, 
Was  born  Sept.  29,  1860.  Entered  railway  service  Nov. 
1877,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively  to  Nov.  1887, 
in  various  minor  positions,  such  as  telegraph  operator, 
brakeman,  clerk,  stenographer  and  station  agent,  on  sev 
eral  railroads;  Nov.  1887  to  April  i,  1889,  general  freight 
and  passenger  agent  Mexico-Arizona  railway  and  Sonora 
railway  at  Guaymas,  Mex. ;  April  i,  1889,  to  Jan.i,  1890, 
vice-president  Rio  Grande  and  El  Paso  railroad  and  divi 
sion  freight  and  passenger  agent  Atchison  Topeka  and 
Santa  Fe  railroad  at  El  Paso,  Tex.;  Jan.  i,  1890,  to  Sept. 
15,  1899,  assistant  general  freight  agent  Atchison  Topeka 
and  Santa  Fe  railroad  at  Topeka,  Kan.;  Sept.  15,  1899, 
to  Jan.  i,  1903,  general  freight  and  passenger  agent  Mexi 
can  Central  railway;  Jan.  i,  to  July  7,  1903,  traffic  man 
ager  same  road,  July  8,  1903,  to  July  i,  1905,  president 
San  Antonio  and  Aransas  Pass  railway;  July,  1905,  to 
Feb.  i,  1909,  vice-president  in  charge  of  operating  depart 
ments  Mexican  Central  railway.  Since  Feb.  1909  to  date, 
vice-pi esident  National  railways  of  Mexico,  at  Mexico 
City. 


370  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

RICHARD  LOPER  BAIRD, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Dec.  4,  1850;  son  of  William 
Merser  Baird  and  Susan  I.  (Cooper)  Baird.  He  entered 
the  university  of  Pennsylvania  in  the  classical  course  in 
1867,  but  left  at  the  close  of  the  Freshman  year  to  enter 
the  Philadelphia  Polytechnic  institute,  from  which  he 
he  was  graduated  as  C.E.  in  1870;  afterward  entered  the 
law  department  of  the  university  of  Pennsylvania,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  as  LL.  B.  in  1875.  Mr.  Baird 
married  Elizabeth  Borden  Hopkinson,  daughter  of  Oli 
ver  and  Elizabeth  (Swain)  Hopkinson.  Since  1875  Mr. 
Baird  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  Philadel 
phia,  and  is  now  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Baird  and 
Hopkinson.  He  was  acting  deputy  collector  of  customs 
of  Philadelphia  from  January  to  August,  1889  In  1891 
he  was  appointed  state  clerk  by  city  treasurer  William 
Redwood  Wright  and  conducted  the  laborious  investiga 
tions  into  the  methods  and  conduct  of  the  then  mercantile 
appraisers  of  the  city  of  Philadelphia  which  resulted  in 
their  arrest,  indictment,  their  pleas  of  guilty  and  dismissal 
from  office  by  the  court.  On  May  23,  1893,  Mr.  Baird 
was  appointed  by  President  Grover  Cleveland  assistant 
appraiser  of  merchandise  for  the  district  of  Philadelphia 
and  on  April  i,  1896,  was  appointed  by  President  Clev- 
land  appraiser  of  merchandise  for  the  district  in  place 
of  Hon.  Charles  E.  Ingersoll,  the  former  appraiser  who 
had  resigned.  Mr.  Baird  held  this  position  until  the  ap 
pointment  by  President  McKinley  of  Hon.  Lynn  Hart- 
ranft  as  appraiser  on  April  20,  1897  when  Mr.  Baird  re 
sumed  the  practice  of  his  profession. 


371 

JEFFERSON  SCOTT  POLK, 

President  of  the  Consolidated  Street  Railway  System 

of  Des  Moines,  Iowa, 

Was  born  Feb.  18,  1831,  near  Georgetown,  Ky.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state;  attended 
the  Georgetown  college  of  Kentucky;  and  in  1854  was  ad 
mitted  to  the  bar.  In  1856  he  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
law  in  Des  Moines,  Iowa;  and  soon  attained  prominence 
as  one  of  the  ablest  lawyers  in  the  state.  In  1885  he  re 
tired  from  the  active  practice  of  law;  and  devoted  his  time 
and  attention  to  his  various  personal  interests.  His  princi 
pal  work  has  been  in  promoting  the  building  of  various 
railroads  leading  into  the  city  of  Des  Moines;  and  in 
building  other  improvements  of  that  city.  He  is  largely 
interested  in  the  business  and  public  affairs  of  his  city;  has 
filled  various  positions  of  trust  and  honor  ;andis  now  pres 
ident  of  the  Consolidated  railway  system  of  the  city  of 
Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

MOSES  TAYLOR  PYNE, 

Lawyer,  Trustee,  Railroad  President, 
Was  born  Dec.  21,  1855,  in  New  York  City.  He  grad 
uated  from  Princeton  university  and  from  Columbia  law 
school.  In  1880-92  he  was  general  counsel  of  the  Dela 
ware,  Lackawanna  and  western  railroad  company.  He 
is  a  trustee  and  chairman  of  the  finance  committee  of 
Princeton  university;  of  Lawrenceville  school;  and  of  St. 
Paul's  school  of  Concord,  N.  H.  He 'is  president  of  the 
Cayuga  and  Susquehanna  railroad  company,  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Princeton  insurance  company;  and  chairman 
of  Princeton  township,  NJ.  He  is  director  of  the  national 
city  bank;  the  farmer's  loan  and  trust  company;  the  con 
solidated  gas  company,  and  other  corporations  in  New 
York  City.  He  became  public  library  commissioner  of 
the  state  of  New  Jersey;  and  has  filled  numerous  other 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 


372  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

CHARLES  CARROLL  ALBERTSON, 

Clergyman,  Author, 

Was  born  Feb.  n,  1865,  in  Plainfield,  Ind. ;  son  of  Ben 
jamin  and  Martha  (Bowman)  Albertson;  educated  for  the 
law,  but  later  took  theological  course  at  Garret  Biblical 
institute  of  Northwestern  university;  honorary  D.D.,  Al 
legheny  college,  1899;  married,  1899,  Florence  Edith 
Romer  at  Buffalo,  N.Y.  Pastor  Methodist  Episcopal 
churches  at  Goshen,  Ind.,  1888-92;  Jamestown,  1892-93; 
Buffalo,  1895-99;  Philadelphia,  1899-1904;  Central  Pres 
byterian  church,  Rochester,  N.Y.,  since  1904.  Also  lec 
turer  and  contributor  to  current  literature,  poems,  essays, 
etc.  Author:  Safe  Counsel  and  Sweet  Comfort,  1891; 
The  Gospel  According  to  Christ,  1898;  Many  Voices, 
1904;  Death  and  After,  1906;  College  Sermons,  1910; 
Distinctive  Ideas  of  Jesus,  1911.  Editor:  Light  on  the 
Hills,  1904;  and  other  works.  Founder  and  president 
Booklovers'  Guide  (Philadelphia).  Member  Phi  Delta 
Theta,  Phi  Alpha,  American  Philosophical  society,  Vic 
toria  institute  (London)  National  Civic  federation;  Au 
thors'  Council,  Public  Health,  Americans  of  America, 
Acrhasol.  section  university  of  Pennsylvania.  Clubs: 
Union  League  (Philadelphia)  ;  Genesee  Valley,  Oak  Hill 
country  (Rochester). 


JAMES  H.  REEVES, 
United  States  Army  Officer, 

Was  born  in  Alabama.  In  1888  he  was  appointed  from 
Alabama  as  a  cadet  in  the  United  States  military  academy 
at  West  Point;  in  1892  graduated  from  that  institution  of 
learning  and  was  appointed  second  lieutenant  in  the 
fourth  cavalry.  In  1897  he  was  transferred  to  the  sixth 
cavalry;  in  1898  promoted  first  lieutenant  in  the  second 
cavalry;  in  1901  became  captain  in  the  fourteenth  cav 
alry, 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  373 

FREDERICK  JAMES  HALL, 

Business  Man, 

Was  born  in  New  York  city  Nov.  i,  1861 ;  son  of  James 
F.  Hall  ((brigadier-general  of  engineers)  and  Violetta 
Morgan  (Marsh)  Hall;  educated  in  private  schools  and 
Peekskill  military  academy;  married  Oct.  i,  1903,  Eliza 
beth  Wotherspoon  Miles;  children:  Victorine  Morgan, 
born  Sept.  28,  1904,  Elizabeth  Wotherspoon,  born  May  i, 
1908.  Successively  clerk  assistant  to  general  manager,  as 
sistant  general  manager,  general  manager  and  now  treas 
urer  of  the  Habirshaw  Wire  company,  successors  to  the 
India  rubber  and  gutta  percha  insulating  company.  Usu 
ally  republican  in  politics;  confirmed  in  Episcopalian 
church;  now  Unitarian.  Member  A.  A.  A.  S.,  National 
Geographical  society,  American  institute  of  electrical  en 
gineers,  New  York  state  historical  society,  American  acad 
emy  of  political  and  social  science,  Mil.  Order  Loyal 
Legion,  Society  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  American  eco 
nomic  association.  Recreation:  Golf.  Clubs:  Trans 
portation,  Knollwood  country. 

WILLIAM  J.  HOBBS, 

Railroad  Vice-president, 

Was  born  Jan.  16,  1854,  at  Wells,  York  county,  Me.  En 
tered  railway  service  December,  1872,  since  which  he  has 
been  consecutively  to  1874,  clerk  in  auditor's  office;  1874- 
75,  cashier  in  treasurer's  office;  1875-83,  paymaster  and 
cashier;  and  1883-84,  auditor  Eastern  railroad;  1884-85, 
auditor  Boston  and  Maine  railroad;  1885-90  general  audi 
tor;  1904-11,  fourth  vice-president  and  general  auditor; 
no  wvice-president  and  general  auditor,  same  road  in 
charge  of  finance  and  accounts;  is  also  general  auditor 
Vermont  Valley,  Sullivan  county  and  Mt.  Washington 
and  St.  Johnsbury  and  Lake  Champlain  railroads;  comp 
troller  Montpelier  and  Wells  river  railroad  and  Barre 
railroad  company;  and  auditor  New  York  harbor  and 
beach  railroad. 


374  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

ROYAL   RICHARDSON, 

Banker  and  Statesman  of  Iowa, 

Was  born  Feb.  12,  1827,  in  Phillipston,  Mass.  He  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools,  attending  three  months 
in  a  year.  In  early  life  he  was  engaged  as  a  carpenter; 
and  for  many  years  has  been  a  successful  farmer.  For 
fifty-four  years  he  has  been  a  resident  of  Pleasant,  Iowa; 
where  he  has  filled  various  positions  of  trust  and  honor, 
and  served  as  acting  mayor.  He  has  been  prominently 
identified  with  the  business  and  public  affairs  of  his  com 
munity,  but  has  retired  from  active  business  life  on  ac 
count  of  his  advanced  age.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Metho 
dist  church.  He  is  president  of  the  bank  of  Pleasanton  in 
Iowa.  He  is  proprietor  of  a  large  farm  in  Decatur  county. 


WILLIAM  AUGUSTINE  GOLDEN 

Lawyer  (Notary] , 

Was  born  June  28,  1857,  at  Taneytown,  Md.;  youngest 
child  (3d  son)  of  William  and  Mary  A.  Wivell)  Golden: 
descendants  of  pioneer  settlers  of  that  state.  Educated 
chiefly  at  Eagleton  institute,  Taneytown;  Berkeley  aca 
demy,  Martinsburgh,  W.  Va. ;  and  Rock  Hill  college, 
Ellicott  City,  Md.  Studied  law,  in  Pittsburg,  with  State- 
senator  Jos.  M.  Gazzam  (latterly  and  now  of  Philadel 
phia,)  and  United  States  district  attorney  Harry  H.  Me 
Cormick;  admitted  in  that  city  January  8  and  in  Balti 
more,  March  16,  1880;  in  Westminster,  Md.,  Nov.  14, 
1882.  Latter  part  of  1875  and  most  of  1876,  1883  and 
most  of  1884,  last  °f  J88<;  to  middle  1889  generally  en 
gaged  in  journalistic,  principally  editorial  work;  mainly 
socio-religious.  Latterly  in  forefront  in  local  civic  organ 
izations;  e.  g.  president  Uptown  board  of  trade,  the  vice- 
president  of  (21)  allied  boards  and  affiliated  bodies  of 
like  character,  etc.  Is  a  brother  of  the  federal  congress- 

,  c> 

man  1903-11  from  the  eighteenth  New  York  district. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  375 

THEODORE  BELZNER, 

Civil  Engineer  and  City  Surveyor, 
Was  born  Feb.  4,  1879,  in  New  York  city;  son  of  Julius 
Christian  and  Elizabeth  (Heim)  Belzner;  graduated 
public  schools,  1893;  student  Cooper  union  scientific 
school,  1896-97;  International  correspondence  school 
(bridge  engineering  course).  Appointed  city  surveyor, 
City  of  New  York,  Oct.  12,  1897,  by  Mayor  Strong;  now 
inspector  of  steel  and  bridge  inspector  of  maintenance, 
Williamsburgh  bridge,  department  of  bridges,  City  of 
New  York;  married  in  New  York  city,  1903,  Helerj 
Nelson  Davenport.  Began  engineering  profession  under 
T.  G.  Smith,  civil  engineer,  architect  and  builder,  1893- 
98;  in  detailing  many  buildings  which  were  condemned 
by  City  of  New  York  made  personally  about  300  separate 
reports  regarding  conditions  of  buildings;  superintendent 
of  building  construction,  on  engineering  work,  private  and 
public  surveys,  etc. ;  topographical  draftsman,  city  depart 
ment;  assistant  to  John  F.  O'Rourke,  contracting  engi 
neer,  New  York  citv  island  bridge;  engineer  inspector, 
tunnel  construction,  W.Va.  Short  Line  railroad;  United 
States  inspector  dike  repairing,  Manasquan  Inlet,  N.J.; 
architect  superintendent  with  Oscar  Lowinson,  architect 
and  engineer;  United  States 'inspector  lock  and  dam  con 
struction,  Warrior  river,  Ala.;  Jan.  1901,  to  April,  1907, 
inspector  of  masonry  and  steel  construction,  New  York 
rapid  transit  railroad  commission,  on  large  part  <?f  beam 
tunnel  from  City  Hall  to  Thirty-third  street,  Manhattan 
Valley  viaduct  (seven-eighths  of  a  mile  long),  east  side 
viaduct  (over  three  and  one-half  miles  long),  reinforced 
concrete  inspection  shed,  West  Farms,  N.Y. ;  west  side  via 
duct  (one  and  one-half  miles  long)  ;  Harlem  ship  canal 
bridge  at  Kingsbridge,  west  side  viaduct  extension,  and 
steel  foundation  Van  Courtlandt  park  extension.  April, 
1907,  to  1909  inspector  of  steel  Blackwell's  island  bridge 
(No.  4)  and  1909  to  date  bridge  inspector  and  inspector 
of  steel,  Williamburgh  bridge.  Former  private  New  York 


376  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

signal  corps,  national  guard,  N.Y.  Lutheran.  Junior, 
American  society  of  civil  engineers  (elected  Oct.  5,  1897) 
and  associate,  May  3,  1910,  also  member  of  the  Technical 
league.  Recreation:  Athletics  (of  all  sorts). 

THOMAS  RYAN, 

First  Assistant  Secretary  United  States  Interior 

Department, 

Was  born  Nov.  25,  1837,  in  Oxford,  N.  Y.  In  1862  he 
entered  the  union  army;  and  in  1864  was  mustered  out  as 
captain  on  account  of  wounds  received  in  the  battle  of  the 
Wilderness.  In  1865  he  settled  in  Topeka,  Kan.;  was 
county  attorney  for  eight  years;  and  assistant  United 
States  attorney  for  Kansas  for  three  years.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  forty-fifth,  forty-sixth,  forty-seventh,  forty- 
eighth,  forty-ninth,  fiftieth  and  fifty-first  congresses  from 
Kansas  as  a  republican.  For  four  years  he  was  United 
States  minister  to  Mexico.  Since  1897  he  has  been  first 
assistant  secretary  United  States  department  of  the  inter 
ior. 

CHARLES  GRAY  SHAW 

Educator,  Author, 

Was  born  June  23,  1871,  in  Elizabeth,  N.J.  In  1894 
he  graduated  from  Cornell  university  with  the  degree  of 
B.L. ;  in  1897  he  graduated  from  the  New  York  univer 
sity  as  Ph.D.;  and  in  1897  received  the  degree  of  B.D. 
from  Drew  theological  seminary.  He  was  student  of 
philosophy  at  Jena  in  Berlin.  Since  1899  he  has  been 
professor  of  philosophy  in  the  New  York  university;  and 
is  constantly  engaged  in  the  work  of  public  lecturing. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  American  philosophical  associa 
tion;  a  member  of  the  religious  education  association;  a 
member  of  the  Society  of  colonial  wars;  a  member  of  the 
Sons  of  the  revolution.  He  is  the  author  of  Christianity 
and  Modern  Culture;  The  Precinct  of  Religion;  and 
The  Development  of  Philosophy. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  377 

JOHN  SCHUTT, 

State  Representative  of  Idaho, 

Was  born  Nov,  13,  1853,  in  Germany.  .He  came  to  the 
United  States  in  his  youth;  and  was  educated  in  the  pub 
lic  schools.  He  settled  in  Idaho,  and  soon  became  a  suc 
cessful  farmer.  He  took  great  interest  in  the  educational 
affairs  of  his  adopted  state;  and  was  elected  a  school 
trustee.  He  is  a  member  of  the  republican  party;  and  is 
prominently  identified  with  the  business  affairs  of  his  city, 
county,  and  state.  In  1906  he  became  a  member  of  the 
Idaho  assembly;  and  was  re-elected  in  1908. 

FRANK  SMITH 

Educator,  Zoologist,  Scientist, 

Was  born  Feb.  18,  1857,  in  Winneconne,  Wis.  He  was 
educated  at  Hillsdale  college  and  Harvard  university; 
and  has  received  the  degrees  of  Ph.B.  and  A.M.  Since 
1893  he  has  been  instructor  and  later  associate  professor 
of  zoology  in  the  university  of  Illinois.  He  is  a  fellow 
of  the  American  association  for  the  advancement  of 
science;  and  has  made  special  researches  in  zoology. 

CHARLES  ALBERT  RICHARDSON 

Soldier,  Lawyer,  Public  Official, 

Was  born  Aug.  14,  1829,  in  Freetown,  N.  Y.  He  received 
the  rudiments  of  his  education  in  the  common  schools,  and 
attended  Cortland  academy  of  Homer,  N.  Y.  He  has 
been  county  treasurer  and  surrogate  of  Ontario  county,  N. 
Y. ;  New  York  state  commissioner  for  Gettysburg  and 
Chattanooga  monuments;  and  United  States  commissioner 
for  Gettysburg  national  park.  During  the  civil  war  he 
served  in  the  union  army  as  lieutenant,  captain  and  major 
of  the  one-hundred  and  twenty-sixth  regiment  New  York 
volunteer  infantry.  He  is  one  of  the  foremost  lawvers  of 
the  east,  and  has  a  large  practice  at  Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 


378  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

CYRUS  CLINE, 

United  States  Congressman  from   the   Twelfth  District 

of  Indiana, 

Was  born  in  Richland  county,  Ohio,  July  12,  1856,  the 
son  of  Michael  and  Barbara  Cline;  his  parents  moved 
very  early  to  Steuben  county,  Ind.,  where  he  has  resided 
ever  since.  He  was  educated  in  the  Angola  high  school 
and  Hillsdale  college,  Mich.,  graduating  in  the  scientific 
course  in  1876,  receiving  the  Master's  degree  in  1878;  was 
elected  superintendent  of  schools  of  Steuben  county  in 
1877,  and  remained  in  that  work  till  1883;  in  1884  began 
the  practice  of  law,  continuing  in  the  practice  to  this  time. 
Mr.  Cline  also  engaged  in  the  banking  business  in  con 
nection  with  several  other  gentlemen,  who  organized  the 
First  National  bank  of  Angola  in  November,  1903  ;  at  that 
time  Mr.  Cline  was  elected  as  its  president,  has  continued 
in  that  capacity  for  six  years.  He  was  elected  to  the  sixty- 
first  congress  as  a  democrat  and  was  re-elected  to  the 
sixty-second  congress;  and  resides  in  Angola,  Indiana. 

EDWARD  MARTIN  SHEPARD, 

Educator,  Geologist,  Author, 

Was  born  May  15,  1854,  in  West  Winstead,  Con.  He 
was  educated  in  Russells  colegiate  and  military  institute 
of  New  Haven,  Conn.;  at  Williams  college  and  at  the 
Waynesburg  college  of  Pennsylvania.  In  1878  he  was 
professor  of  natural  science  in  Waynesburg  college.  Since 
1879  he  has  been  professor  of  biology  and  geology;  in 
1893-94  ne  was  acting  president;  and  since  1903  has  been 
dean  of  Drury  college;  in  1894-95  he  was  special  assistant 
of  the  Missouri  geological  survey;  and  since  1903  has 
been  field  assistant  of  the  department  of  hydrology  in  the 
United  States  geological  survey.  Since  1893  ne  nas  been  a 
member  of  the  board  of  managers ;  in  1903-06  he  was  vice- 
president;  and  since  1906  has  been  secretary  of  the  Mis 
souri  bureau  of  geology  and  mines.  He  is  the  author  of 
Systematic  Mineral  Record. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  379 

ISABELLE  THOMPSON  SMART, 

Physician, 

Was  born  in  New  Jersey;  daughter  of  James  Fraser  and 
Louisa  (Green)  Smart;  of  Scotch,  English  and  Dutch  an 
cestry,  tracing  descent  back  to  the  Covenanters  in  Scot 
land,  of  clans  Campbell,  Fraser  and  Leslie;  descendants 
in  direct  line  of  Captain  Francois  Janson  Bloodgood, 
1635-76;  chief  military  officer  and  privy  councillor  to  the 
governor  of  New  Amsterdam,  1635-76;  educated  in  pub 
lic  and  private  schools  of  Jersey  City  and  Monmouth 
county,  N.J.,  college  preparatory,  West  Chester,  Pa.; 
graduate  and  post-graduate  diploma  New  York  school  of 
expression  (honor  student),  Columbia  university  and 
Teachers'  college,  New  York  university,  M.D.,  New  York 
medical  college  and  hospital  for  women,  university  state 
of  New  York  ( (honor  student-medical  jurisprudence)  ; 
post-graduate  medical  study  in  Vienna,  Zurich  and  Lon 
don,  and  in  Yale  university.  Teacher  of  science,  college 
preparatory  school  for  girls;  supervisor  physical  training, 
New  York  city,  licensed  supervisor  evening  recreation 
centres,  New  York  city ;  lecturer  New  York  hospital ;  lec 
turer  on  physical  diagnosis,  New  York  medical  college 
for  women;  special  lecturer  New  York  normal  school  of 
physical  education;  medical  examiner  and  lecturer,  Yale 
university  summer  school,  1905-06;  medical  examiner  of 
mentally  feeble  children,  department  of  education,  citv  of 
New  York;  examiner  in  lunacy,  state  of  New  York.  Has 
traveled  in  Europe  for  study  of  social  problems.  Presby 
terian;  member  Marble  Collegiate  Dutch  Reformed 
church.  Member  alumnas  associations  New  York  medical 
college  for  women  and  New  York  school  of  expression; 
member  American  physical  education  association,  Inter 
national  congress  on  tuberculosis,  society  of  moral  and  san 
itary  prophylaxis,  American  academy  of  political  and  so 
cial  science,  National  association  for  the  feeble-minded 
(England),  National  educational  association,  American 
hygiene  association,  Epsilon  Tau  fraternity,  American 


380  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

national  red  cross,  International  congress  of_school  hy 
giene,  American  medical  association,  Medical  society  of 
the  state  of  New  York,  New  York  county  medical  society, 
New  •  ork  academy  of  medicine,  Women's  medical  so 
ciety,  state  of  New  York.  Author  of  numerous  scientific 
articles  on  the  treatment  and  care  of  children,  and  of  The 
Mysteries  of  Life,  in  four  volumes. 

EDWARD  ROBINSON  SMITH, 

Librarian,  Artist, 

Was  born  Jan.  3,  1854,  in  Syria.  He  was  educated  in  the 
Phillips  Andover  academy;  attended  the  technical  insti 
tute  of  Worchester,  Mass.;  and  in  1876  graduated  from 
Amherst  college  as  A.  B.  He  studied  sculpture  and 
painting  in  Boston,  Florence  and  Paris.  He  has  trav 
eled  frequently  in  Europe  to  study  monuments  and  col 
lections  in  architecture,  painting  and  sculpture.  He  has 
pursued  his  profession  in  New  York  city  for  several  years. 
In  1895  he  was  appointed  reference  librarian  of  the  Henry 
O.  Avery  architectural  library  at  Columbia  university. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Municipal  and  several  other  art 
societies. 

FRANK  MELLEN  NYE, 
Republican,  of  Minneapolis, 

Was  born  in  Shirley,  Piscataquis  county,  Me.,  March  7, 
1852;  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and  academy 
ta  River  Falls,  Wis. ;  is  a  lawyer;  was  district  attorney 
of  Polk  county,  Wis.;  a  member  of  the  Wisconsin  assem 
bly;  1884-85;  when  the  Hon.  John  C.  Spooner  was  first 
elected  to  the  United  States  senate  he  made  the  nominat 
ing  speeches  in  the  legislative  caucus  in  his  behalf;  held 
the  office  of  county  attorney  of  Hennepin  county  1893  to 
1897,  prosecuting  many  important  cases,  notably  that  of 
The  State  v.  Harry  T.  Hay\vard;  is  married  and  has  four 
children;  was  elected  to  the  sixtieth  and  sixty-first  con 
gresses,  and  reelected  to  the  sixty-second  congress. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  381 

EDWARD  SHERWOOD  COONS, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  at  Charlton,  Saratoga  county,  N.Y.,  Sept.  24, 
1 866 ;  son  of  William  H.  and  Jane  Elizabeth  ( Sherwood) 
Coons;  graduate  Union  college,  C.E.,  1892;  married  Ball- 
ston  Spa,  N.Y.,  Oct.  25,  1899,  Maria  Ball;  children:  Rob 
ert  B.,  born  1901,  Mary  B.,  born  1902,  Edward  S.,  Jr., 
born  1905.  Admitted  to  bar,  1898,  and  since  then  practic 
ing  at  Ballston  Spa,  N.Y.  Republican;  school  commis 
sioner,  first  district,  Saratoga  county,  N.Y.,  from  Jan.  i, 
1906.  Episcopalian.  Royal  Arch  Mason;  member  Sigma 
Phi  fraternity.  Club:  Utopian. 

CONRAD  EMIL  LINDBERG, 

Professor  of  Theology, 

Was  born  June  9,  1852,  at  Jonkoping,  Sweden ;  arrived  in 
the  United  States  in  1871 ;  collegiate  and  gymnasium  edu 
cation  in  Sweden;  also  graduate  of  Augustana  college, 
Rock  Island,  111. ;  graduate  of  Augustana  theological  sem 
inary,  graduate  of  Philadelphia  Lutheran  theological 
seminary.  Pastor  at  Philadelphia,  1876-79;  pastor  of 
Gustavus  Adolphus  church  in  New  York  city,  1879-90; 
president  of  the  New  York  conference  of  the  Augustana 
synod,  1879-89 ;  professor  of  theology  since  1890  at  Augus 
tana  theological  seminary;  vice-president  of  Augustana 
college,  1901-10;  vice-president  of  Augustana  synod, 
1899-1907;  member  of  the  Home  and  Foreign  mission 
board  of  the  Augustana  synod  since  1899.  Received  D.D. 
from  Muhlenberg  college,  Va.,  1893;  decorated  by  the 
king  of  Sweden  Knight  of  the  Royal  Order  of  the  North 
Star,  1901;  LL.D.  from  Muhlenberg  college,  Pa.,  1910. 
Author  of  Dogmatics,  466  pages ;  Syllabus  in  Church  Pol 
icy  and  smaller  books  and  pamphlets,  contributor  to  maga 
zines,  reviews,  periodicals  and  papers.  Has  exercised 
great  influence  in  educational  work  as  teacher,  lecturer 
and  preacher.  In  national  politics,  republican,  and  other 
wise,  independent  republican, 


382  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

ALEXANDER  G.  HACKSTAFF, 

Railway  Manager, 

Was  born  May  16,  1852,  in  Middletown,  Conn.;  son  of 
William  G.  and  Anna  (Garr)  Hackstaff ;  educated  at  St. 
Paul's  school,  Concord,  N.  H.;  married  at  Greenfield, 
Mass,  1879,  Cornelia  Tilden  Allen;  one  daughter.  Vice- 
president  and  director  Illinois  Central  Railroad  company; 
vice-president  and  director  Mississippi  Valley  corpora 
tion;  director  Chicago,  St.  Louis  arid  New  Orleans  Rail 
road  company;  Yazoo  and  Mississippi  Valley  Railroad 
company,  Canton,  Aberdeen  and  Nashville  Railroad  com 
pany;  member  St.  Nicholas  society,  Society  War  of  1812. 
Clubs:  New  York  yacht,  Union. 

GEORGE  W.  SNYDER, 

Assistant  Engineer  Pennsylvania  Railroad, 
Was  born  Jan.  9,  1866,  at  Pottsville,  Pa.  Educated  at  the 
Lehigh  university.  Entered  railway  service  1884  as  rod- 
man  Pennsylvania  railroad;  was  subsequently  assistant 
supervisor  and  supervisor  Philadelphia  and  Erie  Railroad 
division  same  road  at  Pennsylvania;  June  10,  1897,  to  July 
i,  1900,  supervisor  Altoona  yard  Pennsylvania  railroad; 
Jan.  i,  1901,  to  June  i,  1903,  assistant  engineer  Mononga- 
hela  division  same  road;  June  i,  1903,  to  date  assistant 
engineer  Pittsburgh  division  same  road.  Principal  assist 
ant  engineer,  western  Pennsylvania  division,  Pennsyl 
vania  railroad  company. 

MILTON  SMITH, 

Chairman  Colorado  Democratic  State  Committee, 
Was  born  July  31,  1866,  in  Sussex  county,  NJ.  He  was 
educated  at  the  high  school  of  Ellensville,  N.Y. ;  and  in 
1887  graduated  from  Cornell  university  of  Ithaca,  N.Y. 
He  is  a  successful  lawyer,  principally  giving  his  attention 
to  corporation,  mining,  irrigation  and  insurance  law. 
Since  1896  he  has  been  chairman  of  the  Colorado  demo 
cratic  state  committee. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS.  383 

JOSEPH  SHIPPEN, 

Statesman  of  Seattle,  Washington, 

Was  born  Sept.  10,  1839,  in  Meadville,  Pa.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  and  private  schools;  and  at  Alle 
gheny  college  of  Pennsylvania;  and  graduated  from 
Harvard  university  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  and  A.  M. 
He  was  commissioned  by  the  state  of  Pennsylvania  to 
visit,  relieve  and  report  as  to  sick  and  wounded  Pennsyl 
vania  soldiers  in  the  civil  war.  He  was  agent  and  secre 
tary  of  the  United  States  sanitary  commission  for  western 
Pennsylvania  at  Pittsburg.  For  one  year  he  taught  in  a 
high  school  of  Worchester,  Mass. ;  was  master  in  chancery 
of  the  United  States  circuit  court  for  the  eastern  district 
of  Missouri. 

• 

PAUL  NELSON  SPOFFORD, 

Merchant,  Business  President, 

in  select  schools.  He  has  been  director  in  banks,  railroads, 
Was  born  in  New  York  city.  He  received  his  education 
insurances  and  other  companies.  He  was  president  of  the 
Grocer's  steam  sugar  refining  company;  and  president  of 
the  Samama  bay  company.  He  was  on  the  staff  of  Gov 
ernors  Youngs  and  Hamilton  Fish,  as  engineer-in-chief  of 
the  state  of  New  York  with  the  rank  of  brigadier-general ; 
and  as  first  engineer,  organized  that  department.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  society  of  colony  wars,  a  member  of  the 
American  association  for  the  advancement  of  science;  and 
a  member  of  the  New  York  chamber  of  commerce. 

GEORGE  P.  SMITH, 

Agriculturalist,  Author, 

Was  born  Nov.  2$,  1858;  and  is  a  son  of  Rufus  Smith.  He 
is  a  prominent  citizen  of  Sutherland,  Mass.;  and  in  IQOO 
was  a  delegate  to  the  farmers'  national  congress.  In  1898- 
1901  he  was  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  state  board 
of  agriculture.  He  is  the  author  of  An  Essay  on  The  Evo 
lution  of  Farm  Machines  in  Massachusetts  Agriculture. 


384  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

FREDERICK  TENCH, 

Contractor, 

Was  born  in  Grimsby,  Ont.,  Canada;  son  of  William 
Eastwood  Carruthers  and  Ellen  (Murray)  Tench;  edu 
cated  public  school  and  grammar  school,  Niagara  Falls, 
Ont.;  married,  Germantown,  Pennsylvania,  Oct.  30,  1899, 
Emma  Harriet  Roberts;  children:  John  Roberts,  born 
1901,  Sarah  Ellen,  born  1906.  Has  been  engaged  in  bridge 
building  on  the  Mississippi,  Missouri  and  Snake  rivers, 
and  in  Louisiana  and  New  York  city ;  built  New  York  end 
of  Williamsburg  bridge,  a  large  part  of  New  York  sub 
way,  ship  canal  bridge,  etc.  Vice-president  The  Terry 
and  Trench  company  (Inc.),  treasurer  Terry,  Tench  and 
Proctor  Tunneling  Machine  company.  Episcopalian. 
Member  Canadian  society.  Clubs:  Transportation, 
Faculty,  Church,  Engineers,  Long  Beach,  Long  Island. 

HENRY  A.  WISE  WOOD, 

Inventor,  Writer, 

Was  born  Mar.  i,  1866,  in  New  York  city;  son  of  Fer 
nando  Wood,  ex-mayor  of  New  York  city,  and  Alice  Fen- 
ner  (Mills)  Wood;  educated  at  Media  academy,  Media, 
Pa.;  married  Elizabeth  Ogden  Brower;  one  daughter, 
Elizabeth  Wood.  Inventor  of  an  automatic  machine, 
called  Autoplate,  now  in  general  use,  which  has  revolu 
tionized  the  making  of  the  stereotype  printing  plates  of 
newspapers,  theretofore  made  by  hand,  for  which  was 
granted,  1908,  the  Elliott  Cresson  gold  medal  by  the 
Franklin  institute,  Philadelphia.  Author:  Fancies, 
poems,  1903;  The  Book  of  Symbols,  1904;  Money  Hun 
ger,  1908,  and  other  writings.  President  Autoplate  Com 
pany  of  America,  Wood  and  Nathan  company,  .Henry  A. 
Wise  Wood  company,  Automatic  Furnace  company,  and 
American  High  Speed  Press  company,  Wood  Flong  com 
pany.  Member  American  Geological  society,  Fellow 
A.S.A.S.  and  Society  naval  architects  and  marine  engi 
neers.  Clubs :  New  York  Yacht,  Aero  club  of  America. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  385 

LUCIUS  C.  ANDREWS, 

Physician, 

Was  born  March  25,  1853,  in  Venice  Centre,  Cayuga 
county,  N.Y. ;  son  of  William  Harrison  and  Emeline 
(Harris)  Andrews;  educated  at  Moravia  Union  school 
and  university  of  City  of  New  York,  M.D. ;  married,  first, 
at  Norfolk,  Ohio,  March  16,  1880,  Esther  E.  De  Graff; 
second,  at  North  Pitcher,  N.Y.,  Nov.  14,  1905,  Florence 
Blackman;  one  son,  George  L.  Andrews,  born  July  22, 
1881.  Pratised  medicine  at  Venice  Centre,  N.Y.,  1880-87; 
at  Pitcher,  Chenango  county,  N.Y.,  since  1887.  Held 
office  of  coroner  of  Chenango  county  for  twelve  years.  Re 
publican.  Congregationalist,  Member  Cortland  county 
medical  society,  Chenango  county  medical  society,  Ma 
sonic  order. 


PHILIP  CARPENTER, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  Mar.  9,  1856,  in  Bath,  N.H. ;  son  of  Hon.  Alon- 
zo  P.  Carpenter,  chief  justice  of  New  Hampshire,  and 
Julia  (Goodall)  Carpenter;  eduated  at  St.  Johnsbury 
(Vt.)  academy  and  Darmouth  college,  A.B.  (class  histo 
rian),  1877;  studied  law,  1877-80;  married,  West  Win- 
sted,  Conn.,  Sept.  3,  1880,  Fanny  Hallock  Rouse.  Ad 
mitted  to  New  Hampshire  bar,  Sept.  2,  1880;  practiced  at 
Lancaster,  N.H.,  1880-8$,  since  then  in  New  York  city. 
Judge-advocate-general  of  New  Hampshire,  1885-86;  as 
sistant  district  attorney  of  New  York,  1897.  Republican. 
Member  Association  bar  citv  of  New  York,  New  York 
countv  lawyers'  association,  New  York  state  bar  associa 
tion,  Society  medical  jurisprudence,  New  York  law  insti 
tute, NewHampshirehistoricalsociety,  Darmouth  associa 
tion  in  New  York,  New  Hampshire  society  of  New  York, 
Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  association  of  New  York.  Clubs: 
Union  League,  republican,  National  arts,  Darmouth. 


386  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

JOHN  A.  THOMPSON, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  in  Bristol,  Conn.,  Dec.  28,  1872;  son  of  Rev. 
George  L.  and  Elizabeth  (Wilson)  Thompson;  educated 
at  Wesleyan  university,  Middletown,  Conn.,  A.B.,  1894, 
New  York  law  school,  LL.B.,  1897;  married  in  Bridge 
Hampton,  Suffolk  county,  N.Y.,  Oct.  17,  1905,  Pearl 
Haines;  one  son,  John  A,  Jr.,  born  Sept.  23,  1906.  En 
gaged  in  law  practice  since  1897;  member  firm  of  Thomp 
son  and  Fuller.  President  University  club  ((Brooklyn), 
1909-10.  Secretary,  National  Bridge  Works,  John  H. 
Mahnken  company.  Independent  republican;  Congre- 
gationalist.  Member  Alpha  Delta  Phi  fraternity.  Rec 
reations:  Golf,  tennis.  Clubs:  Lawyers,  University 
(Brooklyn),  Bridge  Hampton  Golf,  Midwood  Manor. 


JOHN  SAMMIS  SEYMOUR, 

Patent  and  Trade-Mark  Lawyer, 

Was  born  in  Whitney's  Point,  N.Y. ;  son  of  George  Whit- 
field  and  Mary  Freeman  (Seymour)  Seymour;  graduate 
Yale  college,  A.M.,  1875,  LL.B.,  1878;  married,  Nor- 
walk,  Conn.,  Clara  E.,  daughter  of  General  Charles  Olm- 
stead;  children:  Marion  Franke  (deceased),  Harold 
Freeman  Seymour  (of  Asheville,  N.C.),  Geoffrey  Olm- 
stead  (deceased),  Mary.  Member  of  law  firm  of  Sey 
mour,  Seymour  and  Megrath,  practicing  patent,  trade 
mark  and  corporation  law  in  New  York  city.  Served  as 
state  senator  in  Connecticut  in  the  dead-lock  sessions  of 
1891-93  ;  commissioner  of  insurance  of  Connecticut,  1893  ; 
United  States  commissioner  of  patents,  1893-97.  Demo 
crat.  Clubs:  Lawyers  ((New  York  city),  Norwalk, 
Country,  Pine  Lodge  (Con.). 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  387 

ISIDOR  SINGER, 

Publisher,  Editor, 

Was  born  in  Weisskirchen,  Moravia,  Austria,  Nov.  10, 
1859;  educated  in  high  schools.  Ung.  Hradisch,  Trop- 
pau,  and  Kremsier;  university  of  Vienna  (Ph.D.)  and 
university  of  Berlin.  Founded  and  published  Allgemeine 
Oesterreichische  Literaturzeitung,  Vienna,  1884-85;  went 
as  secretary  and  librarian  to  the  late  French  Ambassador 
at  Vienna,  Count  Alexandre  Foucher  de  Careil  (editor  of 
Leibnitz's  works),  to  Paris,  1887;  became  employee 
French  foreign  office,  in  Bureau  de  la  Presse;  founder  and 
editor-in-chief  La  Vraie  Parole  (paper  founded  to  coun 
teract  Ed.  Drumont's  anti-Semitic  La  Libre  Parole)  ; 
went  to  Italy,  1891 ;  came  to  New  York  city,  1895  to  carry 
out  his  life  work  of  The  Jewish  Encyclopedia  (  of  which 
he  was  managing  editor),  and  whose  twenfth  and  final 
volume  was  issued  Dec.  30,  1905;  originator  and  manag 
ing  editor,  The  International  insurance  encyclopedia 
(Vol.  i)  1910;  of  the  Hebrew  Classics  (25  volumes)  and 
German  Classics  of  the  nineteenth  and  twentieth  centuries 
(20  volumes).  Has  taken  active  part  in  the  New  York 
east  side  campaigns  in  favor  of  the  Republican  party,  and, 
in  1905,  in  the  Jerome  campaign.  Late  president  Justice 
Lodge  536,  I.O.B.B.  Publications:  Berlin,  Wien  und 
der  Antisemitismus,  1882;  Presse  und  Judentheum,  sec 
ond  edition,  1882;  Sollen  die  Juden  Christen  werden? 
(with  prefatory  letter  by  Ernest  Renan)  second  edition, 
1884;  Briefe  Beruhmter  Christlicher  Zeitgenossen  uber 
die  Judenfrage,  1884;  Die  Beiden  Elektren-Humanist- 
ische  Bildung  and  der  Klassische  Unterricht,  1884;  Auf 
dem  Grabe  Meiner  Mutter  (translated  into  Hebrew  by 
Dr.  Solomon  Fuchs),  1888;  Le  Prestige  de  la  France  en 
Europe,  1889;  La  Question  Juive,  1893;  Anarchic  et  An- 
tisemitisme,  1894;  Der  Juden  Kampf  ums  Recht,  1902; 
Russia  at  the  Bar  of  the  American  People,  1904;  Jacob 
H.  Schiff  and  the  Zionist;  Rabbi  and  Pope,  1907;  The 


388  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

Jews  and  Jesus,  1908;  also  numerous  translations  of 
French  works  into  German.  Recreations:  Extended 
promenades. 

CHARLES  BARNARD, 
Writer, 

Was  born  Feb.  13,  1838,  in  Boston,  Mass.;  son  of  Rev. 
Charles  F.  and  Sarah  (Holmes)  Barnard;  practically  self- 
educated;  married  May  17,  1881,  Mary  E.,  daughter  of 
Alexander  Knight  (now  deceased).  Contributor  to  lead 
ing  magazines  on  technical  and  scientific  subjects;  wrote 
many  children's  stories  and  large  number  of  books  upon 
many  subjects.  Author:  The  County  Fair  (play),  Con 
tributing  editor  to  the  Century  Dictionary  upon  topis  and 
machines.  Republican.  Member  of  and  was  for  ten  years 
corresponding  secretary  American  dramatists'  club,  New 
York  city.  Maintains  at  his  home  an  experiment  station 
for  testing  new  housekeeping  methods,  materials,  utensils, 
tools  and  machinery. 

ALBERT  H.  F.  SEEGER, 
Jurist f 

Was  born  h«i  Stuttgart,  Germany;  son  of  John  and  Louise 
(Hammer)  Seeger;  graduate  Newburgh  academy,  1875; 
married,  Newburgh,  N.Y.,  1884,  May  E.  Riker;  one  son, 
John  A.,  born  1885.  Admitted  to  bar,  1880;  practicing 
since  then  at  Newburgh.  Assistant  district  attorney  of 
Orange  county,  1896-1904;  district  attorney  of  Orange 
county,  1904-07;  county  judge  Orange  county,  since  1907. 
Practicing  in  the  courts  of  New  York  state  and  United 
States  courts.  Director  Columbus  Trust  company  of  Ntw- 
burgh.  Republican.  Member  New  York  state  bar  asso 
ciation,  Newburgh  canoe  association  :  Clubs :  Republican 
(New  York  city) ,  Newburgh  city,  Wheelmens,  Washing 
ton  Heights. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS,  389 

AUGUSTUS  B.  CARRINGTON, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  in  Delphi,  N.Y.,  Jan.  31,  1853;  son  of  Ira  and 
Phebe  (Stoddard)  Carrington;  graduate  of  Wesleyan 
university,  A.B.  (first  honors,  special  honors  in  mathema 
tics),  1876,  A.M.,  1879;  married,  Williamsport,  Pa.,  Aug. 
2,  1883,  Elizabeth  Dart;  one  son,  George  Dart  Carring 
ton.  Principal  high  school,  Cochituate,  Mass.,  1877-78; 
professor  higher  mathematics,  Williamsport  Dickinson 
seminary,  1879-80;  at  Columbia  law  school,  1880;  admit 
ted  to  bar,  June,  1881;  has  practiced  law  in  New  York 
city  since  1883;  member  law  firm  of  Carrington  and 
Pierce.  President  Manhattan  Mortgage  company  since 
1901 ;  also  president  The  Estates  Settlement  company. 
Vice-president  and  general  manager  of  Guaranteed  mort 
gaging  company  of  New  York  since  1909.  Member  West 
Side  republican  club.  Member  Association  bar  of  New 
York  city,  Phi  Beta  Kappa  society,  Wesleyan  Alumni  as 
sociation  of  New  York  city,  Delaware  Valley  society  of 
New  York  city,  New  York  historical  association,  Acad 
emy  of  political  science  in  the  city  of  New  York,  Presi 
dent,  1911,  Wesleyan  university,  Club  of  New  York.  Rec 
reation:  Golf.  Club:  Baltusrol  Golf  (Springfield, 
N.J.).  In  1901  organized  Manhattan  Mortgage  company, 
which  commenced  business  with  a  cash  capital  of  $2,500. 
The  business  was  successful  from  the  start,  and  has  stead 
ily  increased.  The  company  now  has  a  paid  up  cash  capi 
tal  of  $1,000,000.  In  1909  he  organized  the  Guaranteed 
Mortgage  company  of  New  York,  which  in  operation  has 
been  closely  associated  with  the  Manhattan  Mortgage 
company,  and  thus  far  has  been  equally  successful.  Mr. 
Carrington  has  the  reputation  in  real  estate  and  banking 
circles  for  conservation  and  a  strict  adherance  to  accepted 
principles  in  matters  of  investment.  In  New  York  city 
he  is  considered  a  high  authority  on  questions  of  real  estate 
law. 


390  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

WILLIAM  SACHEUS  MORGAN, 

Clergyman, 

Was  born  Feb.  3,  1865,  in  Rhymney,  Wales.  Both  his 
maternal  and  paternal  grandfathers  were  ministers.  His 
mother,  Sarah  Webley,  died  in  1898.  His  father  is  still 
living  in  Wales.  Upon  graduation  in  Pontypool  college, 
Wales,  he  came  to  this  country  to  enter  the  Yale  divinity 
school  in  1889.  He  graduated  from  this  institution  with 
the  degree  of  B.D.  in  1892.  He  then  continued  his  studies 
in  the  graduate  department  of  Yale  university,  specializ 
ing  in  psychology  and  philosophy  and  took  the  degree  of 
Ph.D.  in  1895.,  He  was  lecturer  in  the  history  of  philos 
ophy  in  Yale  university,  1894-95;  minister  of  the  Green- 
port,  Long  Island  Baptist  church,  1895-98;  assistant  min 
ister  of  the  Madison  avenue  Baptist  church.  New  York 
city,  1898-99;  minister  and  founder  of  the  Unitarian 
church  in  Derby,  Conn.,  1899-1906;  minister  of  the  First 
Unitarian  church,  Albany,  N.Y.,  1907-10.  At  present  he 
is  professor  of  systematic  theology  in  the  Pacific  Unitar 
ian  school  for  the  ministry  at  Berkeley,  California.  He 
entered  upon  his  duties  here  in  October,  1910.  In  religion 
he  is  a  Unitarian ;  in  politics  an  independent.  He  has  writ 
ten  extensively  upon  civic  and  political  topics.  He  was 
associate  editor  of  the  Albany  Citizen.  Since  coming  to 
California  he  has  been  a  prominent  advocate  of  woman 
suffrage,  taking  the  platform  with  men  like  President 
David  Starr  Jordan  of  Stanford  university.  He  is  a  writer 
for  religious  and  philosophical  magazines.  He  is  asso 
ciate  editor  of  the  Pacific  Unitarian.  In  1910  Professor 
Horatio  M.  Pollock  and  Professor  Morgan  went  to  Eu 
rope  to  study  municipalities.  They  took  letters  of  intro 
duction  from  Philander  Knox,  secretary  of  state,  President 
ArthurT.Hadley  of  Yale  and  other  prominent  Americans. 
This  gave  them  a  very  unique  opportunity  for  the  study  of 
municipal  conditions.  They  were  most  cordially  received 
by  Mayor  Nathan  of  Rome  and  others  prominent  in  Euro 
pean  municipalities.  A  book  will  appear  shortly  incor- 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  391 

porating  the  results  of  their  investigations.  Professor  Mor 
gan  was  appointed  chairman  of  a  committee  to  bring  out 
a  volume  bearing  the  title  Philosophy  and  Life,  a  collec 
tion  of  philosophical  essays  affectionately  dedicated  to 
Professor  George  Trumbull  Ladd,  LL.D.  by  his  pupils. 
The  authors  of  these  essays  studied  philosophy  with  Pro 
fessor  Ladd  in  Yale  university.  Professor  Morgan  is  con 
stantly  delivering  public  lectures  on  How  to  Manage  a 
City,  The  Social  Evil,  The  Housing  Problem,  Woman 
Suffrage,  and  the  Management  of  Municipalities,  etc. 

OLIVER  PERRY  SHIRAS, 
Soldier,  Lawyer,  Jurist,  Author, 

Was  born  Oct.  22,  1833,  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  He  removed 
to  Dubuque,  Iowa,  and  was  there  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1856.  He  was  aid-de-camp  and  judge  advocate  on  the 
staff  of  General  Herron  in  the  army  of  the  frontier  dur 
ing  1862  and  1863;  and  in  1882-93  ne  was  United  States 
district  judge  for  the  northern  district  of  Iowa.  He  is 
the  author  of  Equity  Practice  in  Circuit  court  of  Uniied 
States. 

GEORGE  FREDERICK  CLOVER, 

Clergyman,  Superintendent  St.  Luke's  Hospital, 
Was  born  in  Mass.,  June  12,  1866,  son  of  Rev.  Lewis  P. 
(D.D.)  and  Sarah  (Ackerman)  Clover;  educated  at  Ho- 
bart  college,  1889;  married  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  April  22, 
1896,  Laura  Brand.  Rector  Calvary  church,  Homer, 
N.Y.,  1891-92;  assistant  pastor  and  superintendent,  1892- 
1900;  since  1900  pastor  and  superintendent  St.  Luke's  hos 
pital,  New  York  city.  Canon  and  registrar,  Cathedral  St. 
John  the  Divine,  New  York  city.  President  Hospital  Con 
ference  of  Greater  New  York.  Member  of  the  hospital 
committee  of  the  State  charities  aid  association.  Presi 
dent  Hospital  bureau  of  standards  and  supplies.  Member 
Kappa  Alpfca  society.  Clubs:  Century,  Pilgrim. 


392  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

FREDERIC  E.  BOOTHBY, 

President  Maine  State  Board  of  Trade, 
Was  born  Dec.  3,  1845,  at  Norway,  Maine.  Educated  at 
the  Waterville  Classical  institute.  Entered  railway  ser 
vice  1861,  carrying  mails  and  assistant  to  his  father,  then 
agent  Maine  Central  railroad  at  Waterville,  Maine; 
May  i,  1864,  to  1871,  general  ticket  agent  same  road; 
April,  1871,  at  consolidation  of  Maine,  Central  and  Port 
land  and  Kennebec  railroads,  to  1874,  paymaster  and 
freight  auditor  at  Augusta,  Me.;  1874  to  1911,  general 
passenger  and  ticket  agent  Maine  Central  railroad;  also 
general  passenger  agent  Washington  county  railway,  Som 
erset  railway,  and  a  director  in  Portland  and  Ogdensburg 
railroad;  has  occupied  same  position  on  Phillips  and 
Rangely  railroad  and  also  for  many  years  general  passen 
ger  and  ticket  agent  of  the  Portland,  Mt.  Desert  and  Ma- 
chias  Steamboat  company;  was  for  five  years  president 
Portland  board  of  trade  and  for  three  years  mayor  of 
Portland,  Me.  He  was  chairman  Maine  delegation  to  Chi 
cago  convention  which  nominated  Roosevelt.  President 
Maine  State  society  for  the  protection  of  animals;  presi 
dent  Forest  City  Loan  and  Building  association;  treasurer 
Maine  Eye  and  Ear  infirmary.  Elected  president  Maine 
state  board  of  trade  in  September,  1911. 

BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN  HOWELL, 

United  States  Congressman  from  the  Third  District 

of  New  Jersey, 

Was  born  January,  1844,  in  Cumberland  county,  N.J.  He 
is  president  of  the  People's  National  bank  of  New  Bruns 
wick.  He  was  a  member  of  the  fifty-fourth,  fifty-fifth, 
fifty-sixth,  fifth-seventh,  fifty-eighth,  fifty-ninth  and  six 
tieth  congresses  as  a  republican.  He  was  re-elected  to  the 
sixty-first  congress  from  the  third  district  of  New  Jersey 
for  the  term  of  1909-11;  and  resides  in  New  Brunswick. 
N.J. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS,  393 

WILLIS  KIMBALL  STETSON, 

Librarian,  Free  Public  Library  of  New  Haven,  Conn., 
Was  born  May  8,  1858,  in  Natick,  Mass.  In  1881  he  grad 
uated  from  the  Wesleyan  university ;  and  received  the  de 
gree  of  A.M.  from  that  institution.  Until  1887  he  was  li 
brarian  of  the  Wesleyan  university  and  Russell  library  of 
Middletown,  Conn.;  and  since  1887  has  been  librarian  of 
the  free  public  library  of  New  Haven,  Conn. 

JOHN  BION  BOGART, 

Surgeon, 

Was  born  in  Lower  Granville,  Annapolis  county,  Nova 
Scotia,  Sept.  19,  1859;  son  of  Captain  John  Henry  and 
Caroline  Elizabeth  (Croscup)  Bogart;  educated  at  Hor- 
ton  academy  and  Acadia  university,  Wolfville,  N.S.,  Pro 
vincial  normal  school,  Fredericton,  N.B.;  principal 
King's  St.  public  school,  St.  Stephen,  N.B.,  1879-81; 
graduate  of  medical  department  New  York  university, 
1884;  interne  New  Haven  (Conn.)  hospital,  14  months, 
receiving  hospital  diploma,  1885;  married,  Montreal, 
1889,  Maud  Lewis  (died  Jan.  13,  1905).  Praticing  medi 
cine  in  Brooklyn  since  May,  1885.  Surgeon  to  out-patient 
department,  1885-88,  assistant  demonstrator  of  anatomy, 
1886-91,  Long  Island  college  hospital;  assistant  surgeon, 
1887-92,  surgeon  from  1892,  Methodist  Episcopal  hospi 
tal;  attending  surgeon  Kings  county  hospital  from  1896; 
attending  surgeon  Jewish  hospital,  Brooklyn,  1906-08; 
consulting  surgeon  Bushwick  hospital,  since  1890,  and 
Home  for  consumptives  since  1906.  Contributor  of  sur 
gical  papers  to  proceedings  of  medical  societies.  Member 
Medical  society  county  of  Kings,  Associated  physicians  of 
Long  Island,  Medical  society  of  New  York,  American 
medical  association,  Brooklyn  surgical  society  (ex-pres.), 
Holland  society  of  New  York  and  Canadian  society. 
Clubs:  University  and  Hamilton  (Brooklyn),  Masti- 
gouche  fish  and  game  (Quebec,  Can.). 


394  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

GEORGE  EDWIN  TAYLOR, 

Was  born  Aug.  4,  1857,  in  Little  Rock,  Ark.  Became  an 
orphan  at  age  of  four  years.  Reared  on  a  farm  in  La 
Crosse  county,  Wis.  Educated  at  Wayland  academy, 
Beaver  Dam,  Wis.,  after  reaching  maturity.  Embarked 
in  the  newspaper  business  upon  leaving  school,  attaining 
notable  success  as  a  forceful,  brilliant,  fearless  writer.  Lo 
cated  in  Iowa,  in  the  year  1891,  where  he  still  resides  (Ot- 
tumwa),  devoting  the  most  of  his  time  during  the  past 
twenty  years  to  writing  and  lecturing.  He  is  an  acknowl 
edged  leader  of  his  race  and  in  1894  was  a  candidate  for 
president  of  the  United  States,  heading  the  National  Lib 
erty  ticket.  His  lecture  on  Backward  Steps  has  made 
him  famous  and  is  pronounced  the  ablest  discussion  of  the 
race  problem  since  the  days  of  Frederick  Douglas.  Dur 
ing  the  present  year  he  has  organized  and  promoted  the 
Magnolia  Remedy  company  of  St.  Augustine,  Fla.,  and 
is  secretary  and  manager.  Mr.  Taylor  is  now  writing  a 
book  entitled  Remove  the  Mask. 


CHARLES  HERBERT  ALLEN, 

Merchant,  State  Senator,  Congressman,  Governor, 
Was  born  April  15,  1848,  in  Lowell,  Mass.  He  held 
several  local  offices  in  Lowell;  was  a  representative  in 
the  Massachusetts  state  legislature  in  1881  and  1882; 
and  was  a  state  senator  in  1883.  In  1885-89  he  was  a 
representative  from  Massachusetts  to  the  forty-ninth  and 
fiftieth  congresses.  In  1891  he  was  republican  candidate 
for  governor;  and  in  1898  became  assistant-secretary  of 
the  navy.  In  1 900-04  he  was  governor  of  Porto  Rico. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  395 

WILLIAM  H.  DRAPER, 

United  States  Congressman  from  the  Twenty-second 

District  of  New  York, 

Was  born  June  24,  1841,  in  Worcester  county,  Mass.  He 
moved  to  Troy  in  1847  and  has  resided  there  ever  since; 
attended  the  public  schools  until  1856  and  then  entered 
upon  a  mercantile  career.  He  is  now  engaged  in  manu 
facturing  cordage  and  twine  under  the  firm  name  of  Will 
iam  H.  Draper  and  Son.  For  four  years  he  served  as  trus 
tee  of  the  village  of  Lansingburg;  and  in  1896-1900  was 
commissioner  of  jurors  for  Rensselaer  county.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  fifty-seventh,  fifty-eighth,  fifty-ninth,  six 
tieth  and  sixty-first  congresses  from  New  York  as  a  repub 
lican.  He  was  re-elected  to  the  sixty-second  congress  from 
the  twenty-second  district  of  New  York  for  the  term  of 
1911-13  and  resides  in  Troy,  N.Y. 

GEORGE  W.  KOONTZ. 

Representative  from  Johnson  County, 
Was  born  March  20,  1845,  in  Washington  county,  Penn. 
He  came  to  Iowa  City,  Johnson  county,  Iowa,  in  1855; 
and  was  educated  in  the  common  and  high  schools  of 
Iowa  City,  Iowa.  Is  married  and  has  two  children,  a 
son  and  daughter.  Was  elected  clerk  of  courts  of  John 
son  county  in  1874,  re-elected  in  1876-1878.  Was  elect 
ed  county  auditor  in  1883  and  served  two  terms  in  that 
office.  In  1884  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  was  elected 
to  fill  vacancy  as  representative  in  the  twenty-seventh 
general  assembly  and  has  served  continuously  as  a  mem 
ber  in  the  lower  house  of  the  general  assembly,  to  and 
including  the  thirty-fourth  general  assembly.  Has  been 
identified  since  1888  with  the  banking  interests  of  the 
state,  and  has  been  for  some  years  past  president  of  the 
Citizens'  savings  and  trust  bank  at  Iowa  City,  Iowa.  A 
democrat  in  politics  and  at  the  present  time  is  mayor  of 
Iowa  City,  Iowa. 


3%  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

LUCIAN  RICHMOND  BLACKMER, 

President  Blackmer  and  Post  Pipe  Company, 
Was  born  Mar.  6,  1848,  in  Barnard,  Windsor  county,  Vt. ; 
^on  of  Lucian  and  Elvira  J.  (Richmond)  Blackmer;  com 
mon  school  education;  married,  St.  Louis,  Jan.  i,  1879, 
Caroline  L.  Jones;  children,  Lucian  G.,  Albert  E.,  Kath- 
erine  (Mrs.  C.  H.  Miller),  Edward  L.,  Percy  R.,  Gladys 
(Mrs.  V.  E.  Taylor).  Began  business  career  as  clerk  in 
country  store  at  Barnard,  Vt.,  for  three  years;  came  to  St. 
Louis  in  the  early  part  of  1867;  accepted  position  with  St. 
Louis  Stoneware  company,  first  as  bookkeeper,  later  as 
secretary  and  treasurer,  until  fall  of  1877;  sales  agent  for 
sewer  pipe  manufactury  of  East  Alton,  111.,  1877-78.  In 
1878,  with  L.  W.  Post,  began  business  in  St.  Louis  under 
firm  name  of  Blackmer  and  Post,  which  continued  until 
July  5,  1892,  when  the  business  was  incorporated  as  the 
Blackmer  and  Post  Pipe  company,  manufacturers  of  sew 
er  pipes  and  kindred  products,  of  which  he  is  president. 
Also  director  of  Webster  Groves  Trust  company.  Repub 
lican.  Protestant.  Member  Legion  of  Honor.  Favorite 
recreation:  fishing.  Clubs:  Mercantile,  Algonquin, 
Maine  fishing  and  hunting. 

GEORGE  WASHINGTON  TAYLOR, 

United  States  Congressman  from  Alabama, 
Was  born  Jan.  16,  1849,  in  Montgomery  county,  Ala.  He 
enlisted  as  a  private  in  company  D,  first  regiment  South 
Carolina  cavalry,  and  served  as  a  courier  till  the  end  of 
the  war.  He  was  elected  to  the  lower  house  of  the  general 
assembly  of  Alabama  in  1878;  and  served  one  term  as  a 
member  from  Choctaw  county.  In  1880  he  was  elected 
state  solicitor  for  the  first  judicial  circuit  of  Alabama,  and 
was  re-elected  in  1886.  He  was  a  member  of  the  fifty- 
fifth,  fifty-sixth,  fifty-seventh  and  fifty-eighth  congresses 
as  a  democrat.  He  was  re-elected  to  the  fifty-ninth  con 
gress  from  the  first  district  of  Alabama  for  the  term  of 
1905-07. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  397 

EDWARD  ALLYN  WEBB, 

President  Webb  Publishing  Company, 
Was  born  Mar.  5,  1852,  in  Dindegul,  East  India,  son  of 
Edward  and  Nancy  Allyn  (Foote)  Webb;  educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Philadelphia  and  in  Pittsfield, 
Mass.,  high  school;  married  at  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  Sept. 
4,  1882,  to  Luella  Simmons.  Spent  seven  years  with  The 
Argus  (newspaper),  Fargo,  N.D.,  at  which  place  The 
Farmer  (of  which  he  is  now  publisher)  was  started.  Came 
to  Minnesota,  May  1890;  incorporated,  1901,  the  Webb 
publishing  company,  St  Paul,  book  and  periodical  pub 
lishers,  publishing  The  Farmer,  The  Farmer's  Wife,  also 
agricultural  books;  also  conducts  a  model  farm  of  400 
acres  near  St.  Paul,  where  pure  bred  cattle,  sheep  and 
swine  are  bred.  Presbyterian.  Clubs:  Minnesota  and 
Commercial. 

GALUSHA  BURCHARD  BALCH, 

Physician, 

His  ancestor,  John  Balch,  came  to  America  in  1623  ;  land 
ed  at  Cape  Ann ;  was  one  of  a  company  to  carry  on  a  fish 
ery;  in  1626,  he  with  a  small  company  removed  to  Naum- 
keag,  now  the  city  of  Salem,  Mass.  He  received  a  grant 
of  land  of  two  hundred  acres  from  the  English  govern 
ment,  which  he  located  in  the  present  city  of  Beverly, 
Mass.,  and  built  thereon  a  house  in  1639,  which  is  now 
standing  and  occupied  as  a  dwelling.  His  great  grand 
father  was  Ebenezer  Balch  of  Wethersfield,  Conn.,  who 
had  nine  children.  The  average  ages  of  which,  with 
himself  (ten  in  all),  was  over  84  years,  a  greater  longev 
ity  in  any  one  family  than  has  yet  been  found.  His  grand 
father,  Ebenezer  Balch,  and  grandmother,  Sarah  (Bur- 
chard)  Balch  were  each  84  years  of  age  at  death;  they 
moved  to  Plattsburgh,  N.Y.,  in  1804.  Ebenezer  was  en 
gaged  in  the  lumber  trade  and  farming.  His  father,  Al- 
vah  Burchard  Balch,  and  mother,  Mary  (McArthur) 
Balch,  lived  upon  the  farm  bought  by  his  father. 


398  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

JOHN  MELLEN  THURSTON, 

Lawyer,  State  Legislator,  United  States  Senator, 
WasbornAug.2i,i847,  in  Montpelier,Vt.  He  was  elected 
a  member  of  the  Omaha  city  council  in  1872 ;  city  attorney 
of  Omaha  in  1874,  and  a  member  of  the  Nebraska  legis 
lature  in  1875.  He  was  president  of  the  republican  league 
of  the  United  States  in  1889  to  1891.  In  1877  he  became 
assistant  attorney  of  the  Union  Pacific  railway  company, 
and  in  1888  was  appointed  general  solicitor  of  the  Union 
Pacific  system,  and  held  that  position  at  the  time  of  his 
election  to  the  senate.  In  1895  he  was  tendered  in  writing 
the  unanimous  vote  of  the  entire  republican  membership 
in  the  legislature,  and  was  elected  for  the  term  com 
mencing  March  4,  1895.  His  term  of  office  expired  March 
3,  1901.  He  was  permanent  chairman  of  the  republican 
national  convention  of  1896  which  nominated  President 
McKinley.  He  is  a  constant  contributor  to  current  pub 
lications;  and  an  able  orator. 

BENJAMIN  ROBINSON  SCHENCK, 

Surgeon, 

Was  born  Aug.  19,  1872,  in  Syracuse,  N.Y. ;  son  of 
Adrian  A.  and  Harriet  (Robinson)  Schenck;  educated 
in  Syracuse  high  school;  Williams  (Mass.)  college,  de 
gree  of  A.B.,  1894;  Johns  Hopkins  university,  degree  of 
M.D.,  1898.  Married  at  Niagara-on-The-Lake,  Can., 
Aug.  17,  1904,  Jessie  Jean  McCallum.  Resident  house 
surgeon  Johns  Hopkins  hospital,  1898-1902,  resident 
gynecologist,  same,  1900-03,  instructor  in  gynecology, 
Johns  Hopkins  university,  1901-03.  Has  practiced  in 
Detroit  since  1903.  Junior  attending  Gynecologist  to 
Harper  hospital;  consulting  obstetrician  to  the  Women's 
hospital.  Member  Michigan  state  medical  society, 
Wayne  county  medical  society,  Detroit  academy  of  medi 
cine,  American  medical  association,  American  gynecolo 
gical  society.  Member  Zeta  Psi.  Clubs:  University, 
Detroit  Boat. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  399 

PHILLIP  AUGUST  BECKER, 

Secretary  The  George  F.  Dittman  Boot  and  Shoe  Co., 
Was  born  Aug.  25,  1872,  in  Gros-Gerau,  Germany;  son  of 
John  Philip  and  Anna  (Camman)  Becker;  educated  in 
Washington  university,  St.  Louis;  married,  St.  Louis, 
Nov.  14,  1900,  Adele  Dittman;  children,  John  William, 
Virginia  D.  Began  business  career  as  boy  with  John  P. 
Becker  dry  goods  house,  East  St.  Louis,  1887,  and  re 
mained  in  employ  of  that  house  until  1897,  then  in  busi 
ness  under  firm  name  of  Becker  &  Aal  until  1900,  when  he 
bought  stock  in  the  George  F.  Dittmann  Boot  and  Shoe 
company,  manufacturers  and  jobbers  of  boots  and  shoes, 
of  which  later  he  became  a  director  and  is  now  secretary 
and  treasurer  of  the  company.  Unitarian.  Clubs:  Union 
literary,  Apollo,  Business  men's  league.  At  present  presi 
dent  of  St.  Louis  sales  managers'  association. 

LIVINGSTON  C.  LORD, 

President  of  the  Eastern  Illinois  State  Normal 

University, 

Was  born  Aug.  27,  1851,  in  Killingsworth,  Conn.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state; 
and  at  the  state  normal  school  of  New  Britain,  Conn. 
He  has  attained  success  in  educational  work.  He  has 
been  city  superintendent  of  schools  at  St.  Peter,  Minn.; 
president  of  the  state  normal  school  at  Morehead,  Minn.; 
and  filled  various  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  Since 
1899  ne  nas  Deen  president  of  the  eastern  Illinois  state 
normal  university  at  Charleston,  111. 

JOHN  GEORGE  SPENZER, 

Physician,  Chemist,  Author, 

Was  born  Sept.  6,  1864,  in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  Since  1896 
he  has  been  professor  of  general  and  medical  chemistry 
and  pharmacology  at  the  Cleveland  college  of  physicians 
and  surgeons.  He  is  the  author  of  The  Principles  of  Phar 
macology,  with  Practical  Exercises. 


400  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

WILLIAM  C.  HAYWARD, 

Secretary  of  the  State  of  Iowa, 

Was  born  Nov.  22,  1847,  in  Chattaragus  county,  New 
York,  of  American  parents  with  English  and  Scotch- 
Irish  ancestry.  He  moved  with  his  father's  family  to 
Dakota  county,  Minnesota,  in  the  spring  of  1861 ;  moved 
to  Hancock  county,  Iowa,  in  1864;  thence  to  Winnebago 
county  in  1867.  He  worked  on  a  farm,  attended  district 
school,  clerked  in  a  store,  taught  two  or  three  terms  of 
school,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  entered  the  first 
class  at  the  opening  of  the  State  college  of  agriculture 
and  mechanic  arts  at  Ames,  remaining  in  college  until  the 
middle  of  his  junior  year.  He  then  returned  to  Winne 
bago  county,  was  elected  county  surveyor,  and  became 
half  owner  of  the  Winnebago  Press  (now  Summit).  In 
1873  he  sold  out  to  his  partner  and  moved  to  Garner, 
Hancock  county,  where  he  bought  The  Hancock  Signal 
and  was  appointed  postmaster,  which  position  he  held 
for  about  eleven  years,  when  he  sold  his  newspaper  and 
resigned  as  postmaster.  Soon  after  he  helped  to  organize 
and  became  cashier  of  the  City  bank  of  Garner,  after 
wards  merged  with  the  Hancock  county  bank  into  the 
First  national.  Mr.  Hayward  helped  organize  and  was 
one  of  the  officers  of  the  company  that  built  the  so-called 
"Slippery  Elm"  railway  from  below  Eldora,  via  that 
city  and  Iowa  Falls  to  Alden.  He  became  associated 
with  William  Finch,  under  the  firm  name  of  Finch  and 
Hayward,  in  the  grain,  coal  and  stock  business,  operat 
ing  a  line  of  twenty-five  stations  in  Iowa,  Minnesota, 
and  South  Dakota.  The  firm  moved  headquarters  from 
Garner  to  Davenport,  Scott  county,  in  1866,  and  Mr. 
Hayward  became  a  resident  of  Davenport  at  that  time 
and  has  made  his  home  there  ever  since.  He  helped  to 
organize  the  Union  savings  bank  of  Davenport  and  was 
its  president  for  some  years.  He  also  served  as  president 
of  the  Davenport  national  bank.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Davenport  school  board  for  nine  years.  He  was 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  401 

elected  to  the  state  senate  in  1897  and  re-elected  in  1901, 
serving  during  the  twenty-seventh,  twenty-eighth,  twenty- 
ninth,  thirtieth  and  thirty-first  general  assemblies.  He 
was  elected  secretary  of  state  in  1906,  re-elected  in  1908 
and  again  re-elected  in  1910.  He  has  always  been  a 
republican. 

BENJAMIN  H.  THROOP, 

Physician,  Surgeon, 

Was  born  Nov.  9,  1811,  in  Oxford,  N.Y.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  Oxford  academy;  and  at  the  Fairfield  medi 
cal  college.  In  1832  he  began  the  practice  of  medicine 
at  Honesdale,  Pa.  For  one  year  he  practiced  in  Oswego, 
N.Y. ;  and  then  moved  to  New  York  city,  practicing 
there  until  1840;  when  he  moved  to  Scranton,  Pa.  He 
was  a  dealer  in  coal  lands;  and  assisted  in  organizing 
several  mining  companies.  In  1854  he  obtained  a  char 
ter  from  the  state  legislature  for  a  gas  and  water  com 
pany;  and  also  for  the  Lackawanna  hospital.  He  was 
extensively  engaged  in  real  estate  operations  and  in  the 
lumbering  business.  In  1877  he  became  president  of  the 
Scranton  city  bank.  He  served  as  surgeon  in  the  civil 
war;  and  established  a  field  hospital.  He  presented  a 
medical  library  to  the  Lackawanna  medical  society. 

E.  PERRY  THOMAS, 

State  Senator  of  Alabama, 

Was  born  Aug.  26,  1872,  in  Henry  county,  Ala.  He  was 
educated  in  private  school,  attended  the  Southeast  Ala 
bama  agricultural  school  at  Abbeville,  and  graduated 
from  the  state  university  at  Tuscaloosa,  Ala.  He  is  a  suc 
cessful  lawyer;  is  identified  with  the  democratic  party; 
and  for  two  terms  was  mayor  of  Clayton,  Ala,  Since 
1902  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Alabama  state  senate; 
served  his  second  term  of  1906-10;  and  resides  in  Eufaula, 
Ala. 


402  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

FRANK  TILFORD, 

Merchant,  Banker, 

Was  born  July  22,  1852,  in  New  York  city.  In  1876  he 
joined  the  real  estate  exchange,  and,  from  that  time  to 
the  present,  has  been  an  extensive  operator  in  real  estate, 
both  in  Harlem  and  on  the  west  side  above  Fifty-ninth 
street.  In  1885  he  was  elected  a  trustee  of  the  North 
River  savings  bank.  During  the  same  year  Park  and 
Tilford  opened  a  branch  store  at  Fifty-ninth  street  and 
Fifth  avenue,  and  Mr.  Tilford  was  placed  in  charge  of 
this  establishment.  Even  this  additional  increase  of  labor 
was  not  sufficient  to  employ  all  of  his  active  energies; 
and  in  1889,  together  with  George  G.  Haven,  he  organ 
ized  the  bank  of  New  Amsterdam,  of  which  Thomas 
C.  Acton  is  president.  Mr.  Tilford  has  been  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  bank  from  the  day  it  opened. 

KARL  J.  JOHNSON, 

Representative  from  Mitchell  County, 
Was  born  June  6,  1870  at  Osage,  of  Norwegian-Amer 
ican  parentage,  where  he  has  since  resided.  Completed 
the  course  in  the  Osage  public  schools  in  1887,  the  Cedar 
Valley  seminary  in  1893  and  graduated  from  the  law 
department  of  the  university  of  Iowa  with  the  class  of 
1900.  Has  been  associated  with  the  Farmers  national 
bank,  of  which  he  is  the  present  cashier,  since  its  organi 
zation  in  1893.  Previous  to  that  time  was  agent  of  Amer 
ican  express  company  at  Osage.  Is  married  and  has  two 
children.  Has  never  held  public  office  previous  to  this 
time  in  politics.  Elected  representative  in  1908.  A  re 
publican  in  politics. 

MINNIE  PRIEST  DUNTON, 
Librarian  of  the  State  Library  of  Idaho, 
Since  May  i,  1907,  she  has  been  state  librarian  for  the 
state  of  Idaho. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  403 

EDWARD  PRATT  TULLER. 

Clergyman,  Missionarv, 

Was  born  April  16,  1859,  in  Hartford,  Conn.  He  has 
received  the  degress  of  A.B.  and  A.M.  from  Brown 
university;  received  the  honorary  degree  of  D.D.  from 
Kalamazoo  college  and  in  1887  graduated  from  the  New 
ton  theological  institution.  In  1886  he  was  ordained  to 
the  baptist  ministry;  and  has  filled  pastorates  in  Provi 
dence  and  Newport,  R.I.;  in  the  second  baptist  church 
of  Lawrence,  Mass.;  in  the  first  baptist  church  of  Detroit, 
Mich.;  and  the  Memorial  baptist  church  of  Chicago, 
111.  Since  1906  he  has  been  pastor  of  the  Brighton  ave 
nue  baptist  church  of  Brighton,  Mass.  In  1901-06  he 
was  secretary  of  the  board  and  since  1888  has  been  a  mem 
ber  of  the  board  of  managers  of  the  baptist  missionary 
union.  In  1902-05  he  was  a  trustee  of  the  Kalamazoo 
college. 

ALBERT  M.  HENRY, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  Sept.  20,  1845,  m  Grand  Rapids  Mich.,  son  of 
William  G.  and  Huldana  (Squier)  Henry;  educated  in 
Grand  Rapids  public  schools  and  university  of  Michigan, 
graduating,  degree  of  B.S.  and.  M.S.,  1867;  married  at 
Detroit,  Jan.  23,  1875  Frances  M.  Burns.  Admitted  to 
bar  at  Omaha,  Neb.,  practicing  there,  1869-75;  came  to 
Detroit,  1875,  and  has  since  continued  in  practice  of  law; 
one  of  the  organizers  and  first  president  Dime  savings 
bank;  member  State  Board  of  Pardons  under  Gov.  Alger. 
Formerly  member  city  council,  Detroit,  and  member 
board  of  Estimates,  Psi  Upsilon  (university  of  Mich 
igan),  Sons  of  American  Revolution,  Detroit  Board  of 
Commerce  (chairman  education  committee).  Mason 
(32°)  ;  member  Ashler  Lodge,  F.  and  A.  M.,  Michigan 
Sovereign  Consistory,  Moslem  Temple,  A. A. N. M.S. 
Clubs:  Detroit  (charter  member),  Country. 


404  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

WILBUR  GLENN  VOLLVA, 

Clergyman,  Overseer, 

Was  born  March  10,  1870,  in  Newton,  Ind.  In  1891  he 
graduated  from  the  Union  Christian  college  of  Meron, 
Ind.;  and  received  the  degree  of  D.D.  In  1889  he  was 
ordained  to  the  ministry  of  the  Christian  church  and  in 
1889-93  filled  pastorates  in  Linden,  Ind.,  and  Urbana, 
111.  In  1893-94  ne  studied  theology  in  Stanfordville,  N.Y. 
and  in  1897  graduated  from  Hiram  college  as  B.A.  In 
'893-04  he  supplied  a  pulpit  in  the  Chestnut  street  Chris 
tian  church  of  Albany,  N.Y. ;  and  in  1897-99  was  pastor 
of  the  Christian  church  of  Washington  court  house, 
Ohio.  In  1889  he  became  a  member  of  the  Christian 
Catholic  church;  in  1899  was  ordained  elder  and  later 
became  elder  in  charge  of  tabernacles  in  Chicago  and 
Cincinnati.  In  1901-06  he  was  overseer  of  the  Christian 
"•Ti-holic  church  in  Australia;  in  1906-07  was  assistant  of 
John  Alexander  Dowie;  when  he  became  general  over 
seer  of  the  Christian  Catholic  apostolic  church  in  Zion 
throughout  the  world. 

H.  E.  WADSWORTH, 

Superintendent  and  Special  Disbursing  Agent  United 

States  Indian  Service, 

Was  born  April  q,  1865,  in  Auburn,  111.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state;  and  is  by 
profession  an  accountant.  He  is  a  member  of  the  repub 
lican  party;  is  a  member  of  the  Masons,  Sons  of  the 
American  revolution  and  various  other  fraternal  and 
patriotic  orders.  In  1889-1900  he  was  chief  clerk  in 
the  Shoshone  agency  in  Wyoming;  and  in  1900-03  was 
clerk  for  the  United  States  senate  committee  on  claims 
under  chairman  Senator  Warren,  of  Wyoming;  since 
1903  he  has  been  superintendent  and  special  disbursing 
agent  in  the  United  States  Indian  service,  department 
of  the  interior;  is  superintendent  of  the  Shoshone  indus 
trial  school. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  405 

JAMES  WpLCOTT  WADSWORTH, 

Legislator,  Congressman, 

Was  born  Oct.  12,  1842,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  was 
brevetted  major  for  gallantry  at  the  battle  of  Five  Forks. 
He  was  a  representative  in  the  state  legislature  in  1878-79, 
and  was  comptroller  of  the  state  in  1879-81.  He  was  a 
member  from  New  York  to  the  forty-seventh  congress 
to  fill  a  vacancy,  and  was  a  member  of  the  forty-eighth, 
fifty-second,  fifty-third,  fifty-fourth,  fifty-fifth  fifty-sixth, 
fifty-seventh  and  fifty-eighth  congresses  as  a  republican. 
He  was  re-elected  to  the  fifty-ninth  congress  from  the 
thirty-fourth  district  of  New  York  for  the  term  of 
1905-07. 

WILLIAM  G.  WORMLEY, 

Railroad  Superintendent, 

Was  born  Sept.  30,  1862,  in  Marshall,  Mich.,  son  of  S.  P. 
and  Maryett  (Fargo)  Wormley;  educated  in  public 
>ols  of  Marshall,  Mich.;  married  at  Chicago,  1893, 
Miss  Stella  Hahn.  Began  active  career  as  clerk  for  Am 
erican  Express  company,  at  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  1880; 
was  route  agent  Michigan  division,  and  later  assistant 
superintendent  same  division;  removed  to  Detroit,  1900, 
and  since  1902  has  been  superintendent  Michigan  divi 
sion.  (Club)  Dalmit  golf  club.  Office:  Elks'  Temple 
building. 

ALPHONSO  CALHOUN  AVERY, 

Soldier,  Lawyer,  Jurist, 

Was  born  September  11,  1837,  in  Morgantown,  N.C. 
He  entered  the  army  in  1861,  and  was  commissioned  first 
lieutenant;  in  1862  was  elected  captain;  and  the  same 
year  was  appointed  major  and  assistant  adjutant  general. 
At  the  close  of  the  war  he  resumed  the  practice  of  law. 
In  1866-67  ne  was  a  representative  in  the  North  Caro 
lina  state  legislature.  In  1878-88  he  was  judge  of  the 
superior  court;  and  in  1888-97  was  justice  of  the  state 
supreme  court  of  North  Carolina.  He  now  practices  law 
in  Morgantown,  N.C. 


406  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

JEROME  ANTHONY  WATROUS, 

United  States  Army  Officer, 

Was  born  in  Conklin,  Brown  county,  N.Y.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  common  schools;  and  for  one  term  was  a 
student  at  Lawrence  college  of  Appleton,  Wis.  In  1861 
he  enlisted  as  a  private  soldier  in  the  sixth  Wisconsin 
infantry;  was  made  ordnance  sergeant  of  a  brigade  and 
later  made  ordnance  sergeant  of  a  division.  He  then 
became  sergeant-major  of  his  regiment;  and  was  soon 
made  a  first  lieutenant  and  adjutant,  going  from  that 
position  to  adjutant-general  of  the  Iron  brigade  of  the 
West.  He  served  four  years  and  won  a  captaincy,  and 
in  1865  was  honorably  mustered  out.  He  has  served  as 
a  colonel  and  brigadier-general  in  the  National  guard. 
He  has  been  county  superintendent  of  schools;  a  member 
of  the  Wisconsin  state  legislature;  and  collector  of  cus 
toms  at  Milwaukee,  Wis.  In  1898  he  returned  to  the 
service  of  the  United  States  as  major  and  paymaster,  and 
in  1904  was  retired  as  lieutenant-colonel.  He  has  been 
engaged  as  an  editor  and  publisher;  is  still  writing  for  the 
press. 

PETER  D.  WANNER, 
Lawyer,  Business  President, 

Was  born  Dec.  i,  1840,  in  Kutztown,  Pa.  In  1857-58  he 
taught  school;  and  in  1859  he  entered  Union  seminary  of 
New  Berlin,  Pa.;  and  in  1860  became  a  student  and 
teacher  in  Fairview  seminary  of  Kutztown;  and  in  1862 
entered  Franklin  and  Marshall  colleges  of  Lancaster, 
and  graduated  in  1865.  Since  then  he  has  practiced 
law  in  Reading,  Pa.;  in  1871  was  elected  district  attorney 
for  Berks  county;  and  after  the  expiration  of  his  term 
he  became  county  solicitor.  In  1878  he  was  a  candidate 
for  congress  as  a  democrat.  For  many  wears  he  was  a 
president  for  several  iron  and  quite  a  few  water  com 
panies;  but  since  1902  has  devoted  himself  entirely  to 
law  practice. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  407 

JOSEPH  PARSHALL  GOODRICH, 

Insurance,  Loans  and  Real  Estate, 

Was  born  June  26,  1864,  in  Blissfield,  Mich.,  son  of 
Nelson  Lyman  and  Clarissa  Cornelia  (Parshall)  Good 
rich;  graduate  West  Blissfield  (Mich.)  high  school, 
1881;  married  at  Detroit,  Nov.  7,  1889,  Viella  Tuttle. 
Entered  insurance  business,  December,  1881,  with  late 
brother,  John  C.  Goodrich  ;  was  with  Goodrich  Bros., 
1884-1901;  founded  Goodrich  insurance  agency,  Jan.  i, 
1901,  of  which  has  since  continued  the  head.  Republi 
can.  Baptist.  Member  Detroit  Board  of  Commerce. 
Member  Palestine  lodge  No.  357,  F.  and  A.  M.,  King 
Cyrus  chapter  No.  133,  R.  A.  M.,  Monroe  council  No. 
i,  R.  and  S.  M.,  Michigan  sovereign  consistory  (32°), 
Moslem  Temple,  A.  A.  O.  N.  M.  S.,  all  of  'Detroit. 
Recreation:  Traveling 

CARL  ERNEST  SCHMIDT, 

Tanner, 

Was  born  Dec.  31,  1856,  in  Detroit,  son  of  Traugott  and 
Wilhelmina  (Beck)  Schmidt;  educated  in  German- 
American  seminary,  Detroit,  until  14,  and  in  public 
schools  of  Germany  until  19,  married  at  Detroit,  Nov. 
4,  1880,  Alice  M.  Candler.  Learned  the  tannery  bus 
iness  with  his  father,  with  whom  he  was  associated  until 
his  death,  1897;  now  member  Carl  E.  Schmidt  and  com 
pany,  tanners  (organized,  1897).  Also  president  Gabriel 
concrete  steel  company.  Member  Detroit  police  board, 
1892-94,  State  Board  of  Arbitration  and  Mediation, 
1897-98.  Appointed  member  Board  of  Forest  Inquiry, 
1907  (purpose  of  the  board  is  to  investigate  forestry 
conditions  in  Michigan  and  to  report  to  the  legislature). 
Republican.  Mason  (32°),  Knight  Templar,  Shriner. 
Clubs:  Detroit,  Fellowcraft,  Harmonic  society.  Recrea 
tions:  Outdoor  diversions. 


408  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

JOHN  PARRAN  BRISCOE, 
.  .Judge  Court  of  Appeals  of  Maryland, 
Was  born  Aug  24,  1853,  in  Lower  Marlboro,  Calvert 
county,  Md.  He  was  educated  at  Charlotte  hall  aca 
demy;  and  at  St.  John's  college  at  Annapolis,  Md.  In 
1879-90  he  was  states  attorney  for  Calvert  county,  Md. ; 
in  1905-06  president  of  the  Maryland  state  bar  associa 
tion;  and  chairman  of  the  local  council  for  Maryland  of 
the  American  bar  association.  He  has  been  president  of 
the  Mutual  Fire  insurance  company  of  Calvert  county; 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  vestry  of  St.  Paul's  perish  of 
Calvert  county;  a  member  of  the  Maryland  state  library 
committee;  and  has  filled  various  other  positions  of  trust 
and  honor.  Since  1891  he  has  been  judge  of  the  Maryland 
state  court  of  appeals  and  chief  judge  of  the  seventh  ju 
dicial  circuit  of  Maryland. 

JOSEPH  RALPH  HARKER, 

Educator,  Clergyman,  College  President, 
Was  born  June  30,  1853,  in  Durham,  England.  In  1888 
he  graduated  with  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Illinois  col 
lege;  and  subsequently  received  the  degrees  of  A.M.  and 
Ph.D.  from  that  institution  of  learning.  In  1863-71  he 
worked  in  the  coal  mines  of  Durham,  England;  and  in 
1871-74  worked  as  a  coal  miner  in  Du  Quoin,  111.  In 
1874-76  he  was  principal  of  schools  at  De  Sota,  111.;  in 
1876-77  was  principal  of  the  grammar  school  of  Beards- 
town,  111.;  in  1877-81  was  superintendent  of  schools  at 
Medosia,  111.;  then  in  1881-84  was  superintendent  of 
schools  at  Waverly,  111.;  and  in  1884-93  was  principal 
of  Whipple  academy  at  Jacksonville,  111.  In  1889-93  he? 
was  professor  of  pedagogy  in  the  Illinois  college;  and 
since  1893  has  been  president  of  the  Illinois  woman's 
college  of  Jacksonville,  111.  In  1891  he  was  ordained 
to  the  ministry  of  the  methodist  episcopal  church. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  409 

LEVI  F.  EATON, 

President  Peninsular  Engraving  Company 
Was  born  Sept.  20,  1851,  in  Windsor,  Vt.,  son  of 
Hezekiah  C.  and  Elizabeth  (Damon)  Eaton;  educated 
in  the  public  and  private  schools;  married  at  Pomfret, 
Conn.,  Aug.  23,  1882,  Susan  Medbury.  Began  active 
career  as  bookkeeper  in  provision  house  of  Meriden, 
Conn.,  1867,  later  engaged  in  provision  business  for  him 
self;  entered  engraving  business  at  Meriden,  1883,  under 
title  of  the  Illustrating  engraving  company,  later  be 
coming  Eaton  and  Peck  company,  sold  out  interest  to 
Meriden  gravure  company  and  came  to  Detroit,  1891, 
as  foreman  of  engraving  department  of  Winn  and  Ham 
mond;  organized  the  Peninsular  engraving  company^ 
1895,  of  which  has  been  the  head  since  time  of  organi 
zation.  Independent  republican.  Baptist.  President 
Employing  Photo  Engravers  association,  term  expired 
Sept.  22,  now  on  executive  board;  member  Detroit  Board 
of  Commerce,  Employers'  association  of  Detroit.  Mason 
(32°),  Shriner  Club:  Detroit  motor  boat.  Recreation: 
Motor  boating. 

WILLIAM  M.  HARVEY 

Physician, 

Was  born  Oct.  8,  1863,  in  Romeo,  Mich.,  son  of  James 
and  Hattie  (Penoyer)  Harvey;  graduate  Romeo  high 
school,  1882;  Detroit  college  of  medicine,  M.D.,  1887; 
post-graduate  course,  Berlin,  Germany,  1900;  married, 
Ohio,  Oct.,  1891,  Miss  Alice  Fox.  Began  practice  in 
Detroit,  1887;  since  taking  course  at  Berlin  has  made 
specialty  of  diseases  of  the  stomach  and  intestines.  City 
physician  of  Detroit  for  eight  years,  and  for  twelve 
years  on  medical  staff  of  Michigan  national  guard,  with 
rank  of  major.  Member  American  medical  association, 
Wayne  county  medical  society,  Mason.  Clubs:  De 
troit,  Detroit  Boat,  Fellowcraft,  Recreations:  Fishing 
and  all  athletic  sports. 


410  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

D.  H.  YOUNG, 

Physician  to  the  Missouri  School  for  Deaf, 
Was  born  July  3,  1857,  in  Columbia,  Mo.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools,  at  Kemper's  family  school, 
at  the  Missouri  university,  at  the  Missouri  medical  col 
lege,  and  at  the  Bellevue  hospital  medical  college.  He 
soon  attained  success  as  a  practicing  physician  and  sur 
geon;  is  a  member  of  the  American  medical  association; 
is  a  member  of  the  Missouri  medical  association;  and 
a  member  of  the  Callaway  county  medical  society.  He 
has  been  president  of  the  board  of  managers  of  the  Mis 
souri  state  hospital  for  the  insane;  in  1883-91  was  assis 
tant  physician  to  that  institution;  in  1892-96  was  pres 
ident  of  the  board  of  that  institution;  and  has  filled 
numerous  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  is  now  serv 
ing  his  fourth  term  of  1910-11  as  physician  to  the  Mis 
souri  school  for  the  deaf. 

JOHN  HARVEY  KELLOGG, 

Physician,  Superintendent  Battle  Creek  Sanitarium 

Since  1876, 

Was  born  Feb.  26,  1852,  in  Tyrone,  Mich;  son  of  John 
Preston  and  Ann  Janette  Kellogg;  educated  in  Michigan 
state  normal  school;  graduated  Bellevue  hospital  medical 
college,  1875;  studied  in  Europe,  1883  and  1889;  married, 
Feb.  22,  1879,  Ella  E.  Eaton,  Alfred  Center,  N.Y.  Has 
practiced  at  Battle  Creek,  Mich.,  since  1875.  President 
American  medical  missionary  college;  president  Haskell 
orphans'  home  since  1891;  president  James  White  mem 
orial  home  for  aged  peiple  since  1891.  Inventor  of  im 
proved  apparatus  and  instruments  for  medical  and  surgi 
cal  purposes.  Author:  Text  Book  and  Charts  on  Physiol 
ogy  for  Use  of  Schools ;  Home  Handbook  of  Hygiene  and 
Rational  Medicine;  Man  the  Masterpiece;  Art  of  Mas 
sage;  Rational  Hydrotherapy;  The  Stomach;  also  many 
technical. papers  and  articles.  Editor  Good  Health;  Mod 
ern  Medicine. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  411 

HENRY  REMSEN  WHITEHOUSE, 

Diplomat,  Author, 

Was  born  Aug.  17,  1857,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y. ;  son  of  James 
Henry  and  Mary  (Schenek)  Whitehouse;  educated  in 
Germany,  Switzerland;  married,  Trinity  church,  Boston, 
June  i,  1892,  Margaret  McBurney;  one  child:  Beatrix, 
born  Ouehy,  Switzerland,  July  9,  1893.  Studied  painting 
in  studio  of  Gerome,  Paris;  afterward  entered  United 
States  diplomatic  service;  served  as  secretary  of  legation 
14  years;  consul  gen.,  Guatemala;  author  of  The  Sacrifice 
of  a  Theme,  received  from  King  Humbert  I  of  Italy,  or 
der  of  Commendatore  dei  Santi  Maurizio  e  Lazzaro.  Sec 
retary  of  Pan-American  conference  at  Washington;  dele 
gate  of  China  to  Second  Peace  conference  at  the  Hague; 
commander  Order  of  Double  Dragon.  Author:  The 
Collapse  of  the  Kingdom  of  Naples;. A  Revolutionary 
Princess  (in  press)  ;  Christian  Belgiojoso-Trivulzio,  Life 
and  Times,  1808-71  (Fisher  Unwin  and  company,  Lon 
don)  ;  Life  of  Lamartine  (in  press)  contributor  to  press. 
Board  of  editors  of  "Bibliotheque  Universelle,"  a  Swiss 
monthly  review  founded  in  1796.  Associate  member  of 
Academis  de  Macon,  France.  Recreation:  Golfing. 

ALFRED  J.  SKIFFINGTON, 

Was  born  Sept.  u,  1869,  in  Kingston,  Ont.,  son  of  James 
A.  and  Annie  G.  (Dowler)  Skiffington;  educated  in 
Detroit  public  schools  and  Detroit  business  university; 
married  at  Detroit,  1895,  Miss  Marie  L.  Walker.  Came 
to  Detroit  with  parents,  1871;  began  active  career  as 
clerk  in  office  of  the  old  Detroit  steel  and  spring  works, 
continuing  for  two  and  one-half  years;  then  became  con 
nected  with  the  Fulton  iron  and  engine  works,  the  title  of 
which  was  changed  to  National-Fulton  brass  manufac 
turing  company  in  1902;  has  been  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  company  since  1904.  Catholic.  Recreations: 
Outdoor  sports. 


412  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

JOHN  GEORGE  BOHMER, 

President  of  Jones  Commercial  College  of 

St.  Louis,  Missouri, 

Was  born  Nov.  9,  1848,  in  Rich  Fountain,  Mo.  He 
received  his  education  in  the  parish  and  public  schools, 
from  private  tutors,  and  at  the  Jones  commercial  college. 
He  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  educators  of  the  west; 
has  rilled  the  chairs  of  penmanship,  bookkeeping,  com 
mercial  law  and  English;  and  is  now  the  principal  of 
the  Jones  commercial  college  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  which 
was  established  in  1841  by  Professor  Jonathan  Jones. 
This  college  is  the  only  institution  in  St.  Louis  that 
teaches  bookkeeping  and  actual  business  practice;  and 
their  system  is  protected  both  by  patents  and  copyright. 
Professor  Bohmer  has  made  this  college  the  leading  in 
stitution  of  its  kind  west  of  the  Mississippi. 

RUDOLPH  HERING, 

Engineer,  Author, 

Was  born  Feb.  26,  1847,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  re 
ceived  a  thorough  education  and  in  1867  graduated  from 
the  Dresden  polytechnic  institute  of  Germany.  In  1872 
he  was  engaged  as  astronomer  of  the  Yellowstone  national 
park;  and  in  1873-80  was  assistant  city  engineer  of  Phila 
delphia,  Pa.  Since  1880  he  has  been  engaged  in  private 
practice;  and  is  an  authority  upon  sewerage,  water  sup 
ply  and  refuse  disposal.  He  has  been  consulting  engi 
neer  for  the  water  supply  or  sewerage  works  of  Phila 
delphia,  Baltimore,  Washington,  Buffalo,  Cleveland,  At 
lanta,  New  Orleans,  Los  Angeles,  San  Francisco  and 
Honolulu.  He  was  a  member  of  the  engineering  com 
mittee  for  an  additional  water  supply  for  New  York  city. 
He  is  a  fellow  of  the  American  association  for  the  ad 
vancement  of  science.  He  is  the  author  of  many  published 
reports  on  sewerage  and  water  supply  of  cities. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  413 

CHARLES  CHAMBERLAIN  NICHOLLS, 

Real  Estate  and  Financial  Agent, 

Was  born  Jan.  4,  1855,  in  Camden,  N.J. ;  son  of  Ebenezer 
and  Rebecca  Young  (Anderson)  Nicholls;  educated  in 
Quaker  school,  Camden,  N.J.,  public  school  and  high 
school,  Philadelphia;  married,  St.  Louis,  June  i,  1881, 
Julia  Cleaveland  Chamberlain;  children,  Julie  C., 
Charles  C.,  Jr.  When  14  years  old  entered  employ  of  Lee 
and  Walker,  music  publishers,  Philadelphia,  and  re 
mained  with  them  5  years;  came  to  St.  Louis  when  19 
years  old  and  was  one  year  with  Mullanphy  Planing  Mill 
company;  in  1875,  entered  employ  of  Beard  and  Brothers, 
dealers  in  cotton  ties  and  safes,  and  two  years  later,  when 
business  was  incorporated  as  Beard  and  Brother  Safe  and 
Lock  company  was  made  secretary  and  remained  with 
them  until  1881;,  when  Mr.  Beard  died;  wound  up  the 
business  and  administered  Mr.  Beard's  estate,  amounting 
to  about  $250,000.  Started  in  real  estate  business,  1885, 
and  in  1892  sold  a  half  interest  to  E.  P.  V.  Ritter,  organ 
izing  the  Nicholls-Ritter  Realty  and  Financial  company, 
which  company  sold  out  its  business  to  Nicholls,  Ritter, 
Goodnow  Realty  company,  increasing  capital  to  $300,000, 
and  of  both  companies  Mr.  Nicholls  has  been  and  is  now 
president.  The  company  also  has  an  office  in  Flat  Iron 
building,  New  York.  Director  Citizens'  Insurance  com 
pany  and  vice-president  Industrial  Trust  company.  Mem 
ber  Business  Men's  league  and  Merchants'  exchange.  Re 
publican  in  national  and  state  affairs.  Elder  in  Grand 
avenue  Presbyterian  church;  member  Young  Men's 
Christian  association.  Clubs:  City,  Mercantile. 

EDMUND  FELLOWS  JENKINS, 

Soldier,  Philanthropist,  Founder, 

Was  born  July  28,  1844,  in  Weedsport,  N.Y.  He  served 
in  the  civil  war;  and  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  first 
lieutenant.  In  1875  he  became  secretary  and  superintend 
ent  of  the  New  York  society  for  the  prevention  of  cruelty 


414  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

to  children,  which  position  he  still  occupies.  He  is  a  rec 
ognized  authority  on  humane  matters  throughout  the 
world;  has  visited  Europe  several  times;  and  aided  in  or 
ganizing  such  societies  of  England,  France,  Germany  and 
Italy. 

WILLIAM  ALEXANDER  CALDERHEAD, 

United  States  Congressman  from  the  Fifth  District 

of  Kansas, 

Was  born  in  Perry  county,  Ohio,  Sept.  26^  1844;  received 
his  education  in  the  common  schools  and  from  his  father, 
Rev.  E.  B.  Calderhead,  a  minister  of  the  United  Presby 
terian  church;  spent  the  winter  of  1861-62  in  the  prepara 
tory  department  of  Franklin  college,  New  Athens,  Ohio; 
enlisted  in  August,  1862,  as  a  private  in  Company  H,  one- 
hundred  and  twenty-sixth  Ohio  infantry;  was  transferred 
to  Company  D,  ninth  veteran  reserves,  for  disability  in 
curred  in  the  service,  and  discharged  June  27,  1865 ;  spent 
two  years  recovering  health,  then  one  session  at  school ; 
went  to  Kansas  in  the  fall  of  1868  and  engaged  in  farming; 
in  1872  settled  on  a  homestead  near  Newton,  Harvey 
county,  Kans. ;  taught  school  one  year  in  Newton ;  read 
law  and  was  admitted  in  1875;  went  to  Atchison,  Kans., 
during  that  year  and  spent  four  years  there  reading  law 
and  teaching  country  schools  during  the  winters;  settled 
in  Marysville  in  November,  1879,  and  engaged  in  the  gen 
eral  practice  of  law;  was  elected  county  attorney  in  the 
fall  of  1888  and  served  two  years;  was  for  several  years 
clerk  of  the  board  of  education  of  the  city;  was  elected  to 
the  fifty-fourth,  fifty-sixth,  fifty-seventh,  fifty-eighth,  fifty- 
ninth  and  sixtieth  congresses,  and  re-elected  to  the  sixty- 
first  congress  as  a  republican.  He  served  10  years  on  the 
committee  on  banking  and  currency,  and  four  years  on 
ways  and  means  committee  and  was  a  member  of  the  con 
ference  committee  on  the  Payne  tariff  bill. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  415 

WILLIAM  D.  WASHBURN,  Jr. 

State  Representative  of  Minnesota, 

Was  born  April  3,  1863,  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.  He  received 
a  thorough  education;  and  in  1888  graduated  from  Yale 
university.  In  1900-01  he  was  associate-editor  of  the 
Minneapolis  Tribune;  and  now  devotes  his  time  to  the 
lands  and  investments  business  in  Minneapolis.  Minn. 
In  1900-02  he  was  a  representative  in  the  Minnesota 
state  legislature;  and  was  again  a  representative  in  the 
Minnesota  state  legislature  for  the  term  of  1905-07. 

JOHN  C.  HORN, 

Educator,  Lawyer,  Clergyman,  Missionary,  Lecturer, 
Was  born  Sept  22,  1849,  in  Butler  county,  Ohio.  Since 
1876  he  has  been  a  clergyman  of  the  Methodist  Episco 
pal  church.  He  has  filled  the  chairs  of  languages,  math 
ematics,  science,  history,  philosophy  and  elocution  in  sev 
eral  colleges;  has  been  president  of  the  McGee  college, 
and  also  president  of  the  Lewis  college,  from  which  latter 
institution  he  received  the  degree  of  A.M.  He  has  trav 
eled  extensively  in  Europe  and  for  several  years  was  a  mis 
sionary  in  South  America. 

GEORGE  SCRANTON  HUMPHREY, 

Engineer,  Financier, 

Was  born  Aug.  i,  18^6,  in  Ithaca,  N.Y.  He  attended 
scientific  lectures  at  Cornell  university.  In  1885  he  be 
came  assayor  and  superintendent  of  reduction  works  in 
Carlisle,  N.M.;  in  1887  became  assistant  manager  and 
treasurer  of  the  Kokomo  glass  company  of  Indiana;  and 
since  1900  has  been  treasurer  and  purchasing  agent  of  the 
C.  W.  Hunt  company  of  New  York  city.  He  has  traveled 
extensively  in  the  United  States  and  Europe;  and  attended 
the  joint  meetings  of  the  American  and  English  engineer 
ing  societies  in  Europe  in  1900.  For  many  years  he  was 
greatly  interested  in  republican  politics;  and  has  filled 
various  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 


416  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

FRANK  JUDSON  HALE, 

Manufacturer, 

Was  born  Aug  14,  1862,  in  Newton,  Upper  Falls,  Mass. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools;  and  in  1880 
graduated  from  the  high  school  of  Newton,  Mass.  For 
many  years  he  was  engaged  as  a  machinist;  and  since 
1907  has  been  a  director  and  agent  of  the  cotton  machine 
works  of  Newton,  Mass. ;  and  is  also  the  director  of  the 
corporation  of  Saco  and  Pette  machine  works,  with 
machine  shops  at  Saco,  Maine,  and  also  at  Newton  Upper 
Falls,  Mass.  In  1888-89  he  was  a  member  of  the  common 
council  of  Newton,  Mass.;  in  1890-1900  was  a  member 
of  the  Newton  school  board.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
national  association  of  cotton  manufacturers;  and  is  a 
director  of  the  Lawrence  cotton  mills  and  a  score  of 
other  manufacturing  and  financial  corporations. 


CHARLES    HEDINGER, 

Soldier,  Physician,  Surgeon,, 

Was  born  Aug  17,  1821,  in  Westphalia,  Germany.  In 
1842  he  graduated  from  the  university  of  Gottingen;  and 
in  1848-54  practiced  medicine  in  New  York  city.  Then 
for  five  years  prior  to  the  civil  war  he  served  in  the 
United  States  army;  and  for  three  years  was  assistant 
surgeon  in  the  second  Colorado  cavalry.  He  has  attain 
ed  success  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Kansas; 
in  1888-92  was  United  States  pension  examiner  for  Chase 
county;  and  for  five  years  was  mayor  of  Canton,  Kan. 
He  is  medical  examiner  for  the  Ancient  order  united 
workmen;  is  medical  examiner  for  the  Woodmen  of  the 
world;  is  a  member  of  the  health  officers'  association  of 
McPherson  county,  Kan.;  and  has  filled  various  other 
positions  of  trust  and  honor. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  417 

HENRY  H.  SANGER, 

Cashier, 

Was  born  Sept.  21,  1866,  in  Detroit:  son  of  Henry  P.  and 
Frances  A.  (Hulbert)  Sanger;  educated  in  public 
schools  of  Detroit  and  Cornell  university,  graduating, 
degree  of  B.L.,  1891  He  married  June  i,  1909.  Elected 
vice-president  and  cashier,  National  bank  of  commerce, 
1911.  Began  active  career  in  employ  of  First  National 
bank,  Detroit,  1891,  continuing  for  nine  years;  then 
assistant  cashier  Commercial  National  bank,  six  years, 
resigning,  to  accept  position  as  cashier  National  bank 
of  commerce,  June  i,  1907.  Also  director  Hayes  man 
ufacturing  company.  Member  Kappa  Alpha.  Clubs: 
Detroit  (director  and  treasurer),  University,  Country, 
Detroit  Boat. 


SIDNEY  J.  BLOMFIELD, 

Real  Estate  Dealer, 

Was  born  Sept.  14,  1878,  in  London,  Eng.,  son  of  Rev. 
Frank  and  Charlotte  (Williams)  Blomfield;  came  to 
Michigan  with  parents  at  8  years  of  age;  student  for  3 
years  at  Olivet  college;  won  gold  medal  for  wrestling, 
1900;  married  Edith  M.  St.  John,  daughter  of  George 
and  Mary  St.  John  of  Highland,  Mich.,  Nov.  24,  1909. 
Began  active  career  as  receiving  clerk  for  the  Pingree 
company,  1901,  continuing  until  1904;  studied  law  at 
night  at  Detroit  college  of  law,  1904-06;  entered  real 
estate  and  fire  insurance  business  for  self,  1904,  and  has 
developed  a  lucrative  business  in  building  houses,  $3,000 
to  $8,000  each,  and  selling  them  to  home  seekers;  built 
and  sold  20  to  25  houses  a  year  since.  Congregationalist. 
Member  Masonic  order.  Recreation:  Hunting,  fishing 
and  outdoor  sports. 


418  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

HARRY  FRENCH  KNIGHT, 

Stock  and  Bond  Broker, 

Was  born  Feb.  18,  1864,  in  St.  Louis;  son  of  Augustus  and 
Fanny  (French)  Knight;  educated  in  public  school, 
Smith  academy  and  Wyman  institute;  married,  St.  Louis, 
June  22,  1888,  Bertha  Judith  ((now  deceased),  daughter 
of  Rev.  Dr.  James  H.  Brookes;  children,  James  B.,  Fan- 
nv  F.,  Oliver  D.,  Harry  H.  Began  business  career  in 
1 88 1,  as  employe  of  Crow,  Hargadine  and  company, 
wholesale  dry  goods;  became  director  of  Brown-Des- 
noyers  Shoe  company,  1889;  since,  September,  1894,  vice- 
president  of  A.  G.  Edwards  and  Sons  Brokerage  com 
pany.  Also  member  of  firm  of  A.  G.  Edwards  and  Sons, 
and  director  of  the  Third  National  bank.  Republican. 
Presbyterian.  Clubs:  St.  Louis,  University,  Noonday, 
St.  Louis  Country,  Log  Cabin,  Cuivre. 


FRED  AUSTIN  ROBINSON, 

Was  born  July  27,  1860,  in  Edgerton,  Wis.,  son  of  George 
O.  and  Helen  S.  (Mather)  Robinson;  educated  at  St. 
Johnsbury  (Vt.)  academy;  Detroit  high  school,  univer 
sity  of  Michigan,  degree  of  A.B.,  1882,  law  department, 
same  university,  LL.B.,  1883;  married  at  Detroit,  May 
2,  1888,  Clara  L.  Hayes.  Has  been  engaged  in  business 
in  Detroit  since  Mar.,  1883.  Member  Robinson  and 
Flinn,  lands,  established  1872;  managing  director  The 
FarrandCompany,  pianos,  etc.,  Detroit.  Member  Detroit 
Bar  association.  Member  Board  of  Estimates,  Detroit, 
eleven  years,  1893-1904  (president,  1895-96).  Republican. 
Methodist.  Member  Chi  Psi,  University  of  Michigan,  '82. 
Clubs:  University,  Boylston  (musical),  Old  club.  Rec 
reation  :  Automobiling. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  419 

JOHN  JAMES  SPEED, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  Jan.  14,  1839,  in  Ithaca,  N.Y. ;  son  of  John 
and  Ann  (Morrell)  Speed;  moved  to  Aldril  in  1848;  edu 
cated  in  private  schools  and  university  of  Michigan;  mar 
ried  to  Mary  Clark  Aug.  20,  1867,  and,  she  having  died, 
was  again  married,  Detroit,  Sept  i,  1899,  to  Ella  C. 
Hastings.  Studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  be 
fore  the  supreme  court  of  Michigan;  began  practicing  in 
Detroit,  1861;  member  state  legislature,  1873-74;  judge 
of  circuit  court,  1882-89;  corporation  counsel,  1890-96; 
also  attorney  for  police  department;  ex-member  board  of 
education.  Republican.  Episcopalian.  Member  De 
troit  bar  association.  Mason.  President  North  Chan 
nel  club.  Recreation:  Fishing. 

FRANK  SARGENT  HOFFMAN, 

Educator,  Author, 

Was  born  Feb.  9,  1852,  in  Sheboygan  Falls,  Wis.  In 
1876  he  graduated  with  the  degree  of  Ph.D.  from  Am- 
herst  college;  receiving  the  degree  of  B.D.  from  Yale 
college;  and  studied  in  Germanv.  In  1883-85  he  was  in 
structor  in  philosophy  at  the  Wesleyan  university;  and 
since  1885  has  been  professor  of  philosophy  at  Union  col 
lege  of  Schenectady,  N.Y.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Amer 
ican  philosophical  society;  a  member  of  the  American 
association  for  the  advancement  of  science;  and  a  mem 
ber  of  various  other  education  and  scientific  societies.  He 
is  the  author  of  Sphere  of  the  State;  Sphere  of  Science; 
Psychology  and  Common  Life;  and  other  works. 

NATHANIEL  LYON  MOFFITT, 

Grain  Commission, 

Was  born  St.  Louis,  Oct.  17,  1862;  son  of  William  and 
Mary  (Stewart)  Moffit;  educated  in  public  schools  of  St. 
Louis;  married,  St.  Louis,  1895,  Olive  Boogher;  children, 
Sophie  Josephine,  Olive  and  Natalie.  Began  business 


420  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

career  in  1879  as  clerk  at  the  East  St.  Louis  elevator;  be 
came  clerk  with  Hubbard  and  Bartlett  commission  com 
pany,  1882-86;  became  secretary  of  the  same  company, 
from  1886  until  firm  changed  to  present  style  of  Hubbard 
and  Mofrlt  company,  grain  commission  merchants,  of 
which  he  is  now  vice-president.  Member  St.  Louis  Mer 
chants'  exchange,  Chicago  Board  of  Trade,  Minneapolis 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  Kansas  City  Board  of  Trade. 
Methodist.  Club:  St.  Louis  City.  Member  Tuscon 
lodge,  A.F.  and  A.M.,  Missouri  consistory. 

JOHN  URI  LLOYD, 

Manufacturing  Pharmacist,  Chemist,  Author, 
Was  born  April  19,  1849,  in  West  Bloomfield,  N.Y.  He 
has  received  the  degrees  of  Ph.M.,  Ph.D.,  and  LL.D.  Un 
til  1887  he  was  professor  of  pharmacy  at  the  Cincinnati 
college  of  pharmacy;  and  in  1897-1904  was  professor  of 
chemistry;  and  president  of  the  Eclectic  medical  institute 
at  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  was  associate  editor  of  the  Phar 
maceutical  Review  and  other  journals.  In  1887  he  was 
president  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  association.  He 
is  president  of  the  Lloyd  library  of  botany  and  pharmacy. 
He  is  the  author  of  Chemistry  of  Medicine;  Etidorhpa, 
or  The  End  of  the  Earth;  The  Right  Side  of  the  Car; 
Strengtown  on  the  Pike;  Red  Head;  Warwick  of  the 
Knobs;  and  Scroggin. 

WILLIAM  H.  C.  BURNETT, 

Industrial  Agent  and  Promotor, 

Was  born  Oct.  2,  1866,  in  London  Ont.,  son  of  George 
B.  and  Eliza  J.  G.  (Miller)  Burnett;  public  school 
education;  married,  Detroit,  1897,  Alice  E.  Erb.  For 
fifteen  years  acted  as  traveling  representative  and  gen 
eral  western  manager  Gordon  and  Delworth,  preserved 
fruits,  New  York  city;  located  in  Detroit,  1897.  Recrea 
tions:  Outdoor  sports. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  421 

EDWARD  LAWRENCE  ADREON, 

Brake  Manufacturer, 

Was  born  St.  Louis,  Dec.  23,  1847;  son  of  Stephen  W.  and 
Emily  Gates  (Learned)  Adreon;  educated  in  Wyman's 
St.  Louis  university;  married,  St.  Louis,  Dec.  23,  1871, 
Josephine  L.  Young;  children,  Edward  Learned,  Jose 
phine  M.  (deceased),  Robert  Enos.  Entered  office  of 
comptroller  of  city  of  St.  Louis  as  clerk,  March.  1865,  and 
remained  in  that  office  twenty  years  and  one  month,  the 
last  eight  years,  1877-85,  as  comptroller,  to  which  office 
was  twice  elected.  Since  April,  1887,  vice-president  and 
general  manager  of  the  American  Brake  company,  manu 
facturers  of  locomotive  brakes  (In  1910  his  son,  R.  E.  Ad 
reon,  succeeded  him  as  general  manager).  Since  Aug.  i, 
1888,  Southwestern  manager  of  the  Westinghouse  Trac 
tion  Brake  company.  Vice-president  of  the  Broadway 
Savings  Trust  company;  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
Westinghouse  Automatic  Air  and  Steam  Coupler  com 
pany,  and  director  Adreon  manufacturing  company.  Re 
publican.  Member  Business  Men's  league;  vice-presi 
dent  from  Missouri  of  Trans-Mississippi  congress;  mem 
ber  Manufacturers'  association;  vice-president  Latin- 
American  club.  Member  advisory  board  and  executive 
committee  of  the  National  irrigation  association;  and 
president  Railway  Supply  Manufacturers'  association. 

HIRAM  HARRISON  LOWRY, 

Clergyman, 

Was  born  May  29,  1843,  in  Peking,  China;  son  of  Hiram 
and  Margaret  (Speare)  Lowry;  A.B.,  A.M.,  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan  university,  1867;  (D.D.,  Dickinson  college  and 
Ohio  Wesleyan  university)  ;  married,  Delaware,  Ohio, 
Feb.  28,  1867,  Parthenia  Nicholson.  Served  in  67th  Ohio 
volunteer  infantry,  Aug.  n,  1862,  to  Feb.  23,  1863.  Or 
dained  to  Methodist  Episcopal  ministry,  1867;  now  presi 
dent  Peking  university;  chairman  China  Centenary  con 
ference  general  board  of  education. 


422 

WILLIAM  HOLMES  THOMSON, 

Cashier  Boatmen's  Bank, 

Was  born  in  Frederick  county,  Md.,  April  16,  1837;  son 
of  William  James  and  Margaretta  Ann  (Davis)  Thom 
son;  attended  common  school  in  Frederick  county,  Md., 
in  earlyboyhood,and,  1852-55,  boarding  schools  at  Straus- 
burg,  Pa.,  and  Mount  Joy,  Pa.;  married,  ist,  St.  Louis, 
July  16,  1862,  Margaret  Lewis  Foote  Larkin;  one  daugh 
ter,  Maggie  Larkin;  married,  2d,  St.  Louis,  Jan.  23,  1872, 
Annie  Lou  Hargadine;  children,  Julia  Hargadine,  Annie 
Lou,  Mary  McCreery,  William  Hargadine,  Susan  Lar 
kin,  Virginia  McCullough,  Georgia  Betts,  Holmes  Lack 
land.  On  leaving  school  in  1855  entered  civil  engineering 
corps,  for  about  a  year,  surveying  Metropolitan  railroad, 
from  Washington  city  to  Point  of  Rocks,  on  Baltimore 
and  Ohio  railroad;  then  entered  employ  of  Love,  Martin 
and  company,  western  produce  merchants,  Baltimore, 
Md.  On  leaving  there,  after  a  year  or  so,  came  to  St. 
Louis;  entered  employ  of  Boatmen's  Bank,  April  16, 
1857;  served  as  clerk,  teller,  etc.,  till  Oct.  26,  1869,  when 
appointed  assistant  cashier,  and  on  May  17,  1870,  was  ap 
pointed  cashier,  which  position  he  held  till  Jan.  10,  1911, 
when  he  was  made  vice-president;  an  uninterrupted  con 
nection  with  the  said  institution  of  more  than  54  years. 
Democrat.  Episcopalian.  Clubs:  St.  Louis,  Country, 
Jefferson,  Missouri  Athletic. 

ANTHONY  J.  MAAS, 

Clergyman,  Librarian,  College  President,  Author, 
Was  born  Aug.  23,  1858,  in  Germany.  Since  1885  he  has 
been  professor  of  yebrew,  since  1888  librarian,  since  1891 
professor  of  Scripture  at  the  Woodstock  college  of  Mary 
land,  since  January,  1907,  president  of  Woodstock  college. 
He  is  the  author  of  Life  of  Christ;  Day  in  the  Temple; 
and  Christ  in  Type  and  Prophecy. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  423 

EDWARD  EMMET  MONTGOMERY, 

Physician, 

Was  born  May  15,  1849,  in  Newark,  Ohio;  son  of  Henry 
A.  and  Mary  (Lemert)  Montgomery;  graduate  Denison 
university,  1871,  LL.D.,  1901;  Jefferson  medical  college, 
1874;  married,  Philadelphia,  Dec.  27,  1876,  Helen  M. 
Buckley.  Interne  Philadelphia  hospital,  1874-75;  obstet 
rician,  same,  1878-94;  professor  gynecology,  Medico- 
Chirurg.  college,  1886-91;  professor  obstretics  and  gyne 
cology,  same,  1891-92;  professor  clinical  gynecology,  Jef 
ferson  medical  college,  1892-98;  professor  gynecology, 
same,  since  1898;  gynecologist  St.  Joseph's  hospital  since 
1890;  ex-president  Philadelphia  medical  club;  ex-presi 
dent  Philadelphia  clinical  society;  Philadelphia  obstetri 
cians'  society,  American  association  of  obstet.  gynecolo 
gists,  Pennsylvania  state  medical  society,  Alumni  associa 
tion  Jefferson  college;  member  College  physicians,  Amer 
ican  gynecologists  society,  American  medical  association. 
Associate  editor  Universal  Medical  Annual  and  Sajous' 
Annual  and  Analytical  Cyclopedia  of  Practical  Medicine. 
Contributor  to  Keating  and  company's  Practical  Gynecol-. 
ogy,  Wn  ;  American  Text-Book  of  Gynecology,  and  va 
rious  medical  journals.  Author:  Practical  Gynecology, 
third  edition. 

OSCAR  S.  STRAUS, 

Member  Permanent  Court  of  Arbitration  at  the 
Hague,  Appointed  in  Place  of  President 

Harrison,  Deceased, 

Was  born  Dec.  23,  1850;  son  of  Lazarus  Straus.  Educated 
in  Georgia,  A.B.,  1871;  A.M.,  1873,  and  LL.B.,  1873, 
Columbia  university;  L.H.D.,  1896,  Brown  university; 
LL.D.,  1897,  Washington  and  Lee  university;  LL.D., 
1898,  Pennsylvania  university;  LL.D.,  1910,  Columbia 
university.  Vice-president  American  International  Law 
association.  Married  Sarah  Lavanburg.  Envoy  extra 
ordinary  and  minister  plenipotentiary  to  Turkey,  1887- 


424  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

90,  and  1898-1900.  President  National  primary  league, 
1895  ;  American  social  science  association,  1899-1903  ;  and 
National  conference  of  capital  and  labor,  1901 ;  first  vice- 
president,  until  1898,  American  Jewish  historical  society; 
vice-president  National  civic  federation.  Was  member 
Indian  commission  appointed  by  President  Roosevelt  as 
governor  of  the  state  of  New  York;  of  commission  to  in- 

^3  ' 

vestigate  New  York  city  public  schools;  and  of  commis 
sion  to  investigate  pauper  insane  institutions.  Secretary 
of  commerce  and  labor,  1906-09.  Ambassador  to  Turkey, 
1909-11.  Author:  The  Origin  of  Republican  Form  of 
Government  in  the  United  States,  1885;  Roger  Williams, 
the  Pioneer  of  Religious  Liberty,  1894;  The  Development 
of  Religious  Liberty  in  the  United  States,  1896;  Reform 
in  the  Consular  Service,  1897;  Our  Diplomacy,  1902;  The 
Protection  of  Naturalized  Citizens,  1900;  The  American 
Doctrine  of  Citizenship,  1904;  etc. 

CHARLES  CALVIN  ZIEGLER, 
Secretary  American  Brake  Company,, 
Was  born  June  19,  1854,  in  Rebersburg,  Pa.;  son  of  Isaac 
and  Catherine  (Kern)  Ziegler;  educated  in  public  schools 
of  Redersburg,  Pa.,  State  university  of  Iowa,  Ph.B.,  1878, 
A.M.,  1880,  Harvard  college,  A.B.,  1884;  married,  St. 
Louis,  April  13,  1888,  Mary  Catherine  Conser;  children, 
Laura  Alpha  (died  Nov.  30,  1899)  >  an^  Ca'lla  Alpha.  En 
gaged  in  clerical  work  after  leaving  college ;  became  clerk, 
1887,  with  the  American  Brake  company,  of  which,  Oct. 
19,  1901,  he  was  elected  to  present  position  as  secretarv 
and  treasurer.  Author  of  "Drauss  un  Deheem,"  a  small 
volume  of  poems  in  the  Pennsylvania  German  dialect, 
published  in  Leipzig,  Germany,  1891.  Independent  in 
politics.  Member  St.  Mark's  Evangelical  Lutheran 
church.  Member  Pennsylvania  German  society  (of  Penn 
sylvania),  Pennsylvania  society  (St.  Louis),  and  Forest 
Park  Lodge  No.  578,  A.F.  and  A.M.  Clubs:  Harvard, 
St.  Louis  Railway. 


425 

ALONZO  ROUSE  KIEFFER, 

Surgeon, 

Was  born  March  18,  1885,  in  Watertown,  N.Y. ;  son  of 
Major  Luther  and  Polly  (Rouse)  Kieffer;  educated  i> 
public  schools  of  New  York  and  Missouri,  Missouri  med 
ical  college,  graduating,  M.D.,  with  honors  of  class,  1879; 
married,  Versailles,  Mo.,  April  13,  1880,  Belle  Spur- 
lock;  children,  Victor  Barcroft,  Bernice,  Theodore  Eas- 
ley,  Roland  Spurlock,  Lois,  Alonzo  Rouse,  Jr.,  William 
Tolbert.  Taught  in  public  schools  of  Missouri  four 
years.  Practiced  medicine  in  Benton  county,  Mo.,  13 
years,  and  since  1892  in  St.  Louis.  Professor  anatomy  and 
clinical  surgery,  Barnes  medical  college,  n  years;  pro 
fessor  surgical  diseases  of  women  and  clinical  surgery, 
Barnes  medical  college,  5  years;  professor  surgery,  3 
years;  member  Board  of  trustees,  Barnes  university.  Mem 
ber  St.  Louis  medical  society,  treasurer  8  years.  Saved 
$3,500  from  dues,  which  became  nucleus  of  a  building 
fund  which  made  possible  erection  of  building  by  St. 
Louis  medical  society,  containing  lecture  hall  with  250 
opera  chairs,  committee  rooms,  etc.,  altogether  $15,000 
has  now  been  spent.  (Chairman  building  committee.) 
(Ex-president) ,  Missouri  state  medical  association.  (Ex- 
first  vice  president,  ex-president)  American  medical  as 
sociation.  (Member  house  of  delegates.)  Republican. 
Congregationalist. 

WARWICK  MASSEY  HOUGH 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  Sept.  29,  1862,  in  Columbus,  Miss,  son  of  Judge 
Warwick  and  Nina  Eliabeth  (Massey)  Hough;  edu 
cated  in  public  schools  of  Kansas  city,  Mo.,  St.  Louis 
university  and  Central  college,  Fayette,  Mo.,  where  com 
pleted  academic  course  in  1883;  married,  Waterloo,  la., 
Oct.  22,  1890,  Elizabeth  Gage.  Studied  law  under  guid 
ance  of  father,  1883-86,  also  gained  experience  in  office  of 
clerk  of  Supreme  court  of  Missouri,  where  assisted  in 


426  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

preparing  opinions  of  the  court,  for  the  official  reporter; 
admitted  to  bar,  Feb.  i,  1886,  and  engaged  in  practice  of 
law  in  St.  Louis.  Was  assistant  United  States  district  at 
torney  of  eastern  district  of  Missouri  during  last  part  of 
President  Cleveland's  first  term  and  was  called  upon  to 
make  specially  close  study  of  internal  revenue  laws  of  the 
United  States;  therefore  although  engaged  in  general 
practice  has  given  special  attention  to  litigation  growing 
out  of  the  enforcement  of  the  revenue  laws  and  the  fed 
eral  pure  food  laws.  Had  charge  of  the  "what  is  whiskey" 
case,  representing  the  independents  against  the  whiskey 
trust  and  Dr.  Wiley,  and  successfully  established  his  de 
finition  under  the  pure  food  laws;  member  of  law  firm 
of  Klein  and  Hough  from  1901  to  1910,  since  which  time 
he  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  alone.  Was  very 
active  in  campaign  of  1896  as  a  supporter  of  the  principles 
of  Bryan  democracy.  Member  of  St.  Louis  and  Amer 
ican  bar  associations,  Law  Library  association,  Missouri 
History  society,  the  Civic  league  of  St.  Louis  and  numer 
ous  socities  outside  of  Missouri,  looking  to  the  universal 
uplift.  Clubs:  St.  Louis,  Noonday,  Raconet,  Country, 
Bellevive  and  Chery  Chase  at  Washington,  D.C.  Recrea 
tions  :  hunting  and  fishing,  golf  and  literature. 

OLIVER  LAWRENCE  GARRISON, 

President  Big  Muddy  Coal  and  Iron  Company, 
Was  born  Oct.  13,  1848,  in  St.  Louis;  son  of  Oliver  and 
Louisa  (Hale)  Garrison;  educated  in  Wyman  institute, 
St.  Louis;  married,  1879,  Mary  S.  Siegrist;  children, 
Oliver  L.,  Jr.,  Hazel  Marie,  Clifford  R.  Has  been  iden 
tified  with  the  Big  Muddy  Coal  and  Iron  company  since 
its  organization,  first  as  secretary,  and  since  1897,  as  presi 
dent;  also  president  St.  Louis  Paper  company;  director 
Merchants-Laclede  National  bank,  Missouri  Pacific  rail 
way  company;  president  Kentucky  Coal  company,  Chi 
cago,  111.  Clubs:  St.  Louis,  Mercantile,  Glen  Echo  and 
Union  League  (Chicago,  111.).  Recreation:  Fishing. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  427 

FRANCIS  RAMALEY, 

Educator,  Scientist,  Author, 

Was  born  Nov.  16,  1870,  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.  In  1895  he 
graduated  from  the  university  of  Minnesota  as  B.S.;  and 
subsequently  received  the  degrees  of  M.S.  and  Ph.D.  from 
that  institution.  He  studied  in  Java  and  in  the  Royal  bo 
tanical  garden  of  Ceylon.  In  1896-98  he  was  an  instructor 
of  botany  in  the  university  of  Minnesota;  and  since  1899 
has  been  professor  of  biology  at  the  university  of  Colo 
rado.  In  1903-04  he  traveled  around  the  world.  He  is  a 
fellow  of  the  American  association  for  the  advancement 
of  science;  and  is  a  member  of  other  learned  societies.  He 
was  president  of  the  Associated  charities  of  Boulder,  Col. ; 
and  secretary  of  the  park  commission.  He  has  made  spec 
ial  researches  in  plant  anatomy;  in  the  anatomy  of  seed 
lings,  morphology  of  certain  brown  seaweeds;  and  coty 
ledon  anatomy  of  tropical  plants.  He  is  preparing  a  book 
giving  a  popular  account  of  Rocky  mountain  vegetation; 
has  published  articles  dealing  with  forests  and  forest  trees ; 
and  a  plant  geography  of  the  Rocky  mountains. 

WILLIAM  HENRY  LYON, 

Clergyman, 

Was  born  Dec.  23,  1846,  in  Fall  River,  Mass:  son  of 
Henry  and  Julia  Ann  (Wilbur)  Lyon;  graduate  Brown 
university,  1868  (D.D.,  1896)  ;  graduate  Harvard  divinity 
school,  1873;  married,  April  $,  1893,  Louise  Dennison, 
Boston.  Ordained  and  settled  Unitarian  clergyman,  Ells 
worth,  Me.,  1873;  Mt.  Pleasant  church,  Roxbury,  Mass., 
1880;  All  Souls  Unitarian  church,  Roxbury,  1890;  First 
Parish,  Brookline,  Mass,  1896.  Councillor  Hungarian 
Unitarian  synod;  secretary  National  Unitarian  Confer 
ence;  president  Unitarian  Sunday  School  society,  Brook- 
line  educational  society.  Clubs:  St.  Botolph,  Twentieth 
Century  (Boston).  Author:  A  Study  of  the  Sects,  1891 ; 
Early  Old  Testament  Narratives,  1893;  and  Later  Old 
Testament  Narratives,  1905. 


428  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

WILLIAM  COLEMAN  BITTING, 

Clergyman, 

Was  born  in  Hancover  county,  Va.,  Feb.  5,  1857;  son  of 
Charles  Carroll  and  Caroline  (Shadinger)  Bitting;  edu 
cated  at  Lynchburg  classical  and  commercial  school  to 
1871,  Richmond  (Va.)  college,  M.A.,  1877,  Crozer  theo 
logical  seminary,  Chester,  Pa.,  1800  (D.D.,  Howard  col 
lege,  Ala.,  and  Richmond  college,  Va.,  and  Brown  uni 
versity,  1910)  ;  married,  Baltimore,  Md.,  Nov.  17,  1886, 
Anna.  Mary  Biedler;  children,  William  Charles,  Frank 
Milton  (deceased),  Kenneth  Hills.  Ordained  to  ministry 
of  Baptist  church,  May  15,  1881;  served  as  supply,  Lee 
street  church,  Baltimore,  July,  1880,  to  February,  1881; 
pastor  Luray,  Va.,  February,  1881,  to  Dec.  31,  1883; 
Mount  Baptist  church,  New  York  city,  Jan.  i,  1884  to 
Oct.  31,  1905,  Second  Baptist  church,  St.  Louis,  since 
Nov.  i,  1905.  Corresponding  secretary  Northern  Bap 
tist  conventions,  since  May,  1907;  Independent  in  politics. 
Author:  Earthly  Blooms  from  Heavenly  Stems;  Foun 
dation  Truths.  Contributor  to  magazines,  papers,  etc. 

JOSEPH  RUSSELL  KNOWLAND, 
United  States  Congressman  from  the  Third  District 

of  California, 

Was  born  Aug.  5,  1873,  in  Alameda,  Cal.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  public  and  private  schools;  and  in  the  university 
of  the  Pacific.  He  is  associated  with  father,  Joseph  Know- 
land,  in  the  wholesale  lumber  and  shipping  business;  and 
is  a  director  of  the  Union  Savings  bank  of  Oakland  and 
the  Alameda  Natioal  bank  and  Tlameda  savings  bank  of 
Alameda.  Was  a  member  of  California  legislature,  1899- 
1903,  and  in  1904-05  was  a  member  of  the  fifty-eighth 
congress  as  a  republican  to  fill  vacancy  and  a  member  of 
the  fifty-ninth,  sixtieth  and  sixty-first  congresses.  He  was 
re-elected  to  the  sixty-second  congress  from  the  third  dis 
trict  of  California  for  the  term  of  1911-13. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  429 

LE  BARON  BRADFORD  PRINCE, 

Lawyer,  Jurist,  State  Senator,  Governor,  Author, 
Was  born  July  3,  1840,  in  Flushing,  N.Y.  In  1866  he 
graduated  from  the  Columbia  law  school,  and  received 
the  degrees  of  LL.D.  from  Kenyon  and  Colorado  colleges. 
In  1871-75  he  was  a  member  of  the  New  York  assembly; 
and  in  1872  was  chaplain  of  the  judiciary  committee,  hav 
ing  charge  of  impeachment  of  judges  of  New  York  city. 
In  1874  he  was  father  of  the  constitutional  amendment 
committee;  and  in  1866-77  was  a  member  of  the  New 
York  state  senate.  In  1878  he  declined  the  governorship 
of  Idaho;  in  1878-82  was  chief  justice  of  New  Mexico; 
and  in  1889-1903  was  governor  of  New  Mexico.  Since 
1883  he  has  been  president  of  the  New  Mexico  historical 
society;  and  has  the  largest  collections  of  American  stone 
idols  in  existence.  He  is  the  author  of  Epluribus  Unum, 
or  American  Nationality;  General  Laws  of  New  Mexico; 
The  American  Church  and  its  Name;  and  the  Money 
Problem.  , 

FREDERICK  C.  AMEISS, 

Physician, 

Was  born  Feb  16,  1859,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  son  of  David 
and  Elizabeth  (Eckert)  Ameiss;  educated  in  private 
schools,  St.  Louis;  graduated  Concordia  college,  Fort 
Wayne,  Ind.,  1879,  and  Missouri  medical  college,  M.D., 
1882;  married,  St.  Louis,  Aug.  6,  1884,  Therese  Linden- 
schmit;  one  daughter,  Therese  E.  Engaged  in  general 
medical  practice  in  St.  Louis  since  1882.  He  is  president 
of  the  Wild  Flower  Honey  company  of  St.  Louis,  and  is 
owner  of  large  apiaries  in  Missouri  and  Arkansas.  Late 
clinical  professor  of  gynecology,  St.  Louis  Post-Graduate 
school  of  medicine  and  Missouri  medical  college.  Mem 
ber  St.  Louis  medical  society,  St.  Louis  obstetrical  and 
gynecological  society,  American  medical  association,  St. 
Louis  academy  of  sciences,  National  beekeepers  associa 
tion,  etc. 


430  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

ALBERT  TODD  TERRY, 

Real  Estate  Dealer, 

Was  born  Dec.  19,  1869;  in  St.  Louis;  son  of  John  H.  and 
Elizabeth  (Todd)  Terry;  educated  in  public  schools  and 
Smith  academy,  St.  Louis,  and  Cornell  university;  mar 
ried,  St.  Louis,  Oct.  24,  1897,  Bessie  D.  Whitelaw;  chil 
dren,  Whitelaw,  Elizabeth,  Lucy.  After  leaving  school 
in  1890,  entered  father's  real  estate  office,  and  in  1898  be 
came  a  member  of  the  firm  of  John  H.  Terry  and  Sons, 
and  afterward  also  organized  the  firm  of  Albert  T.  Terry 
and  company,  real  estate  and  financial  agents.  President 
Real  Estate  exchange;  director  Trust  Company  of  St. 
Louis  county;  member  Merchants'  exchange,  Business 
Men's  league,  Loyal  Legion;  treasurer  Missouri  historical 
society.  Democrat.  Unitarian.  Clubs:  St.  Louis,  St. 
Louis  Country,  Round  Table,  Missouri  Athletic  (direc 
tor),  Jefferson,  Cornell  club  (St,  Louis),  Grand  Pass 
Hunting  club.  Favorite  recreations :  Hunting,  fishing, 
golf  and  horseback  riding. 

EDWIN  JOHN  MEYER, 

Secretary  of  Insurance  Companies, 

Was  born  Nov.  29,  18^,  in  St.  Louis,  son  of  Frederick 
and  Claudine  (Hugo)  Meyer;  educated  in  public  schools 
and  Wyman's  school,  St.  Louis.  Began  business  career  as 
boy  in  printing  house,  then  was  for  some  years  in  the 
passenger  department  of  the  Frisco  line,  and  afterwards 
for  nine  years  with  Wickham  and  Pendleton,  wholesale 
grocers.  In  1888  became  assistant  secretary  and  in  1902 
was  elected  to  present  position  as  secretary  and  trustee  of 
the  German  Mutual  Life  Insurance  company  of  St.  Louis, 
and  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Washington  Mutual 
Fire  Insurance  company  of  St.  Louis.  Republican. 
Prostestant.  Member  Liederkranz  and  of  the  St.  Louis 
Hum  Verein.  Club:  Union.  Fie  was  married  Jan.  17, 
1911,  to  Miss  Louise  Lee  Rabuske. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  431 

MINOT  JUDSON  SAVAGE, 

Clergyman,  Author,  Poet, 

Was  born  June  10,  1841,  in  Norridgewock,  Maine.  He 
was  educated  principally  at  Bowdoin  college  and 
in  1864  graduated  at  the  Bangor  theological  sem 
inary.  He  has  been  a  Congregational  missionary  in  Cali 
fornia  ;  has  been  pastor  of  several  prominent  churches ;  be 
came  pastor  of  the  church  of  the  Unity  of  Boston,  Mass.; 
and  now  fills  a  pastorate  in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  He  is  the 
author  of  Christianity  the  Science  of  Manhood;  Beliefs 
About  Man;  Belief  in  God;  Life  Questions;  Poems;  The 
Religion  of  Evolution;  The  Religion  of  Morals;  Talks 
About  Jesus;  The  Modern  Sphinx;  Man,  Woman  and 
Child;  Social  Problems;  My  Creed;  Religious  Recon 
struction;  Signs  of  the  Times;  Helps  for  Daily  Living; 
Four  Great  Questions  Concerning  God;  The  Evolution 
of  Christianity;  Is  This  a  Good  World?;  Jesus  and  Mod 
ern  Life;  A  Man;  Light  on  the  Cloud;  Bluffton,  a  novel; 
and  The  Minister's  Handbook. 

AUGUST  GRUMME, 

President  Western  Optical  Company, 
Was  born  S.  Louis,  Dec.  14,  1867;  son  of  William  and 
Marguerite  (Kroop)  Grumme;  educated  in  public 
schools  of  St.  Louis;  married,  St.  Louis,  April  14,  1897, 
Matilda  Haller;  one  daughter,  Marguerite  Evelyn.  Be 
gan  business  career  with  the  Erker  Bros,  optical  com 
pany  for  five  years,  then  with  A.  S.  Aloe  for  four  years, 
and  in  1890  established  present  business  as  member  of 
the  firm  of  Grumme  and  Durouaux,  which  was 
incorporated  in  1901  as  the  Western  optical  man 
ufacturing  company,  of  which  he  has  since  been 
president.  Sold  interest  in  Western  optical  manu 
facturing  company,  Dec.  14,  1910,  reestablished  as  Aug. 
Grumme  optical  company.  Republican.  Member  Key 
stone  lodge,  No.  243,  A.F.  and  A.  M.  Member  St.  Louis 
Central  Sharpshooters  association. 


432  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

JAY   HERNDON  SMITH, 

Investment  Banker, 

Was  born  April  8,  1871,  in  Urbana,  111.,  son  of  William 
H.  and  Mary  (Herndon)  Smith;  educated  in  public 
schools  of  Urbana  and  Champaign,  111.,  and  university  of 
Illinois,  but  not  graduated;  married,  St.  Louis,  1899,  Lida 
Brookings  Wallace,  daughter  of  A.  A.  Wallace ;  children, 
Wallace  Herndon,  Robert  Brookings  and  Katherine 
Herndon.  Began  business  career  as  office  boy  with  Lob- 
dell,  Farwell  and  company,  bankers  and  brokers,  Chicago, 
1890,  and  remained  with  that  firm  until  1896,  when  went 
into  business  for  self  at  Chicago;  came  to  St.  Louis  in 
1899,  and  has  since  been  member  of  firm  of  A.  G.  Ed 
wards  and  sons,  bankers  and  brokers,  and  president  of 
A.  G.  Edwards  and  sons  brokerage  company.  Member 
St.  John's  Methodist  church.  Member  Business  Men's 
league,  Civic  association.  Clubs:  St.  Louis,  Noonday, 
St.  Louis  Country. 

THOMAS  HENRY  WEST, 

Banker, 

Was  born  Juuy  27,  1846,  in  Mifflin,  Henderson  county, 
Tenn;  son  of  John  and  Martha  F.  West;  educated  in 
schools  of  Tennessee;  entered  Confederate  service  early 
in  1863  and  served  under  General  Forrest  until  close  of 
war;  married,  first,  1868,  Miss  Florence  Terry;  children, 
John  Terry,  Allen,  Allen  T.,  Thomas  H.,  Jr.,  Florence, 
Walter  H.,  Carroll;  married,  second,  1900,  Miss  Virginia 
Hodges;  one  daughter,  Frances.  Was  engaged  in  business 
in  Louisville,  Ky.,  for  about  five  years  immediately  after 
the  Civil  war;  then  moved  to  Mobile,  Ala.,  and  was  en 
gaged  in  the  cotton  business  for  several  years,  coming  to 
St.  Louis,  1889;  since  organization,  1889,  of  St.  Louis 
union  trust  company,  has  been  its  president  from  its  or 
ganization  until  1908  and  since  that  time  chairman  of  the 
board.  Baptist.  Clubs:  Commercial,  St.  Louis. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  433 

FRANK  HUGH  SULLIVAN, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  in  Caldwell  county,  Ky.,  Jan.  2,  1869;  son  of 
Dr.  Flavius  J.  and  Lucy  Mary  (Beckner)  Sullivan;  edu 
cated  in  public  school  in  Kentucky;  prepared  for  univer 
sity  at  Princeton  (Ky.)  collegiate  institute;  graduated 
from  Cumberland  university,  Lebanon,  Tenn.,  LL.  B., 
1890;  married,  Paragould,  Ark.,  June  12,  1894,  Susie 
Hope  Hicks;  one  son,  Hugh  Hicks  Sullivan,  Reared 
on  farm  and  worked  with  farm  hands  when  not  at  school ; 
father  a  country  physician.  After  graduation  went  to 
Paragould,  Ark.,  1891,  and  engaged  in  practice  of  law 
there  until  1898,  when  removed  to  St.  Louis,  where  has 
practiced  law  ever  since;  June,  1904,  of  law  firm  of  Block 
and  Sullivan  (with  George  M.  Block  and  Frank  B.  Cole- 
man).  Member  of  St.  Louis  and  Missouri  bar  associa 
tions.  Democrat.  Baptist  by  birth  and  training — not 
attached.  Member  of  Mercantile  club.  Recreations: 
fishing  and  hunting. 

THEODORE  CORSON  SEARCH, 

Manufacturer, 

Was  born  in  1841,  in  Southampton,  Bucks  county,  Pa., 
son  of  Jacob  M.  and  Nancv  M.  S. ;  educated  Pennsylvania 
state  normal  school  and  Chester  normal  and  high  school; 
married  Southhampton,  Dec.  2$,  1862,  Anna  L.  White. 
Treasurer  and  general  manager  John  B.  Stetson  company, 
1893-1900;  director  bank  of  North  America  and  of  other 
commercial  enterprises;  president  National  association  of 
manufacturers,  1897-1902;  president  Cold  Spring  bleach 
ing  and  finishing  works;  president  Philadelphia  musical 
and  school  of  industrial  art.  Member  .  Home  Market 
club  (Boston),  Manufacturers  club,  Union  League  (Phil 
adelphia),  New  England  Cotton  Manufacturers'  asso 
ciations,  American  Protective  association  and  other  lead 
ing  clubs  and  associations. 


434  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

THEODORE  WELLS  BARHYDT, 

Railroad  President,  Banker,  Capitalist, 
Was  born  April  10,  1835,  in  Newark,  N.J.  He  received 
an  academic  education  in  the  Lyceum  academy  of 
Schenectady,  N.Y.  In  1855  he  moved  to  Burlington, 
Iowa,  where  he  became  one  of  the  principal  clerks  in  the 
postoffice.  In  1859  he  entered  mercantile  business;  and 
since  1870  has  been  president  of  the  Merchants'  national 
bank  of  Burlington,  of  which  institution  he  was  one  of  the 
organizers.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Burl 
ington,  Cedar  Rapids  and  Northern  railroad  company, 
and  is  now  president  of  the  Burlington  and  North  West 
ern  railroad  companies.  He  is  the  owner  of  the  Delano 
hotel  and  several  other  fine  business  buildings;  was  in 
strumental  in  establishing  the  Burlington  water  works; 
and  was  one  of  the  principal  promoters  and  builders  of  the 
first  street  railroad  in  his  city.  He  has  been  president  of 
the  board  of  trade,  and  a  member  of  the  city  council,  and 
filled  various  other  public  positions  of  honor. 

LOUIS  N.  BURNS, 

Implements, 

Was  born  Jan.  16,  1866,  in  St.  Louis;  son  of  Lewis  H. 
and  Julia  (Hildebrand)  Burns;  educated  in  country  dis 
trict  school  and  in  business  college  at  Peoria,  111. ;  married, 
Peoria,  111.,  May  17,  1887,  Flora  E.  Bethard;  children, 
Ray  Alexander,  Gladys,  Julia,  Robert,  Florence  Virginia, 
Donald.  Began  in  1882  with  Kingman  and  company,  at 
Peoria,  111.;  in  1884  came  to  the  St.  Louis  house  of  same 
firm;  when  in  1894  company  was  reorganized  as  the 
Kingman  St.  Louis  implement  company,  became  manager 
and  a  few  years  later  also  vice-president.  Republican. 
Methodist.  Member  Implement  and  Vehicle  Board  of 
Trade,  Business  Men's  League  and  Missouri  Athletic 
Club.  Mason. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  435 

EMIL  LEOPOLD  BOAS, 

General  Manager  Hamburg- American  Line, 
Was  born  Nov.  15,  1854,  in  Goerlitz,  Germany.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Royal  Frederick  William  gymnasium  in 
Breslau;  at  Sophia  gymnasium  in  Berlin;  and  graduated 
in  1872.  In  1873  he  became  connected  with  the  Ham 
burg-American  line;  and  the  same  year  came  to  the  Unit 
ed  States.  Since  1892  he  has  been  general  manager  of  the 
Hamburg-American  line;  president  of  the  Atlas  line 
steamship. company;  and  has  taken  a  prominent  part  in 
all  efforts  to  improve  transportation  facilities  by  water. 
He  was  on  the  committee  for  the  extention  of  pierhead 
lines;  was  on  the  committee  before  congress  to  secure 
appropriation  for  a  new  channel  to  the  sea;  and  was 
treasurer  and  chairman  of  the  finance  committee  of  the 
Greater  New  York  canal  association.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  board  of  the  New  York  civic  federation;  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  New  York  produce  exchange;  a  member  of  the 
chamber  of  commerce  of  the  state  of  New  York;  and  a 
member  of  various  business,  fraternal,  scientific  and  char 
itable  societies.  He  has  a  country  residence  in  Green 
wich,  Conn. 

LAWRENCE  SCANLON, 

Clergyman,  Bishop, 

Was  born  Sept.  29,  1843,  in  Ireland.  He  was  educated 
in  the  common  schools;  and  in  1868  graduated  from  the 
college  of  Dublin,  Ireland;  in  1868  he  was  ordained  to 
the  priesthood;  in  1868-70  he  was  assistant  pastor  of  St. 
Patrick's  church;  and  in  1870-71  was  assistant  pastor  of 
St.  Mary's  cathedral  of  San  Francisco,  Cal.  For  three 
months  he  filled  a  pastorate  in  Woodland,  Cal.;  and  for  a 
short  time  preached  in  Pioche,  Nev.,  and  Peteluma,  Cal. 
In  1873  he  was  appointed  pastor  of  Salt  Lake  city  and 
of  the  whole  territory  of  Utah;  and  in  1887  was  conse 
crated  bishop  of  Laranda  and  vicar  apostolic  of  Utah.  In 
1891  he  was  appointed  first  bishop  of  Salt  Lake  city, 


436  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

JAMES  WILLIAMSON  BYRNES. 

Belting  Manufacturer, 

Was  born  Memphis,  Tenn.,  Apr.  4,  1868;  son  of  M.  J. 
and  Irene  (Williamson)  Byrnes;;  educated  in  private 
school,  Memphis,  Tenn.,  preparatory  and  collegiate  de 
partments  of  St.  Louis  university,  A.B.,  1886;  graduated 
from  Eastman's  business  college,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. 
1899.  Married,  St.  Louis,  Oct.  10,  1903,  Genevieve  von 
Phul.  Began  business  career  as  clerk  in  hardware  busi 
ness  of  Caruth  and  Byrnes  hardware  company  for  two 
years;  then  was  connected  with  Meacham  arms  company 
for  three  years,  and  subsequently  five  years  with  the 
Revere  rubber  company,  two  years  as  manager  of  its  St. 
Louis  house.  Organized,  1896,  and  ever  since  president 
and  treasurer  of  the  James  W.  Byrnes  belting  and  hose 
company,  manufacturers  of  leather  belting  and  jobbers 
of  hose  and  packings;  also  president  and  treasurer  the  St. 
Louis  fire  hose  company,  dealers  in  fire  hose  and  fire  de 
partment  supplies.  Democrat.  Catholic.  Clubs:  St. 
Louis,  Noonday,  Mercantile,  Missouri  Athletic,  Belle- 
rive  Country  club.  Recreations:  shooting  and  fishing. 

HUGO  ARTHUR  KOEHLER, 

President  of  the  Independent  Breweries  Company, 
Was  born  St.  Louis,  Nov.  22,  1868;  son  of  Henry  and 
Otillie  (Schlapp)  Koehler;  educated  in  public  and  high 
schools  of  Davenport,  la.,  and  academic  department  of 
Griswold  college,  Davenport;  unmarried.  Since  1910 
has  been  president  and  director  of  the  Independent 
breweries  company.  Director  Davenport  malting  com 
pany,  since  1902;  vice-president  and  director  of  the  St. 
Louis,  Rocky  Mountain  and  Pacific  company,  owning  and 
operating  (in  New  Mexico)  the  largest  coal  fields  in  the 
west;  also  director  St.  Louis,  Rocky  Mountain  and  Paci 
fic  railway  company;  director,  International  bank  of  St. 
Louis.  Member  Ethical  society.  Clubs :  University, 
Noonday,  St,  Louis,  Field. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  437 

JAMES  PORTEUS  MAIN, 

Railroad  Official, 

Was  born  Dec.  25,  1869,  in  Portland,  Me.;  son  of  John 
and  Mary  (Whiteley)  Main;  married  at  Detroit,  1900, 
Anna  Belle  Richardson.  Began  active  career  in  office 
of  James  H.  Muir,  treasurer  of  the  Grand  Trunk  rail 
road,  at  Detroit,  1885;  was  transferred  to  transportation 
department  of  the  road,  1886;  became  chief  clerk  to 
superintendent  and  superintendent  of  telegraph  in  March, 
1894,  continuing  until  1904;  superintendent  and  traffic 
manager  Detroit  and  Toledo  shore  line  railroad,  since 
April  30,  1904.  Republican.  Presbyterian;  superin 
tendent  Westminister  Presbyterian  Sunday  school  since 
1904. 

ALONZO  ABERNETHY, 

Member  of  Board  of  Regents  State  University  of  Iowa, 
Was  born  April  14,  1836,  in  Sandusky  county,  Ohio.  He 
attended  the  public  schools  of  Bellevue,  Ohio;  and  sub 
sequently  graduated  from  the  university  of  Chicago.  He 
served  as  a  union  soldier  during  the  civil  war,  enlisting 
in  company  F,  ninth  Iowa  volunteer  infantry,  serving 
four  years,  going  out  as  a  private  and  returning  as  lieu 
tenant-colonel  in  command;  and  was  twice  wounded.  He 
was  in  forty  battles,  includig  Pea  Ridge,  Vicksburg,  Bian- 
don,  and  Atlanta.  In  1886  he  represented  his  county  in 
the  lower  house  of  the  Eleventh  general  assembly.  In 
1870  he  was  elected  principal  of  the  Des  Moines  Baptist 
college,  served  one  year,  and  has  been  a  member  of  its 
board  of  trustees  continuously  since.  In  1871  he  was 
elected  superintendent  of  public  instruction  of  Iowa;  was 
re-elected  in  1873,  and  again  in  1875.  In  1876  he  served 
as  president  of  the  university  of  Chicago;  and  in  1881- 
1902  was  principal  of  the  Cedar  Valley  seminary  of 
Osage,  Iowa.  Since  1890  he  has  been  a  member  of  the 
board  of  regents  of  the  Iowa  state  university. 


438  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

CHARLES  POPE  O'FALLON, 

Manager  of  Estates, 

Was  born  in  Madison  county,  Ala.,  Aug.  3,  1868;  son  of 
John  J.  and  Caroline  (Mastin)  O'Fallon;  educated  in 
St.  Louis  public  schools,  Smith  academy,  private  schools 
and  Princeton  university,  in  class  of  1890;  married.  Be 
gan  business  career  in  1889  as  clerk  with  Merchants' 
national  bank,  then  in  real  estate  business  for  one  year, 
and  since  then  has  been  engaged  as  manager  of  estates, 
having  charge  of  the  affairs  of  John  J.  O'Fallon,  and  since 
1902  of  estate  of  Mrs.  Carolina  Pope.  Republican. 
Member  M.E.  church,  South.  Clubs:  St.  Louis,  St. 
Louis  Country,  Favorite  recreation :  riding. 


WILLIAM  C.  MANCHESTER, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  Canfield,  O.,  Dec.  25,  1873;  son  of  Hugh  A. 
and  Susan  Rosanuah  (Squire)  Manchester;  took  a  six- 
year  course  in  Northwestern  Ohio  normal  college,  Can- 
field,  graduating,  degree  of  A.B.,  1894;  graduate  uni 
versity  of  Michigan,  law  department,  LL.B.,  1896;  mar 
ried  at  Bay  city,  Mich.,  Dec.  27,  1898,  Margaret  Kather- 
ine  MacGregor.  Jan.  i,  1-897,  began  to  practice  law  in 
Detroit,  where  he  is  now  actively  engaged  in  his  profes 
sion.  Elected  delegate  to  constitutional  convention,  state 
of  Michigan,  1907;  delegate  to  Republican  national  con 
vention,  Chicago,  1908;  member  of  Republican  state 
central  committee,  1910  to  present  time.  Member  De 
troit  bar  association,  Michigan  bar  association,  Ameri 
can  bar  association.  Member  Detroit  board  of  commerce. 
Presbyterian  in  church  affiliation.  Member  Corinthian 
Lodge  No.  241,  F.  and  A.  M.  Cyrus  Chapter  No.  133; 
R.A.M.  and  Detroit  Commandery  No.  i,  Knights  Tem 
plars. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  439 

MOSES  GREENWOOD,  Jr., 

Real  Estate, 

Was  born  May  30,  1862,  in  New  Orleans;  son  of  Moses 
M.  and  Mary  (Whittlesey)  Greenwood;  educated  in 
university  high  school,  New  Orleans,  La.,  Roanoke  col 
lege,  Va.,  B.S.,  C.E.,  1881;  M.A.,  1886,  moved  to  St. 
Louis,  Mo.  in  1883;  married,  St.  Louis,  June  5,  1884, 
Margaret,  daughter  of  Robert  K.  Woods;;  children, 
Mary  Whittelsey,  married  William  M.  Imbrie,  April 
21,  1910,  Annie  Louise,  married  William  A.  Herron, 
January  18,  1909,  Moses  Merritt,  died  April  30,  1892, 
Margaret  F.  Entered  service  of  Mississippi  river  com 
mission  as  United  States  assistant  engineer  of  topographic 
surveys,  1882;  in  charge  of  hydrographic  surveys  for 
Mississippi  river  commission,  1884-86:  real  estate  busi 
ness  (Carr  and  Greenwood)  1886-89;  since  1889  in 
partnership  with  father,  M.  M.  Greenwood,  real  estate. 
Gold  democrat.  Presbyterian.  Life  member  Y.M.C.A. 
Club:  Mercantile,  moved  to  New  York  in  1909.  Real 
Estate  Securities. 


CHARLES  F.  JUNGHANS, 

Vice-President  and  Secretary  Standard  Furniture 

Manufacturing  Company, 

Was  born  March  15,  1877,  St.  Louis;  son  of  Edward  J. 
and  Johanna  (Niemeyer)  Junghans;  educated  in  public 
schools  of  St.  Louis;  married  Sept.  9,  1906.  On  leaving 
school,  in  1891,  began  business  career  in  the  factory  of 
the  Standard  furniture  manufacturing  company,  manu 
facturers  of  kitchen  furniture,  then  located  in  North  St. 
Louis,  and  learned  trade,  and  in  1901,  became  vice- 
president  and  secretary  of  the  company;  sold  out  old 
plant  Dec.,  1905,  and  moved  business  to  present  location. 
Independent  in  politics.  Lutheran. 


440  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

EDWARD  JOSEPH  O'NEILL, 

General  Agent  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific 

Railroad  Company, 

Was  born  Feb.  15,  1869,  in  St.  Louis;  son  of  Peter  J. 
and  Anna  (McGough)  O'Neill;  educated  in  St.  Columb- 
kills  parish  school  and  St.  Louis  university;  married,  St. 
Louis,  Nov.,  1895,  Mary  E.  Gavin;  children,  Florence, 
Marian,  Ester,  Dorothy.  Began  railway  service  as  bill 
clerk,  Missouri  Pacific  railroad,  1889-93;  chief  bill  clerk, 
Iron  Mountain  and  Southern,  Missouri  Pacific  and 
"Frisco"  railways,  at  Carondelet,  1893-1902;  chief  clerk 
Wabash  railroad  freight  department,  1903-04,  and  since 
1904  general  agent  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific 
railroad  company.  Was  member  of  House  of  Delegates 
of  St.  Louis,  one  term,  1903-05.  Catholic.  Member 
Modern  Woodmen,  Knights  of  Columbus,  Club:  Mer 
cantile.  Also  member  Board  of  Education,  St.  Louis 
Traffic  club,  Missouri  Athletic  club,  Irish  American 
Athletic  club,  Business  Men's  league,  St.  Louis.  Recrea 
tions:  hunting  and  fishing. 


CHAUNCEY  H.  TROYER, 

Chief  of  Police,  Duluth, 

Was  born  Feb.  28,  1861,  at  Goshen,  Ind. ;  son  of  Seth 
and  Elizabeth  (Kenagy)  Troyer;  educated  in  common 
schools  of  Indiana.  Came  to  Duluth  from  Goshen,  Ind., 
in  1886;  entered  police  force  as  patrolman,  April  7, 
1891 ;  was  placed  in  detective  department,  April  20,  1896; 
became  chief  of  detectives,  March,  1900;  was  appointed 
chief  of  police,  Jan.  i,  1902.  Member  International 
Association  of  Chiefs  of  Police.  Member  I.O.O.F.,  B. 
P.O.E.,  Modern  Samaritans.  Married  at  Scott,  Ind.  Dec. 
13,  1891,  to  Miss  Ida  A.  Hagerty.  Duluth  Boat  club. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  441 

JOHNSON  N.  CAMDEN, 
Lawyer,  Legislator,  United  States  Senator, 
Was  born  March  6,  1828,  in  Lewis  county,  W.  Va.  He 
was  appointed  a  cadet  to  West  Point  in  1846;  and  resigned 
in  1848.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1851 ;  appointed 
prosecuting  attorney  for  Braxton  county  in  1852.  He  was 
engaged  in  the  banking  business  from  1854  to  1858,  when 
he  entered  into  the  development  of  petroleum  and  man 
ufacturing  interests  at  Parkersburg;  and  was  made  presi 
dent  of  the  first  national  bank  of  that  city  in  1862.  He 
was  the  nominee  of  the  democratic  party  for  governor  in 
1868  and  again  in  1872;  and  was  a  delegate  to  the  demo 
cratic  national  convention  of  1868,  1872  and  1876.  He 
was  elected  to  the  United  States  senate,  and  took  seat  Mar. 
4,  1881,  and  served  till  March  3,  1887;  and  was  in  the 
United  States  senate  in  1898-95,  to  fill  a  vacancy.  He  was 
instrumental  in  organizing  the  Ohio  river  railroad  com 
pany  and  building  a  road  on  the  east  bank  of  theOhio  river 
from  Wheeling,  by  way  of  Parkersburg,  to  Huntington, 
and  later  he  organized  and  built  the  railroad  from  Fair 
mont  to  Clarksburg,  opening  up  a  coal  field  which  is  now 
marketing  over  a  million  tons  of  coal  and  coke  annually. 
He  is  president  of  the  Monongahela  river  road,  and  the 
West  Virginia  and  Pittsburg  road;  and  is  also  the  presi 
dent  of  other  railroads  and  business  enterprises. 

HENRY  WILLIAM  LOHMANN, 

Western  and  Southern  Manager  for  James  Stewart  and 

Company,  Contractors, 

Was  born  Jan.  8,  1870,  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis;  son  of 
Henry  and  Catherine  (Herpel)  Lohmann.  His  father 
was  a  native  of  Germany  and  on  his  arrival  in  America 
in  1857,  settled  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  engaged  in  the 
hay  and  grain  business  until  his  death  in  1894.  He  was 
lieutenant  in  company  H,  second  regiment  of  artillery  of 
Missouri  volunteers  during  the  civil  war  and  served 
throughout  the  period  of  hostilities.  His  mother  was 


442  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

also  a  native  of  Germany  and  in  her  girlhood  she  came  to 
America  with  her  parents  and  settled  in  Georgetown, 
Missouri,  died  in  1904,,  survived  by  three  sons  and  two 
daughters.  He  was  educated  in  the  St.  Louis  public 
schools  and  on  leaving  the  polytechnic  high  school  pur 
sued  the  study  of  architecture.  On  Mar.  i,  1889,  he  en 
tered  the  employ  of  James  Stewart  and  company,  and  in 
his  twenty-three  years  of  service  has  filled  almost  every 
position  and  through  gradual  rise  coming  to  him  in  recog 
nition  of  his  ability  and  trustworthiness,  his  promotions 
ultimately  made  him  in  1912  manager  of  the  St.  Louis 
office;  as  the  firm's  business  was  expanded  he  was  entrust 
ed  with  its  management  in  the  south  and  west  and  now 
holds  the  position  of  western  and  southern  manager,  with 
headquarters  at  St.  Louis  and  has  permanent  offices  under 
his  management  at  New  Orleans,  Houston,  Denver  and 
Salt  Lake,  with  many  other  branch  offices.  In  addition 
to  the  contracting  business  Mr.  Lohmann  is  director  and 
officer  in  many  business  interests  and  member  of  the  vari 
ous  clubs  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis. 

WILLIAM  HENRY  SHELTON, 

Author,  Artist, 

Was  born  Sept.  4,  1840,  in  Ontario  county,  N.Y. ;  son  of 
Joseph  C.  and  Mary  Colt  (Taft)  Shelton;  educated  at 
Canandaigua  academy;  when  ready  to  enter  college  went 
into  army;  unmarried.  Served  in  Army  of  Potomac,  par 
ticipating  in  all  battles  from  Second  Bull  Run  to  the  Wil 
derness;  at  Cedar  Mountain,  Rappahanock  Station  and 
Groveton  before  reaching  Bull  Run.  Served  in  Reynolds 
Rochester  battery  L,  of  i»t  New  York  state  artillery;  cap 
tured  at  the  Wilderness ;  prisoner  at  Macon,  Ga.,  Charles 
ton  and  Columbia,  S.C.,  10  months;  escaped  four  times, 
finally  reached  union  lines  March,  1865.  Author:  A 
Man  Without  a  Memory,  1895  5  The  Last  Three  Soldiers, 
1897;  The  Three  Prisoners,  1904.  Contributor  short 
stories  to  Scribner's  and  Century. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  443 

AUGUSTE  ARTHUR  CAILLE, 

Inventor,  Manufacturer  of  Coin-Slot  Machines, 
Was  born  April  i,  1867,  in  Detroit,  Mich.;  son  of  Joseph 
M.  and  Catherine  (Moret)  Caille;  educated  in  public 
schools  of  Owosso,  Mich.,  1876-80,  and  Saginaw  high 
school.  Lived  in  Saginaw,  1880-1893;  invented  and  pat 
ented,  1888,  in  association  with  his  brother,  Adolph,  new 
type  of  service  for  conveying  cash  in  stores ;  later  invented 
coin-slot  devices  which  resulted  in  establishment  of  penny 
arcades  in  the  leading  cities  of  the  world.  President  and 
treasurer  The  Caille  Bros.  Co.,  which  has  grown  until  it 
gives  employment  to  more  than  500  mechanics  and  plant 
occupies  full  frontage  of  a  city  block,  branch  offices  being 
maintained  in  New  York,  Chicago  and  Paris,  France. 
President  Casino  company,  builders  and  operators  of  pen 
ny  arcades  and  popular  price  theaters,  which  the  company 
has  established  in  various  cities. 


GEORGE  HENRY  WETTERAU, 

Wholesale  Grocer, 

Was  born  Oct.  14,  1842,  Germany;  son  of  John  and 
Regina  (Meytrott)  Wetterau;  educated  in  schools*  in 
Germany  and  at  Bryant  and  Stratton  business  college,  St. 
Louis;  married,  St.  Louis,  1872,  Christine  Trautwein ; 
children,  George  C.,  Otto  J.  C.,  Theodore,  and  five 
daughters.  Early  life  spent  in  Germany,  where  was  en 
gaged  in  farming  and  in  the  grocery  business;  came  from 
Germany  to  St.  Louis  in  1868,  and  began  business  career 
here  as  clerk  with  the  firm  of  John  F.  Lauman  and  com 
pany,  wholesale  grocers,  in  1869;  started  in  business  on 
own  account  in  1877  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Goebel 
and  Wetterau,  wholesale  grocers,  which  continued  until 
1899,  when  that  firm  dissolved  and  with  his  sons,  George 
C.  and  Otto  J.  C.  Wetterau,  established  present  firm  of 
G.  H.  Wetterau  and  sons. 


444  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

JABEZ  BUNTING  WATKINS, 

Lawyer,  Banker,  Land  Owner, 

Was  born  June  25,  1845,  near  Punxsutawney,  Pa.;  son 
of  James  and  Garbara  (Sprankle)  Watkins;  educated, 
Dayton  (Pa.)  academy,  1864-66;  L.L.B.  university  of 
Michigan,  1869;  married  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  Nov.  10, 
1909,  Elizabeth  Josephine  Miller  of  Lawrence,  Kansas. 
Practiced  law  at  Champaign,  111.,  1870-73;  developed 
large  business  in  examination  of  real  estate  titles  and  real 
estate  loans.  Removed  to  Lawrence,  Kansas,  1873,  en 
larged  business,  incorporating  it  1883,  as  J.  B.  Watkins 
land  mortgage  company,  starting  branches  in  New  York 
1876,  London  1878,  Dallas,  Texas,  1881;  beginning  with 
1872,  invested  $12,000,000  in  land  mortgages;  bought 
1,500,000  acres  of  land  in  south-west  Louisiana.  1883  from 
State  and  United  States  Governments,  on  which,  in  1890, 
he  built,  owned  and  operated  100  miles  of  railway,  Lake 
Charles  to  Alexandria,  La.  Established  Watkins  bank 
ing  company  at  Lake  Charles,  La.,  in  1884;  president 
Watkins  national  bank,  Watkins  land  mortgage  company, 
Gulf  land  company  and  at  one  time  president,  St.  Louis 
Watkins  and  Gulf  railroad.  Democrat.  Baptist.  Pub- 
lishe*d  The  True  Money  System  for  the  United  States, 
1896. 

JAMES  SEELY  FITCH, 
Son  of  the  Rev.  Silas  Fitch, 

Was  born  Dec.  2,  1847,  in  the  town  of  Coeymans,  Albany 
county,  N.Y. ;  was  educated  at  Delaware  academy  at 
Delhi,  N.Y.,  and  was  graduated  from  Columbia  college 
law  school  in  1875.  He  was  principal  of  the  Hudson 
academy,  at  Hudson,  N.Y.,  during  the  year  1868.  In 
1869,  he  made  Yonkers  his  residence,  and  was  engaged 
as  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools,  for  six  years.  Mr. 
Fitch  is  a  real  estate  broker,  and  makes  a  specialty  of 
real  estate  law.  He  is  a  member  of  St.  John's  Episcopal 
church,  Nepperham  lodge,  Terrace  City  chapter,  Yon- 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  445 

kers  Commandery,  the  Board  of  Trade  and  was  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Board  of  Education  for  10  years.  He  is  a 
Republican,  and  has  taken  an  active  interest  in  political 
matters  during  his  residence  in  Yonkers.  In  1876,  he 
was  married  to  Miss  Martha  P.  Munson,  at  Dedham, 
Mass.  Their  children  are  Edith  Munson  (deceased), 
Edward  Arthur  and  Florence  Mary. 


EUGENE  CHARLES  GEHRUNG, 
Physician, 

Was  born  June  10,  1840,  in  Mulhouse,  Alsace,  France; 
son  of  Jean  Christophe  and  Elise  (Zurcher)  Gehrung; 
educated  partly  in  France  and  partly  in  America,  the 
latter  by  private  tuition;  professional  education  in  St. 
Louis  medical  college  and  (original)  College  of  physi 
cians  and  surgeons,  graduating,  M.D.,  from  latter,  1870; 
also  M.D.,  ad  eundem,  from  Missouri  medical  college; 
married,  Denver,  Col.,  Oct.  25,  1870,  Beatrice  R.  Fahn- 
drich,  daughter  of  Dr.  J.  Fahndrich;  children,  Adolph 
E.,  Dr.  Julian  A.,  Eugene  S.  Engaged  in  gyneological 
practice  of  medicine  in  Denver,  Col.,  and  St.  Louis  since 
1864.  Member  St.  Louis  medical  society,  St.  Louis  ob 
stetrical  and  gynecological  society  (ex-president,  two 
terms),  Medico-Chirurgical  society,  Missouri  state  medi 
cal  association,  American  gynecological  society,  American 
Electro-Therapeutical  society,  Societe  Obstetrique  et  de 
Gynecologic,  Paris,  France,  Electro-Therapeutic  society 
of  France;  honorary  member  South  Eastern  Missouri 
medical  society;  ex-president  and  gynecologist  of  the 
South  Side  Dispensary;  formerly  consulting  gynecolo 
gist  of  the  St.  Louis  Female  hospital  and  Mis 
souri  Baptist  Sanatorium;  permanent  fellow  of  and 
once  delegate  for  the  United  States  government  to  the 
International  periodical  congress  of  obstetricians  and 
gynecologists.  Evangelical  Lutheran. 


446  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

GILBERT  ASA  DAVIS, 

Manufacturer,  Legislator,  Author, 

Was  born  Dec.  18,  1835,  in  Chester,  Vt.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  Chester  academy  of  Chester,  Vt.  In  1872  and 
again  in  1874  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Vermont 
house  of  representatives  from  the  town  of  Reading;  and 
in  1876  was  elected  to  the  state  senate.  He  has  been  states 
attorney  for  two  years  for  Windsor  county,  1878-80;  and 
for  fifty-two  years  has  practiced  law  with  success  in  the 
Vermont  courts  and  in  the  state  and  the  United  States 
court  of  New  England.  He  has  been  the  owner  of  the 
Windsor  drug  store;  and  is  .an  extensive  owner  of  real 
estate.  He  was  for  ten  years  president  of  the  Windsor 
machine  company,  and  is  director  of  the  Windsor  canning 
company.  He  is  the  author  of  A  History  of  the  Town  of 
Reading;  the  Congregational  Church  in  Windsor;  and  a 
Compilation  of  the  School  Laws  of  Vermont.  For  twen 
ty-five  years  he  has  been  clerk  of  the  Windsor  congrega 
tional  church;  was  registrar  of  the  local  court  for  the  Dis 
trict  of  Windsor,  Vt.,  for  four  years.  He  is  a  referee  in 
bankruptcy,  having  been  appointed  in  July,  1898,  by  the 
United  States  district  court  for  Vermont  and  has  since 
held  this  position  continuously.  He  is  chairman  of  the 
Vermont  board  of  bridge  commissioners,  appointed  by 
Gov.  Bell  in  1905.  He  married  Delia  J.  Roller,  at  West 
Chicago,  111.,  April  15,  1862.  He  is  secretary  of  the 
Windsor  Electric  Light  company;  treasurer  of  Vermont 
historical  society.  In  1899  he  built  and  gave  to  the  town 
of  Reading  a  handsome  brick  public  library  building;  has 
frequently  delivered  public  addresses  and  notably  in  1910 
at  the  Old  Home  day  in  Chester,  Vt.,  his  native  town.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Davis  and  Davis,  with  his 
son,  Gilbert  F.  Davis.  His  daughter  Mary  married  Stan 
ley  Carleton,  of  Oak  Park,  111.  He  has  one  grandson, 
Gilbert  Davis  Carleton;  and  resides  in  Windsor,  Vt. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  447 

MRS.  JANE  LUELLA  DOWD  SMITH, 

Educator,  Author,  Poet, 

Was  born  June  16,  1847,  in  Sheffield,  Mass.  At  the  age 
of  eighteen  she  graduated  from  Westfield  normal  school. 
After  teaching  school  for  a  year,  she  entered  the  Ladies' 
seminary  of  North  Granville,  New  York,  where  she 
graduated  valedictorian  of  the  class  in  1868.  She  attain 
ed  success  in  educational  work;  was  principal  of  the  South 
Hampton  high  school,  Sheffield  high  school,  Stamford 
high  school,  and  the  South  Egremont  academy.  In  1875 
she  was  married  to  Dr.  H.  Hadley  Smith,  of  Hudson. 
She  is  an  earnest  temperance  worker,  holding  important 
positions  in  the  Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union 
and  in  the  Woman  Suffrage  reforms.  She  is  the  author 
of  three  volumes  of  verse,  entitled  Wayside  Leaves;  Wind 
Flowers;  Flowers  from  Foreign  Fields.  She  has  written 
for  many  papers  and  magazines.  For  a  quarter  of  a  cen 
tury  she  was  a  contributor  to  the  Youth's  Temperance 
Banner,  published  by  the  National  Temperance  society. 
She  has  published  several  pamphlets  and  a  strong  tem 
perance  book,  entitled — Ways  to  Win.  At  present,  she 
is  devoting  herself  to  humane  and  philanthropic  work: 
trying  to  teach  "The  Art  of  being  Kind." 


WILLIAM  HENRY  GREGG, 

Retired  Manufacturer, 

Was  born  March  24,  1831,  in  Palmyra,  N.Y. ;  educated 
public  schools,  Rochester,  N.Y.,  to  1841;;  removed  to  St. 
Louis,  1846;  married,  Nov.  21,  1855,  Orian  Thompson, 
of  St.  Louis.  President  Southern  White  Lead  company, 
of  St.  Louis  and  Chicago,  1867-89,  until  is  was  sold.  Presi 
dent  Gregg  Genealogical  company.  Author  of  Where, 
When  and  How  to  Catch  Fish  on  the  East  Coast  of  Flor 
ida  and  Controversial  Issues  in  Scottish  History,  1911, 
Putnam  Sons,  New  York. 


448  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

LYMAN  BRUMBAUGH  STOOKEY, 
Physiologist; 

Was  born  July  30,  1878,  in  Belleville,  111.;  son  of  Dr. 
Lyman  Polk  and  Louise  (Brumbaugh)  Stookey;  A.B., 
Yale,  1900;  Ph.D.,  1902;  student  university  of  Straus- 
burg,  1904-05;  married,  Belleville,  Dec.  31,  1903,  Mar 
garet  Powell.  Associate  in  physiology,  New  York  State 
Pathology  institute,  1902-04;  professor  physiology,  uni 
versity  of  Southern  California  since  1905.  American  con 
tributor  to  International  Year  Book  of  Chemistry.  Physi 
ology  and  Pathology  since  1905;  has  published  many  re 
searches  in  physiology  in  American  and  European  jour 
nals.  Fellow  A.A.A.S. ;  member  American  Physiologists' 
society;  American  society  of  biological  chemists,  New 
York  society  physiological  chemists,  American  chemists' 
society;  Society  of  Experimental  Medicine  and  Biology. 
Club:  University. 

CLARENCE  EDWARD  SKINNER, 

Physician, 

Was  born  June  8,  1868,  in  New  Haven,  Conn.;  son  of 
William  Joseph  and  Cecelia  Eliza  (Hogan)  Skinner; 
preparatory  education,  Russell's  military  academy,  to 
1884;  M.D.,  Yale  medical  school,  1891;  LL.D.,  Ruther 
ford  college,  1900;  married,  New  Haven,  December, 
1896,  Edith  Hart  Hotchkiss.  Has  practiced  at  New 
Haven  since  1891;  began  experiments  in  dry  hot  air  in 
treatment  of  diseases,  1897;  professor  thermaerotherapy, 
New  York  school  of  physical  therapeutics,  1901 ;  editor 
department  of  thermaerotherapy,  Journal  of  Advanced 
Therapeutics,  1901-4;  editor-in-chief  Archives  of  Physiol- 
Therapy,  1904-06;  organized  Newhope  private  sanitar 
ium,  New  Haven,  1900  (now  the  Elm  City  Sanatorium 
corporation,  of  which  he  is  secretary,  director  and  physi- 
cian-in-charge).  Episcopalian.  Associate  fellow  New 
York  academy  of  medicine;  member  American  medical 
association,  American  Electro-Therapeutic  association 


449 

(secretary  1902-05),  American  Rontgen  Ray  society 
(vice-president  1905),  Societie  Francaise  d'  Electrother- 
apie  et  de  Radiologie,  Connecticut  state  and  New  Haven 
county  medical  societies,  New  Haven  historical  society. 
Clubs:  Quinnipiac,  Union  League,  Economic.  New  Hav 
en  Yacht.  An  extensive  contributor  to  medical  journals. 
Awarded  Diplome  d'  Honneur  by  International  Congress 
of  Physiological  Theraphy,  Liege,  Belgium,  1905.  Au 
thor:  Therapeutics  of  Dry  Hot  Air,  1902. 


H.   HORACE   GRANT, 

Physician, 

He  graduated  from  Jefferson  medical  college,  Philadel 
phia,  Pa.,  1878;  Professor  of  surgerv  and  treasurer  Facul 
ty  hospital  college  of  medicine,  medicinal  department 
Central  university;  professor  of  oral  surgery  Louisville 
college  of  dentistry;  member  visiting  staff  City  hospital; 
business  editor  Louisville  Monthly  Journal  of  Medicine 
and  Surgery. 


CHARLES  TORREY  SIMPSON, 
Zoologist, 

Was  born  June  3,  1846,  in  Tiskilwa,  111.;  son  of  Jabez 
and  Matilda  Simpson;  educated  in  public  schools;  special 
student  zoology  and  especially  of  mollusks;  married,  Re 
vere,  Mass.,  Sept.  17,  1902,  Flora  G.  Roper.  In  United 
States  national  museum,  Dec.  14,  1889,  to  Dec.  31,  1902. 
Member  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Davenport,  Iowa; 
Biological  society  of  Washington.  Author:  Geographi 
cal  Distribution  of  the  Land  and  Fresh  Water  Mollusks 
of  the  West  Indies,  1891;  U29;  Synopsis  of  the  Naiades, 
or  Pearly  Fresh  Water  Mussels,  1900  U29;  Report  on  the 
Mollusks  of  the  Fish  Hawk  Exposition  to  Porto  Rico. 


450 

JOHN  HARCOURT  ALEXANDER  MORGAN, 

Entomologist, 

Was  born  Aug.  31,  1867,  in  Kerrwood,  Ont,  son  of  John 
and  Rebecca  Truman  Morgan.  He  began  his  education 
at  the  Kerrwood  public  schools,  and  the  Collegiate  insti 
tute  at  Strathroy,  Ont.,  and  in  1887  was  graduated  at  the 
Ontario  agricultural  college  with  the  degree  of  A.O.A.C. 
He  received  the  degree  of  B.S.A.  at  the  university  of  To 
ronto  in  1889,  and  did  graduate  work  at  Cornell  univer 
sity  during  1892-98.  He  attended  the  Marion  Biological 
laboratory  in  1895.  He  was  professor  of  entomology  and 
horticulture  at  the  Louisiana  state  university  during  1889- 
93,  and  professor  of  zoology  and  entomology  during 
1893-1904.  He  was  the  entomologist  at  the  Louisiana  ex 
periment  station  during  1889-1904,  and  the  secretary  as 
well  as  the  entomological  expert  of  the  Louisiana  crop 
pest  commission  during  1904-05.  He  was  director  of  the 
Gulf  Biologic  station  during  1899-1905,  and  since  the 
latter  year  has  been  professor  of  zoology  and  entomology 
and  chairman  of  the  college  of  agriculture  of  the  univer 
sity  of  Tennessee,  besides  being  director  of  the  Tennessee 
agricultural  experiment  station  and  state  entomologist. 
He  is  a  fellow  of  the  American  Association  for  the  Ad 
vancement  of  Science,  and  a  member  of  the  Association  of 
economic  entomologists,  of  which  he  was  president  in 
1907.  He  was  married  June  25,  1895,  to  Sara  E.,  daugh 
ter  of  Edwin  H.  Fay  of  Clinton,  La.,  and  has  two  sons 
and  three  daughters. 

FRANK  WOODMAN, 

Manufacturer,  Charleston,  W.  Va, 

Was  born  Sept.  26,  1846,  at  Mineral  Point,  Wis.  Is  a  de 
scendant  of  the  first  man  child  who  saw  the  light  of  day  in 
Newbury,  Mass.  As  the  son  of  Cyrus  Woodman,  lawyer, 
banker  and  real  estate  owner,  and  of  Charlotte  Flint,  his 
wife,  Mr.  Woodman  began  life  with  some  advantages  of 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  451 

culture  and  ease.  Graduating  from  Harvard  college  in 
1869,  he  chose  an  open  air  profession  at  first  and  served  as 
an  axeman  on  the  Burlington  and  Missouri  River  rail 
road  in  Nebraska  for  a  year,  and  rose  to  the  place  of  divi 
sion  engineer.  In  1875,  Mr.  Woodman  selected  Charles 
ton,  W.  Va.,  as  his  future  habitation,  and,  with  an  inher 
ited  means,  soon  infused  much  northern  energy  into  that 
tranquil  and  patrician  state.  At  the  threshold  of  his  ca 
reer  there,  he  became  a  manufacturer  of  woolen  goods  in 
the  Kanawha  Woolen  Mills,  and  later  of  articles  for 
household  use  in  the  Dawley  Furniture  company  and  the 
Roy  Furniture  company,  but  has  since  been  occupied 
with  nearly  every  problem  connected  with  local  develop 
ment,  and,  as  a  maker  of  bricks,  president  of  the  Charles 
ton  Water  Works  company,  manager  and  chief  owner  of 
the  Elk  Foundry  and  Machine  company,  and  the  Charles 
ton  Gas  and  Electric  company;  first  vice-president  of 
Charleston  Board  of  Trade  and  the  promoter  of  other  en 
terprises,  has  revived  the  city  immensely.  He  is  also  large 
ly  interested  in  the  Mountain  Lake  Land  company  and 
in  lands  in  Minnesota.  A  bright  mind,  unflagging  labor 
and  sleepless  activity  have  made  him  the  leading  business 
man  of  his  city.  Oct.  15,  1884,  Mr.  Woodman  married 
Nannie  M.,  daughter  of  Dr.  John  Cotton,  a  descendant 
of  the  Rev.  John  Cotton  of  Boston,  and  he  is  the  father 
of  Ashton  Fitzhugh  and  Charlotte  Woodman. 

ARTHUR  S.  GARRETSON, 

Railroad  Builder. 

Has  been  prominent  in  financial  circles  for  twenty-five 
years  and  connected  with  the  growth  and  development  of 
northwest  Iowa  and  South  Dakota;  has  resided  in  Sioux 
City  since  1874;  was  at  tne  nead  of  a  syndicate  that  built 
the  S.  C.  &  N.  railroad,  terminals  and  the  stock  yards  at 
Sioux  City;  is  a  democrat  of  some  distinction;  was  a  can 
didate  for  congress  in  1896;  has  literary  tastes  and  is  a 
self-made  man. 


452  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

JAMES  RENWICK  BREVOORT,  N.  A., 
Architect, 

Was  born  July  20,  1832,  in  Westchester  county,  and  is  a 
lineal  descendant  of  Jan  Heinrich  van  Brevoort,  who  em 
igrated  from  Gronigen,  Holland,  and  settled  in  New  Am 
sterdam  (now  New  York)  about  1642.  He  received  most 
of  his  art  education  in  New  York,  in  the  studio  of  the  late 
Thomas  S.  Cummings,  then  vice-president  of  the  Nation 
al  academy  of  design.  In  1873,  he  went  to  Europe,  where 
he  remained  about  seven  years,  visiting  nearly  all  the 
schools  and  art  centers  of  Europe,  studying  the  ancient 
and  modern  works  of  art  in  the  galleries  of  the  Old 
World.  Most  of  the  time  while  in  Europe,  his  residence 
was  in  Florence,  Italy,  where  he  had  his  studio  and  pur 
sued  his  profession,  painting  many  works  of  Italian  scen 
ery,  particularly  of  the  Italian  lakes.  During  his  resi 
dence  in  Florence,  he  received  the  honor  of  being  made 
a  member  of  the  Royal  Academy  of  Urbino,  the  birth 
place  of  Raphael.  Some  of  his  most  important  works  have 
been  pictures  of  English  heaths  and  moorlands  ---  such  as 
A  Windy  Day  on  the  Border  of  a  Heath,  A  Day  of  Wind 
and  Rain  on  a  Moor,  The  Night  Wind  Swept  the  Moor 
land  Lea,  Home  of  the  Witch,  Haunted  Pool,  etc.  The 
artist's  taste  has  inclined  him  to  paint  more  of  the  solemn 
and  weird  aspects  of  nature,  to  which  the  heaths  and 
moors  of  England  most  readily  lend  themselves.  More 
recently  he  has  devoted  himself  to  water-colors  of  Ameri 
can  and  foreign  scenes.  His  works  are  well-known,  and 
can  be  found  in  various  private  collections.  He  was  made 
an  Academician  of  the  National  academy  of  design  in 
New  York  in  1863.  In  1870  he  was  appointed  professor 
of  scientific  perspective  at  the  Academy  of  design,  upon 
which  subject  he  gave  courses  of  lectures  with  demonstra 
tions  during  three  years.  Before  devoting  himself  to  the 
study  of  landscape  painting,  he  was  employed  in  the  office 
of  his  cousin,  Mr.  James  Renwick,  the  well-known  arch 
itect,  during  four  years,  and  was  Mr.  Renwick's  assistant 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  453 

in  preparing  the  plans  for  St.  Patrick's  cathedral  in  New 
York,  the  workhouse  on  Blackwell's  island,  and  many 
other  public  and  private  buildings.  He  came  to  Yonkers 
in  1880,  and  in  1890  built  his  present  residence.  He  was 
married  in  1873  to  Miss  Marie  Louise  Bascom,  and  has 
three  children,  two  daughters  and  one  son. 

GEORGE  WARREN  WOOD, 

Presbyterian  Minister, 

Was  born  Jan.  i,  1844,  in  Bebek,  Turkey.  His  father  was 
a  missionary  of  the  American  Board  of  Commissioners 
for  Foreign  Missions.  He  was  educated  in  the  state  of 
New  York,  and  except  one  year  at  Hamilton  college,  in 
the  city;  received  the  degree  of  Batchelor  of  Arts  in  the 
city  and  two  years  afterward  (1865)  from  Hamilton  col 
lege,  at  Clinton,  Oneida  county,;  Master  of  Arts  from 
the  college  of  the  city  of  New  York  in  1866;  and  was 
graduated  from  Union  Theological  seminary  in  1869.  He 
was  licensed  to  preach  in  April  of  that  year,  and  was  or 
dained  by  the  Presbytery  of  Saginaw  (Synod  of  Michi 
gan)  April  n,  1872.  The  next  month  (May  13)  he  mar 
ried  Harriet  Snyder,  who  has  borne  him  two  sons  and 
five  daughters.  They  live  in  Michigan,  with  the  excep 
tion  of  one  daughter,  who  is  in  Alabama.  He  labored  in 
Michigan  under  the  Presbyterian  board  of  home  missions 
until  1876,  and  under  the  American  Bible  society  in  1877, 
78  and  79.  He  was  a  missionary  to  the  Dakota  (Sioux) 
Indians  on  the  upper  Missouri  river  from  1879  to  1889.  In 
1892-93  he  was  a  home  missionary  at  Lakefield  in  the  up 
per  penninsula  of  Michigan.  He  published  a  little  pa 
per  at  Mackinaw,  Mich.,  called  the  Mackinaw  Witness; 
and  afterward  went  to  Fairhope,  Alabama,  where  he  has 
been  treasurer  of  the  Fairhope  Single  Tax  corporation 
since  1908. 


454  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

GEORGE  WELCH  SIMMONS, 

V ice-President  Simmons  Hardware  Company, 
Was  born  Aug.  12,  1878,  in  St.  Louis,  son  of  Edward  C. 
and  Carrie  (Welch)  Simmons;  graduated  from  Smith 
academy  with  highest  standing  in  class  of  1895,  and  from 
Yale  university,  A.B.,  1900;  married,  St.  Louis,  Nov.  21, 
1903,  Virginia  Wright;  three  children,  Richert  Wright, 
Virginia  and  Lulie  Simmons.  Began  with  Simmons  Hard 
ware  company  of  St.  Louis  Jan.  i,  1901,  at  bottom,  push 
ing  trucks  in  warehouse  at  a  salary  of  twenty  dollars  per 
month;  worked  up  through  every  department  of  house 
and  went  on  the  road;  made  general  manager,  January, 
1904;  the  company  is  wholesale  dealer  in  hardware,  cut 
lery,  sporting  goods,  pocket  cutlery,  etc.  Also  vice-presi 
dent  Simmons  Hardware  company  of  New  York,  secre 
tary  of  Hillman  Land  and  Iron  company,  vice-president 
of  Simmons  Warehouse  company,  Simmons  Hardware 
company  of  Minneapolis,  Standard  Simmons  Hardware 
company  of  Toledo,  Dymond  Simmons  Hardware  com 
pany  of  Sioux  City,  Simmons  Hardware  company  of 
Wichita.  Episcopalian.  Member  Missouri  historical  so 
ciety.  Clubs:  St.  Louis,  Noonday,  St.  Louis  Country, 
Round  Table,  City.  Office,  900  Spruce  street;  residence, 
Clayton,  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri. 

GEORGE  WARREN  BROWN, 

President  The  Brown  Shoe  Company  and  Pioneer  of  Suc 
cessful  Shoe  Manufacturing  in  St.  Louis. 
Was  born  March  21,  1853,  in  Granville,  N.Y.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town;  and  in 
1872  graduated  from  the  Bryant  and  Stratton  commercial 
college  of  Troy,  N.Y.  In  1873  ne  secured  position  as 
shipping  clerk  in  a  shoe  house  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  became 
traveling  salesman  within  a  year;  and  in  less  than  five 
years  became  a  leading  man  with  his  firm,  at  which  time 
he  was  greatly  impressed  as  to  the  future  possibilities  of 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  455 

St.  Louis  as  a  shoe  manufacturing  center,  but  was  unable 
to  make  his  employers  see  the  same  idea  sufficiently  strong 
to  induce  them  to  then  attempt  manufacturing.  He  be 
came  so  much  enthused  over  the  idea,  however,  that  he 
resigned  a  lucrative  position  to  put  himself  on  the  altar  of 
shoe  manufacturing  in  St.  Louis,  if  results  should  so  de 
cree,  but  the  enterprise  proved  successful  so  that  his  hard 
earned  savings  put  into  venture,  and  his  investment  of 
time  were  not  sacrificed.  The  success  of  this  pioneer  con 
cern  caused  other  to  soon  follow  and  St.  Louis  has  be 
come  in  a  comparatively  short  period  the  greatest  shoe 
market  (selling  exclusively  retail  dealers)  in  the  United 
States.  The  Brown  Shoe  company  was  organized  in  No 
vember,  1878,  under  name  of  Bryan-Brown  Shoe  com 
pany.  This  institution  has  become  ore  of  the  greatest  shoe 
organizations  in  America.  Mr.  Brown  has  been  an  im 
portant  factor  in  helping  to  build  up  many  St.  Louis  en 
terprises  for  the  advancement  of  the  city  of  his  adoption. 
He  is  also  prominent  in  religious  and  philanthropic  af 
fairs  in  St.  Louis. 


TEMPLIN   MORRIS   POTTS, 

Commandant  and  Naval  Governor  of  the  Island 

of  Guam, 

Was  born  Nov.  i,  1855,  in  Washington,  D.C.  He  was 
educated  in  the  private  schools  of  Washington,  D.C. ;  and 
at  the  United  States  naval  academy.  He  has  filled  various 
positions  of  trust  and  honor  in  the  service  of  the  United 
States  government.  He  is  now  commandant  and  naval 
governor  of  the  Island  of  Guam;  on  detached  duty  as  gov 
ernor  of  Guam,  November,  1907;  commanded  U.S.  Crui 
ser  Des  Moines,  1908;  served  as  assistant  Lupinn  Un- 
thraut  naval  fencing,  Washington,  August,  1908,  to 
March,  1909;  commanded  battleship  Georgia,  1908* 
chief  intelligence  officer  of  January,  1909,  to  date. 


456  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

JOHN  W.  ILIFF, 

Cattle  Ranchman, 

Was  born  in  1831,  in  Ohio.  A  self-made  man,  never 
made  more  than  one  excursion  into  any  business  vocation 
not  connected  with  the  soil  of  his  native  land.  He  spent 
his  early  life  in  farming  and  managed  to  gain  a  good  edu 
cation  and  graduated  from  Delaware  college.  He  first 
went  to  Kansas  in  1853,  and  then  to  Colorado  in  1856, 
with  a  wagon  train  of  provisions,  from  the  proceeds  of 
which  he  bought  cattle.  He  originated  and  developed  the 
driving  of  cattle  from  Texas  to  the  northern  ranges  of 
Colorado,  Wyoming  and  western  Nebraska.  He  gradu 
ally  acquired  the  land  on  all  the  small  streams  and  around 
springs  to  the  extent  of  some  60,000  acres  and  this  con 
trolled  a  range  of  several  hundred  thousand  acres.  At 
one  time  he  had  as  many  as  60,000  head  of  cattle.  He 
died  Feb.  9,  1878,  at  his  residence  in  Denver,  Col.,  leav 
ing  a  widow,  Elizabeth,  two  sons,  William  S.  and  John 
W.  Jr.,  and  two  daughters,  Edna  and  Louise.  All  his 
children  survive  him  except  his  youngest  son,  John  W. 
Jr.  His  widow,  Elizabeth,  is  now  the  wife  of  Bishop  H. 
W.  Warren  and  his  son  William  is  largely  interested  in 
various  gas,  electric  and  street  railway  systems  in  the 
western  states,  also  irrigation  and  coal  companies. 

FRANK  DYER  CHESTER, 

American  Consul-General, 

Was  born  Dec.  2,  1869,  in  Newton,  Mass.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  Newton  and  received  the  Franklin  medal  from 
the  English  high  school  of  Boston;  and  graduated  from 
Harvard  university,  from  which  institution  he  has  re 
ceived  the  degrees  of  A.B.,  A.M.,  and  Ph.D.  He  has 
attained  prominence  as  a  noted  linguist.  In  1 893-9 c;  he 
was  assistant  in  Semitic  languages  at  Harvard  university. 
In  1897-1904  he  was  United  State?  consul  at  Budapest; 
and  since  1904  consul-general  to  Hungary,  with  head 
quarters  at  Budapest,  Hungary. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  457 

REMY  JOSEPH  STOFFEL, 

Physician, 

Was  born  Dec.  i,  1851,  in  Paris,  France,  son  of  Remy  and 
Adelahaid  (Marque)  Stoffel;  educated  in  public  schools 
of  St.  Louis,  St.  Vincent  college,  Cape  Girardeau,  Mo., 
graduating  m  commercial  department,  1874;  taught 
school  in  Randolph  county,  111.,  1874-77;  attended  St. 
Louis  medical  college,  and  was  graduated  as  M.D.,  1880; 
married,  St.  Louis,  1880,  Mary  E.  Green;  children,  Le- 
onie,  Remy,  Irene,  Clarence.  Engaged  in  general  prac 
tice  of  medicine  since  March  3,  1880.  Also  proprietor  of 
Lemp  Avenue  pharmacy,  and  treasurer  of  Josephine  Hos 
pital  corporation.  In  1908  in  company  with  his  son, 
Remy  E.,  a  graduate  in  chemistry  from  the  university  of 
Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor,  he  established  the  Empire  Sup 
ply  and  Manufacturing  company,  engaged  in  manufac 
turing  the  Royal  brands  of  disinfectants,  with  laboratories 
at  1815  Pertaloggi  street. 

EDWARD  BREITUNG, 

Capitalist,  State  Senator,  Congressman, 
Was  born  Nov.  10,  1831,  in  Germany.  In  1872  he  was 
elected  a  representative  to  the  Michigan  state  legislature 
for  the  term  of  two  years;  was  state  senator  in  1877-78; 
and  was  mayor  of  Neguanee  in  1878-80  and  1882.  In 
1883-85  he  was  a  representative  from  Michigan  to  the 
forty-eighth  congress  as  a  republican.  He  died  March 
3,  1887,  in  Neguanee,  Mich.;  and  afterward  his  body 
was  moved  to  Marquette,  Mich.  Edward  N.  Breitung 
for  many  years  was  identified  widi  the  business  and  pub 
lic  affairs  of  Marquette,  Mich.;  is  the  son  of  the  late  Ed 
ward  Breitung;  and  now  maintains  offices  in  New  York 
city,  under  the  corporate  name  of  Breitung  and  company, 
Limited.  He  has  several  times  doubled  his  father's  for 
tune;  and  has  successfully  acquired  mineral  lands  and 
mines  and  similar  projects  in  a  scientific  way  through  ex 
perts. 


458 

J.  N.  HURTY, 
State  Health  Commissioner  and  Secretary  of  the  State 

Board  of  Health, 

Was  born  in  1852  in  Lebanon,  Ohio,  of  German  paren 
tage.  His  father  was  a  pioneer  teacher  in  Indiana,  having 
been  superintendent  of  schools  at  Richmond  in  1856,  at 
Liberty  from  1858  to  1862,  and  later  at  North  Madison, 
Rising  Sun  and  Lawrenceburg.  Dr.  J.  N.  Hurty,  the  sub 
ject  of  this  sketch,  studied  medicine,  pharmacy  and  chem 
istry,  at  Philadelphia  from  1872  to  1875.  Selecting  his 
life  work  early,  there  was  no  hesitancy.  Dr.  Hurty  has 
been  a  continuous  resident  of  Indianapolis  since  1873. 
During  that  time  he  served  two  years  as  a  member  of  the 
faculty  of  Purdue  university.  He  served  as  a  member  of 
the  Indianapolis  city  board  of  health,  and  was  city  health 
officer  for  nine  years.  He  became  state  health  officer,  and 
secretary  of  the  state  board  of  health  in  1887,  and  has  held 
the  position  continuously  since,  rendering  the  people  of 
the  state  most  valuable  service.  He  has  earned  and  en 
joys  fully  the  utmost  confidence  of  the  citizenship.  No 
subject  affecting  the  public  health  is  too  insignificant  to 
incite  his  interest  and  investigation,  and  no  point  in  the 
state  is  too  remote  for  his  personal  visitation  when  duty 
seems  to  call.  Dr.  Hurty  is  also  entitled  to  much  credit 
for  recent  legislation  to  prevent  food  adulterations,  and 
to  safeguard  the  public  health  in  various  ways.  Dr.  Hur 
ty  is  a  member  of  the  American  medical  association,  the 
Indiana  state  medical  society,  the  American  public 
health  association,  and  the  American  Association  for  the 
Advancement  of  Science.  He  is  also  professor  of  hy 
giene  in  the  Indiana  university  school  of  medicine,  at  In 
dianapolis.  He  has  contributed  numerous  papers  on 
medical,  chemical  and  hygiene  subjects,  and  is  the  author 
of  Field  Water  Inspection,  School  Lessons  in  Physiology, 
Hygiene  and  Life  with  Health. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  459 

JOHN  B.  WORRALL,  D.  D. 

Minister, 

Was  born  in  Oxford,  Ohio.  Centre  college,  Danville, 
Ky.,  A.B.,  1873;  same  colleee,  M.A.,  1876,  and  D.D., 
1893.  Western  Theological  seminary,  Pittsburgh,  Pa., 
North  Side,  B.D.,  1876.  Licensed  to  preach  by  Presby 
tery  of  Ebenezer,  in  Kentucky,  1875.  Ordained  and  in 
stalled  pastor  of  Warren  Presbyterian  church,  Louisville, 
Ky.,  November,  1876.  Pastor  Loveland,  O,  1879-81; 
Galesburg,  111.,  1885-89;  Keokuk,  Iowa,  1889-95;  Evan 
gelist,  1896-1903;  Kansas  City,  Kans.,  First  Presbyterian 
church,  1904-07;  Wichita,  Kans.,  Lincoln  Street  Presby 
terian  church,  1907-09.  Cherry  Tree,  Pa.,  since  1909 
Dr.  Worrall  is  son  of  one  of  the  best  known  ministers  of 
the  Presbyterian  church  in  the  United  States,  Rev.  Dr. 
John  M.  Worrall,  Prof.  Emeritus  of  the  Presbyterian 
Theological  seminary,  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  now  living  in 
Philadelphia.  Dr.  Worrall  has  occupied  some  of  the 
best  pastorates  in  the  middle  west,  Galesburg,  111.,  Keo 
kuk,  Iowa,  and  Kansas  City,  succeeding  men  of  distin 
guished  ability  in  the  church.  He  has  never  sought  any 
prominent  positions  in  the  church,  but  has  given  his  life 
intently  to  the  pastorate  and  to  evangelistic  work.  In  this 
pastoral  capacity  he  is  well  known  all  through  the  church 
in  the  union. 

JOHN  MERLE  COULTER, 

Botanist, 

Was  born  Nov.  20,  1851,  in  Ningpo,  China.  He  was 
graduated  at  Hanover  college,  Ind.,  in  1870,  and  during 
1872-73  was  botanist  to  the  United  States  geological  sur 
vey  of  the  territories  in  the  Rocky  mountain  system.  In 
1874  he  became  professor  of  natural  sciences  in  Hanover 
college,  where  he  remained  until  1879,  when  he  was  ap 
pointed  to  the  chair  of  biology  at  Wabash.  During  1891- 
93  he  was  president  and  professor  of  botany  in  Indiana 
university;  during  1893-96  president  of  Lake  Forest  uni- 


460  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

versity;  and  from  1896  to  the  present,  professor  and  head 
of  the  department  of  botany  in  the  University  of  Chicago. 
Prof.  Coulter  is  editor  of  the  Botanical  Gazette,  and  is  the 
author  in  part  of  Synopsis  of  the  Flora  of  Colorado 
(Washington,  1874)  ;  Manual  of  Rocky  Mountain  Bot 
any  (New  York,  1885  and  1910)  ;  Manual  of  Texan  Bot 
any  (Washington,  1891-94)  ;  Plant  Structures  (New 
York,  1899)  ;  Plant  Studies  (New  York,  1900)  ;  Plant 
Relations  (New  York,  1901)  ;  A  Text-book  of  Botan} 
(New  York,  1905)  ;  in  collaboration  with  C.  J.  Cham 
berlain,  Morphology  of  Gymnosperms  (Chicago,  1910)  ; 
Morphology  of  Angiosperms  (New  York,  1903)  ;  in  col 
laboration  with  C.  R.  Barnes  and  H.  C.  Cowles,  A  Text 
book  of  Botany  (New  York,  1910). 

WILLIAM  M'CONOCHIE, 

Mayor  of  Rock  Island, 

His  family  came  to  Joliet  when  he  was  six  and  one-half 
years.  He  did  not  leave  the  trade  of  stone  cutting  until 
after  the  war.  He  drifted  into  the  army  in  a  Missour* 
regiment  late  in  the  fall  of  1861  in  St.  Louis,  but  on  ac 
count  of  his  youth  was  not  accepted  until  Feb.  i,  1862,  as 
a  drummer;  was  at  Fort  Donalson,  Shiloh,  Corinth  and 
with  Grant's  army  at  Holly  Springs  and  the  Vicksburg 
campaign  and  in  the  fall  of  1863  was  temporarily  in 
Grangers  corps  at  Chicamauga  and  was  with  Thomas  at 
Nursery  ridge,  all  under  an  assumed  name;  went  home  in 
December  and  soon  after  enlisted  in  the  72nd  Illinois  as 
a  recruit;  was  in  the  Atlanta  campaign  and  returned  to 
Nashville  under  Thomas;  fought  at  Columbia,  Spring 
Hill,  Franklin  and  Nashville,  and  closed  military  career 
at  Mobile,  Ala.  Was  mayor  of  Rock  Island  four  times; 
one  term  as  alderman,  1887-89;  mayor,  1889-93,  1899- 
1901  and  again  from  1903  to  1905.  Member  of  contract 
ing  firm  of  William  McConochie  and  Sons.  His  daugh 
ter,  Margrete,  passed  away  April  i,  1909. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  461 

JAMES  BRECKINRIDGE  SPEED, 

Merchant, 

Was  born  in  Louisville,  Ky. ;  son  of  William  P.  and  Mary 
Ellen  (Shallcross)  Speed;  educated  public  schools;  bank 
clerk  Louisville  and  Chicago  until  1861 ;  served  in  Union 
army,  private  and  later  adjutant,  twenty-seventh  Kentucky 
infantry,  1861-65,  serving  in  all  the  campaigns  in  the 
West;  married,  1868,  Cora,  daughter  of  George  W.  Cof 
fin,  Cincinnati.  In  business  in  Louisville  since  war;  pres 
ident  Louisville  Cement  company,  Louisville  street  rail 
way  system,  Ohio  Valley  telephone  company;  head  of  J. 
B.  Speed  and  company,  cement,  etc.,  and  Byrne  and 
Speed,  coal. 

JAMES  TALCOTT, 

Banker  and  Commission  Merchant, 
Was  born  Feb.  7,  1835,  m  Connecticut;  son  of  Seth  and 
Charlotte  Stout  (Butler)  Talcott;  traces  descent  from  an 
ancient  and  honorable  family  of  Colchester,  Essex,  Eng 
land,  the  motto  on  whose  coat  of  arms  is  Virtus  sola  nobil- 
itas.  The  father  of  the  American  branch,  John  Talcott, 
of  Braintree,  Essex,  England,  came  to  New  York  in  the 
company  of  the  Puritans  led  by  Thomas  Hooker  and  John 
Cotton,  landing  at  Boston  in  1633,  and  removed  with  Rev. 
Mr.  Hooker  and  his  church  to  Connecticut  in  1636  and 
became  one  of  the  founders  of  the  city  of  Hartford.  An 
other  ancestor,  the  Worshipful  John  Talcott,  was  treas 
urer  of  the  colony  of  Connecticut  from  1652  to  1659.  An 
other  ancestor  was  governor  of  the  colony  of  Connecticut 
from  1724  to  1741.  James  Talcott  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  of  West  Hartford,  Conn.,  Westfield 
academy,  and  Williston  seminarv,  Easthampton,  Mass. 
Married  Henrietta  E.  Francis;  children,  James  Freder 
ick,  Francis  Edgar,  Grace  (Mrs.  Warner  M.  Van  Nor- 
den),  Edith  C.  (Mrs.  H.  Roswell  Bates),  Arthur  Whit 
ing  and  Reginald.  Commenced  business  in  New  York 
city  1854,  under  his  own  name;  his  houses,  with  its  vari- 


462  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

ous  annexes  in  New  York  and  other  cities,  sells  or  finan 
ces  the  product  of  a  large  number  of  mills  and  manufac 
turers  of  foreign  and  domestic  woolens,  cottons,  silks, 
gloves,  embroideries,  dress  goods,  etc.  Also  finances  any 
and  all  lines  of  trade.  Director  Manhattan  Company 
bank,  American  Hosiery  company.  Vice-president  Cham 
ber  of  commerce,  New  York;  member  New  York  board 
of  trade  and  transportation,  Merchants  and  Manufac 
turers'  Board  of  Trade.  Presbyterian  elder;  founder  and 
trustee  of  Northfield  seminary,  Northfield,  Mass.  Trustee 
Young  Women's  Christian  association,  New  York  city. 
Member,  International  committee,  Young  Men's  Christ 
ian  association,  New  England  society,  American  Museum 
of  Natural  History,  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art,  Bo 
tanical  and  Zoological  gardens;  life  member  of  American 
Geographical  society.  Clubs :  Republican,  Patria,  Amer 
ican  Yacht,  New  York  Riding. 


CHARLES  DYER, 

Second  Vice-President  National   Coal  Dump    Car 

Company, 

Was  born  April  30,  1845,  at  Springfield,  Vt.  Educated 
at  Rutland  (Vt.)  high  school  and  Eastman's  business  col 
lege  at  Poughkeepsie,  N.Y.  Entered  railway  service 
1863,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively  to  1866,  tele 
graph  operator  Rutland  and  Bennington  railway  at  Rut 
land,  Vt.,  1868-70,  clerk  and  operator  Boston  and  Albany 
railroad;  Nov.  i,  1870,  to  Feb.  i,  1900,  with  the  Atchison 
Topeka  and  Santa  Fe  railway  successively  as  clerk  and 
operator,  agent,  chief  dispatcher,  trainmaster  and  divi 
sion  superintendent;  Feb.  i,  1900,  to  Jan.  30,  1903,  gen 
eral  superintendent  Colorado  and  Southern  railway; 
May,  1903,  to  date,  second  vice-president  National  Coal 
Dump  Car  company. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  463 

COLONEL  ALLEN  LEWIS  FAHNESTOCK, 

Merchant  at  Glassford, 

Has  been  a  faithful  member  of  the  Masonic  order  ever 
since  1851,  in  which  year,  Feb.  10,  he  was  initiated  as  an 
entered  apprentice,  April  14  as  fellow-craftsman,  and 
May  12  as  a  master  mason.  Next  year,  May  4,  he  received 
the  degrees  of  mark  master  and  past  master,  and  royal 
arch  Jan.  6,  1853,  at  Peoria  in  the  days  when , that  noted 
Mason,  editor  and  lecturer,  Thomas  J.  Pickett,  was  mas 
ter  of  the  lodge  in  that  city.  At  present  Mr.  Fahnestock 
holds  his  membership  in  Lancaster  lodge,  No.  106,  and  in 
the  Peoria  chapter.  He  was  worshipful  master  of  the 
blue  lodge  from  1853  to  1862  inclusive,  in  1865,  and  again 
in  1896;  and  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  grand  lodge  of 
the  state  all  the  time  he  has  been  master  of  the  local  lodge. 
Mr.  Fahnestock  was  born  in  Abbottstown,  Adams  county, 
Penn.,  Feb.  9,  1828,  and  came  west  in  the  autumn  of  1837, 
locating  at  Lancaster,  a  mile  and  a  half  from  Glassford. 
Ever  since  1856  he  has  been  engaged  in  merchandising. 
Aug.  27,  1862,  he  was  mustered  in  as  captain  of  Company 
I,  eighty-sixth  Illinois  volunteer  infantry,  of  which  regi 
ment  he  was  appointed  major  Feb.  5,  1864;  April  14  fol 
lowing  he  was  promoted  as  lieutenant-colonel,  and  was 
finally  commissioned  colonel,  but  too  late  for  muster.  He 
served  in  the  department  of  the  Cumberland,  and  en 
gaged  in  the  battles  of  Perryville,  Chickamauga,  Mis 
sionary  Ridge,  Buzzard's  Roost,  Resaca,  Rome,  Kenesaw 
Mountain,  Peach  Tree  creek,  Atlanta,  Jonesboro,  Savan 
nah,  Averysboro,  Bentonville,  etc.,  -  -  all  of  which  were 
important  and  hotly  contested  engagements.  Mr.  Fahne 
stock  is  a  member  of  Timber  Post,  No.  432,  G.A.R.,  of 
which  he  has  been  commander.  In  civil  offices  Mr. 
Fahnestock  has  served  as  town  clerk,  school  treasurer,  su 
pervisor,  and  in  1866-67  was  county  treasurer  of  Peoria 
county. 


464  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

EDWIN  GRAHAM  POTTER, 

State  Senator, 

Was  born  Oct,  1852,  in  Adams,  N.Y. ;  son  of  George  Nel 
son  and  Mary  Griswold  Potter.  His  great  grandfather 
was  Major  Israel  Potter  of  the  revolutionary  war,  his 
grandfather  was  Edwin  Potter,  a  soldier  of  the  war  of 
1812.  M,r.  Potter  has  been  prominent  in  the  affairs  of 
Minnesota  since  his  arrival  there  in  1881,  having  been  two 
years  president  of  the  State  Dairy  association,  seven  years 
president  of  the  Minneapolis  Produce  association,  two 
years  a  member  of  the  board  of  farm  institute  work,  two 
years  a  member  of  the  Minneapolis  city  council,  and  two 
years  president,  of  that  body,  ten  years  a  member  of  the 
Minnesota  state  senate,  four  years  a  member  of  the  re 
publican  state  central  committee,  besides  having  occupied 
many  other  offices  of  trust.  Mr.  Potter  is  a  prominent 
member  of  the  Commercial  club,  and  closely  identified 
with  the  public  work  of  that  body.  Mr.  Potter  was  mar 
ried  in  1876  to  Irma  Northey,  and  in  1894  to  Anna 
Keough,  and  is  the  father  of  four  children. 

CHARLES  GILBERT  HINDS. 

Lawyer  and  Statesman, 

Was  born  Aug.  31,  1866,  at  Shakopee,  Minn.  The  an 
cestors  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  on  both  the  paternal 
and  maternal  sides,  were  of  good  old  Colonial  stock,  hav 
ing  come  to  this  country  about  the  year  1650.  Several 
members  of  the  family  were  soldiers  in  the  War  of  the 
Revolution.  Henry  Hinds,  the  father  of  Charles,  was  an 
early  pioneer  in  the  state  of  Minnesota,  coming  here  in 
18^4  and  settling  at  Shakopee,  where  he  has  ever  since  re 
sided  and  practiced  law.  He  was  born  at  Hebron,  New 
York,  in  1826;  graduated  from  Albany  Normal  college 
in  1850;  took  up  the  study  of  law  in  the  Cincinnati  law 
school  and  graduated  from  that  institution  in  1852.  In 
1853  he  was  married  to  Mary  F.  Woodworth,  the  mother 
of  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  The  following  year  Mr. 
Hinds  came  to  Minnesota  and  opened  a  law  office  at  Sha- 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  465 

kopee.  He  has  held  many  offices  of  public  trust.  He  was 
one  of  the  leading  lawyers  of  the  eighth  judicial  district 
up  to  the  time  of  his  retiring  from  active  practice  in  1884. 
In  the  early  days  he  acted  as  the  county-attorney  of  Scott 
county  and  judge  of  probate.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
lower  house  of  the  legislature  from  Scott  county  in  1878, 
and  was  made  a  member  of  the  board  of  managers  in  the 
impeachment  of  Judge  Page,  making  the  closing  argu 
ment  for  the  board  before  the  senate.  In  1879  and  1881 
he  served  in  the  state  senate.  Charles  Gilbert  Hinds  re 
ceived  his  early  education  in  the  common  schools  of  Sha- 
kopee,  and  in  1883  entered  the  state  university,  taking  a 
special  course  for  two  years.  In  188$  he  entered  the  law 
department  of  the  university  of  Michigan,  graduating 
with  a  degree  of  LL.B.  in  1887.  He  received  his  cetrifi- 
cate  of  admission  to  the  bar  on  his  twenty-first  birthday, 
and  immediately  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
his  native  town — Shakopee — where  he  has  remained.  In 
1894  he  was  elected  county  attorney  at  Scott  county.  He 
is  a  mason,  a  member  of  the  A.O.U.W.,  of  which  he  was 
grand  master  workman  of  the  state,  and  the  M.W.  of  A. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  legal  college  fraternity  of  the 
Phi  Delta  Phi.  September  21;,  1888,  Mr.  Hinds  was  mar 
ried  to  Maude  Plumstead,  of  Shakopee.  They  have  two 
sons,  Frank  H.  and  Frederick  C. 

MORRIS  BEACH  BEARDSLEY, 
Judge, 

Was  born  Aug.  13,  1849,  in  Trumbull,  Conn.,  belongs  to 
an  old  and  representative  family  and  is  a  descendant  of 
William  Beardsley,  who  settled  in  Stratford  in  1638.  He 
is  the  son  of  Samuel  G.  Beardsley  and  Mary  Beach,  his 
wife.  He  received  his  oreparatorv  education  at  Stratford 
academv,  matriculated  ?t  Yale  in  1866,  and  was  grad 
uated  with  the  class  of  1870.  He  subsequently  entered  Co 
lumbia  law  school,  where  for  one  year  he  attended  the 
lectures  of  Prof.  Dwight,  and  afterward  studied  in  the 


466  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

law  office  of  William  K.  Seelev  of  Bridgeport,  one  of  the 
foremost  lawyers  of  his  period  in  Fairfield  county,  who 
took  him  into  partnership  at  the  end  of  two  years.  He 
was  elected  cihr  r]er'< ,  n^d  held  the  office  three  terms,  and 
in  the  fall  of  1876  was  elected  judge  of  the  probate  court, 
entering  upon  his  duties  Jan.  i,  1877,  and  has  been  stead 
ily  re-elected,  with  the  best  feeling  of  both  parties.  On 
June  5,  1873,  he  married  Lucy  J.  Fayerweather,  niece  and 
adopted  daughter  of  the  late  Daniel  B.  Fayerweather, 
the  munificient  benefactor  of  Yale.  He  is  one  of  the  orig 
inal  members  of  the  Fairfield  county  alumni  association, 
one  of  its  trustees,  and  its  treasurer,  a  Mason  of  the  thirty- 
second  degree,  an  Odd  Fellow,  a  member  of  the  Sea  Side 
club  in  Bridgeport,  and  of  the  Aldine  club,  New  York 
city.  He  has  served  on  the  board  of  education  and  a  num 
ber  of  other  positions  of  trust  in  Bridgeport,  is  prominent 
in  church  affairs,  is  a  scholarly  man  of  high  culture,  and 
is  popular  in  all  his  relations  to  society. 

FREDERICK  CLEMENT  STEVENS, 

Congressman, 

Is  a  lawyer  and  resides  in  St.  Paul.  Mr.  Stevens'  father 
was  a  physician,  Dr.  John  Stevens,  of  Bangor,  Maine.  At 
the  time  of  the  birth  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  Dr. 
Stevens  was  a  resident  of  Boston,  and  Frederick  Clement 
Stevens  was  born  there  Jan.  i,  1861.  He  began  his  educa 
tion  in  the  village  schools  of  Searsport,  Maine,  and  grad 
uated  from  the  high  school  of  Rockland,  Maine,  1877. 
The  following  year  he  entered  Bowdoin  college,  at 
Brunswick,  Maine,  where  he  graduated  in  the  class  of 
1881.  Mr.  Stevens  had  decided  to  adopt  the  profession  of 
law,  and  began  his  preparation  with  Hon.  A.  W.  Paine, 
of  Bangor.  Soon  afterwards,  however,  he  came  west  and 
completed  his  law  course  in  the  state  university  of  Iowa, 
where  he  graduated  from  the  law  department  in  1884. 
The  same  year  he  removed  to  St.  Paul,  and  entered  upon 
the  practice  of  law.  He  was  elected  to  the  lower  house  of 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  467 


the  legislature  from  the  twenty-sixth  district,  in  i 
and  was  re-elected  by  both  republicans  and  democrats  in 
1891.  He  was  elected  to  congress  from  the  fourth  con 
gressional  district  of  Minnesota  as  a  republican  in  1896 
and  has  since  been  seven  times  re-elected.  He  was  mar 
ried  at  Lansing,  Mich.,  in  1889,  to  Ellen  J.  Fargo.  They 
have  no  children. 

HENRY  J.  HEINZ, 

Manufacturer, 

Was  born  Oct.  n,  1844,  m  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools,  and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  be 
came  his  father's  bookkeeper  and  practical  assistant  in  the 
business  of  brick-making,  building  and  contracting,  car 
ried  on  at  Sharpsburg,  a  suburban  town  to  which  the 
family  had  moved.  He  also  devoted  a  part  of  his  time 
in  operating  a  garden  near  the  family  residence,  selling 
the  product  in  the  Pittsburgh  market.  In  1869  he  began 
to  bottle  horse  radish  for  the  market,  and  from  this  be 
ginning  has  grown  the  H.  J.  Heinz  company,  of  which 
he  is  president,  which  is  the  largest  food  product  estab 
lishment  of  its  kind  in  the  world,  having  ramifications  in 
both  production  and  distribution  in  almost  every  country 
in  the  world.  Mr.  Heinz  is  a  director  of  the  Union  Na 
tional  bank,  Pittsburgh;  Western  Insurance  company, 
Pittsburgh;  president  of  the  Winona  Interurban  railway 
company,  Indiana;  and  president  of  the  Pennsylvania 
State  Sunday  School  association;  and  connected  as  trustee 
or  director  with  many  other  civic,  educational  and  relig 
ious  organizations.  In  politics  he  has  acted  with  the  re 
publican  party  on  national  issues,  but  has  never  sought  or 
held  office.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
In  1869  he  was  married  to  Sallie  Sloan  Young,  who  died 
in  1894.  He  has  four  children,  one  daughter  and  three 
sons. 


468  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

EUGENE  D.  SCRIBNER, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  Dec.  21,  186?,  in  Delafield,  Wis.,  son  of  Robert 
C.  and  Frances  L.  (Hillabrandt)  Scribner.  Educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Fulton  county,  N.Y.  Married, 
New  York  city,  April  20,  1899,  Mollie  A.  Groff;  chil 
dren,  Donald  Chevalier,  born  Feb.  24,  1900,  Hilda  Eliza 
beth,  born  Sept.  30,  1901,  Robert  E.  D.,  born  May  30, 
1903,  Phillip  Le  Grande,  born  June  13,  1908,  William 
Francis,  born  Jan.  12,  1910,  Victor  Gordon,  born  Sept.  6, 
1911.  Successful  general  practitioner  of  law,  orator  and 
journalist;  present  corporation  counsel  of  the  city  of 
Gloversville,  N.Y.,  and  assistant  district  attorney  of  the 
county  of  Hamilton,  N.Y. ;  served  as  police  judge  of 
Northville,  N.Y. ;  president  of  the  Northville  fire  de 
partment,  member  of  the  board  of  education;  for  five 
years  chairman  of  the  democratic  assembly  district  com 
mittee,  comprised  of  the  counties  of  Fulton  and  Hamil 
ton.  Director  of  People's  Conservative  stores  of  Fulton 
county,  N.Y.  Democrat,  Episcopalian.  Member  of  New 
York  bar  association  and  Gloversville  bar  association, 
I.  O.  Red  Men,  I.O.O.F.,  L.O.O.M.,  Maccabees.  Trus 
tee  Northville  schools.  Recreations :  Athletic  sports  and 
horsemanship.  Clubs:  Manhattan,  Tilden  (New  York 
city). 

JOHN  PATRICK  GRACE, 

Business  Man  and  Statesman, 

Was  born  December  30,  1874,  in  Charleston,  S.C.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  academies  of  his 
native  state.  He  is  prominently  identified  with  the  busi 
ness  and  public  affairs  of  Charleston,  S.C.;  and  is  an 
active  member  of  the  democratic  party.  He  has  filled 
numerous  positions  of  trust  and  honor;  and  in  1911  was 
elected  mayor  of  Charleston  for  a  four-year  term  ending 
in  1915. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  469 

EDWARD  HITCHCOCK, 

Educator, 

Was  born  Sept.  i,  1854,  in  Stratford,  Conn.,  a  son  of  Prof. 
Edward  Hitchcock,  and  grandson  of  President  Edward 
Hitchcock,  both  of  Amherst  college.  He  was  graduated 
from  Amherst  in  1878,  and  took  his  degree  of  A.M.  there 
three  years  later;  studied  medicine  and  took  the  degree  of 
M.D.  at  Darmouth  college  in  1881,  and  afterward  spent 
some  time  in  post-graduate  medical  work  at  Bellevue 
college  and  dispensary,  New  York  city.  He  returned  to 
Amherst,  Mass.,  where  he  practiced  medicine  and  was  ap 
pointed  instructor  in  physical  culture  under  his  father. 
During  this  time  he  practiced  medicine  in  the  town.  He 
was  also  appointed  instructor  in  elocution  at  the  Massa 
chusetts  agricultural  college  of  the  same  place.  Dr. 
Hitchcock  was  appointed  acting  professor  of  physical  cul 
ture  at  Cornell  university  in  1884,  and  later  full  professor 
at  the  same  institution.  To  the  duties  of  this  position 
were  afterward  added  that  of  lecturer  in  hygiene.  Dr. 
Hitchcock  is  a  vice-president  of  the  American  academy  of 
medicine,  and  secretary  of  the  American  association  for 
the  advancement  of  physical  culture.  He  resigned  from 
Cornell  university  in  November,  1903,  and  since  1905 
has  been  a  medical  visitor  with  the  state  board  of  charity, 
Boston,  Mass.-  Address,  State  House,  Boston,  Mass. 

JOHN  B.  SHANNON, 

State  Senator  of  Maryland, 

Was  born  November  7,  1865,  in  Springfield,  W.Va.  He 
became  chairman  of  the  Allegany  county  democratic  com- 
mittee;  and  subsequently  was  elected  register  of  wills  for 
six  years.  At  the  expiration  of  his  term  he  was  nominated 
and  elected  to  the  state  senate  of  Maryland.  He  has 
frequently  been  named  as  an  available  candidate  for  the 
democratic  nomination  for  congress  from  the  sixth  district 
of  Maryland;  and  resides  in  Frostburg,  Md. 


470  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

CHARLES  MORTIMER  WARNER, 

Manufacturer, 

Was  born  April  8,  1845,  at  Van  Buren,  Onondaga  county, 
N.Y.  He  received  his  early  education  in  the  public 
school  of  the  neighboring  town  of  Jordan,  and  at  the  age 
of  eighteen  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  for  himself 
at  Peru,  N.Y.  At  twenty-one  he  returned  to  Jordan, 
where  he  embarked  first  in  the  milling  business  and  subse 
quently  in  that  of  coal  and  lumber.  In  1879  he  engaged 
in  the  malting  trade  in  Syracuse,  N.Y.,  and  soon  built  up 
an  establishment  which,  in  1894,  was  the  largest  of  its 
kind  in  the  world,  having  branches  in  nine  different  cities. 
He  is  identified  with  the  asphalt  paving  companies  of 
Rochester  and  Syracuse,  and  has  also  large  interests  in  the 
electric  light  and  street-car  plants  in  Fall  River,  Mass., 
and  several  western  cities.  He  is  president  of  the  board 
of  police  commissioners  of  Syracuse  and  was  respectively 
postmaster  and  mayor  of  Jordan,  N.Y.  In  1875  Mr. 
Warner  was  married  to  Alice  Emerick  of  Jordan,  who 
died  in  1893.  On  June  6,  1894,  Mr.  Warner  announced 
to  the  city  of  Syracuse  his  intention  to  erect  a  monument 
to  the  memory  of  his  wife  and  to  the  honored  soldier-dead 
of  Onondaga  county.  The  cost  of  this  gift  is  estimated  at 
$100,000,  making  it  one  of  the  handsomest  memorials 
in  the  country. 

HERBERT  P.  KELLER, 

Lawyer  and  Statesman, 

Was  born  February  7,  1875,  in  St.  Paul,  Minn.  He  re 
ceived  a  thorough  education  in  the  public  schools  and 
academies  of  his  native  state.  He  soon  attained  success 
in  the  practice  of  law  in  Minnesota;  has  been  third  as 
sistant  corporation  attorney  of  St.  Paul;  and  for  three 
terms  served  as  assemblyman  in  the  common  council. 
He  has  filled  numerous  positions  of  trust  and  honor;  and 
is  now  serving  his  first  term  as  mayor  of  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  471 

GEORGE  BURLEY  SPALDING, 

Clergyman, 

Was  born  Aug.  1 1,  1835,  in  Montpelier,  Vt.,  the  third  son 
of  James  Spalding,  a  distinguished  physician  and  surgeon, 
and  Eliza  Reed.  The  family  of  Spalding  gave  its  name 
to  the  town  in  Lincolnshire,  Eng.,  which  is  mentioned  in 
a  charter  for  the  foundation  of  the  great  Crowland  abbey, 
granted  by  King  Ethelbert,  whose  reign  began  in  716.  On 
the  maternal  side  the  ancestry  is  unbrokenly  traced  to 
Brianus  de  Rede,  who  in  1 139  held  a  great  estate  at  Mor- 
peth,  on  the  Wensback,  in  the  north  of  England.  The  ear 
liest  American  ancestors  were  Edward  Spalding,  of 
Braintree,  Mass.,  at  Virginia,  1619,  and  John  Reed,  of 
Rehoboth,  Mass.  Many  of  their  descendants  served  in  the 
early  Indian  wars  and  in  the  revolution.  George  Burley 
was  graduated  from  the  university  of  Vermont  in  1856, 
studied  law  with  Judge  W.  G.  M.  Davis,  of  Tallahassee, 
Fla.,  studied  theology  two  years  at  the  Union  theological 
seminary,  New  York  city,  and  one  year  at  Andover, 
Mass.,  graduating  in  1861.  In  August  of  that  year  he 
married  Sarah  Livingston,  daughter  of  Rev.  John  W. 
Olmstead,  D.  D.,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  and  has  several  chil 
dren.  On  Oct.  5,  1861,  Mr.  Spalding  accepted  a  call  to 
the  Congregational  church  at  Vergennes,  Vt.,  where  he 
remained  until  September,  1864,  when  he  removed  to 
Hartford,  Conn.,  to  accept  the  pastorate  of  the  North 
church,  of  which  Dr.  Horace  Bushnell  had  long  been 
pastor.  The  church  is  now  known  as  the  Park  church. 
On  Sept.  i,  1869,  he  became  pastor  of  the  Congregational 
church  at  Dover,  N.H.  During  his  seminary  course  in 
New  York  Mr.  Spalding  contributed  various  articles  to 
the  New  York  World,  of  which  his  brother,  James  Reed 
Spalding,  was  the  founder;  to  the  Courier  and  Enquirer, 
and  to  the  New  York  Times.  While  at  Dover  he  wrote 
a  large  number  of  editorial  leaders  for  the  Watchman, 
and  in  January,  1881,  established  the  New  Hampshire 
Journal,  the  state  organ  of  the  Congregationalists,  and  was 


472  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

its  editor  for  several  years.  He  was  chairman  of  the 
school  committee  of  Dover,  president  of  the  trustees  of 
the  state  normal  school,  member  of  the  constitutional  con 
vention  of  New  Hampshire,  in  1877  representative  of  the 
city  of  Dover  in  the  state  legislature,  and  chaplain  of  that 
body.  He  was  also  trustee  of  the  New  Hampshire  mis 
sionary  society,  and  of  the  state  orphan's  home.  Mr. 
Spalding  accepted  a  call  to  the  Franklin  street  Congrega 
tional  church  at  Manchester,  N.H.,  in  1883,  and  to  the 
First  Presbyterian  church  at  Syracuse,  N.Y.,  in  1885, 
where  he  has  since  been  elected  trustee  of  Auburn  theo 
logical  seminary,  and  of  Hamilton  college,  and  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  American  tract  society.  The  degree  of  D.D. 
was  conferred  upon  him  by  Darmouth  college  in  1878; 
LL.D.  by  the  Syracuse  university,  1904,  and  D.D.  by  Ver 
mont  university,  1907.  Dr.  Spalding  has  published  sev 
eral  valuable  religious  and  historical  works.  At  the  close 
of  fifty  years  of  ministry  and  a  pastorate  of  twenty-five 
years  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  at  Syracuse,  N.Y., 
Dr.  Spalding  has  retired  with  the  honor  of  Pastor  Emeri 
tus. 

MARK  BRICKELL  KERR, 

Mining  Engineer  of  California, 

Was  born  June  28,  1860,  in  St.  Michaels,  Md.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Washington,  D.  C. ;  and 
received  a  special  education  as  civil  engineer  under  pri 
vate  tutors.  In  1886  he  made  the  ascent  of  Mount  Shasta; 
and  was  geographer  of  the  expedition  sent  out  in  1890  by 
the  United  States  geological  survey  and  the  national  Geo 
graphical  society  to  explore  Mt.  St.  Elias  and  vicinity. 
He  is  a  successful  consulting  mining  engineer  of  San 
Francisco,  Ca'l. ;  and  a  member  of  the  Philosophical,  An 
thropological  and  National  geographical  societies  of 
Washington.  He  is  the  author  of  A  Journey  in  Ecuador 
and  various  other  geographical  articles  in  current  pub 
lications. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  473 

JOSHUA  LEVERING, 

Merchant, 

Was  born  Sept.  12,  1845,  in  Baltimore,  Md.  He  received 
a  private  school  education,  and  in  1865  entered  into  the 
coffee-importing  business  of  his  father,  at  first  as  an  em 
ploye,  but  later  as  a  member  of  the  firm,  conducting  the 
business  with  his  brother  Eugene  after  the  death  of  his 
father,  in  1870.  He  has  taken  an  active  part  in  religious 
and  charitable  enterprises,  serving  as  president  of  the 
board  of  trustees  of  the  Southern  Baptist  theological  sem 
inary,  at  Louisville,  Ky.,  as  vice-president  of  the  Amer 
ican  Baptist  publication  society,  as  president  of  the  Balti 
more  Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  and  in  other  of 
fices  of  similar  character.  In  politics  he  held  with  the 
democratic  party  until  1884,  in  which  year  he  joined  the 
prohibition  party.  He  was  a  candidate  for  state  comp 
troller  of  Maryland  in  1891,  and  in  May,  1896,  he  was 
nominated  for  president,  with  Hale  Thompson,  of  Illi 
nois,  for  vice-president,  by  the  majority  or  narrow-gauge 
section  of  the  prohibition  party,  at  the  convention  held  in 
Pittsburgh,  Penn. 

WILLIAM  FRANKLIN  BARCLAY, 

Physician, 

Was  born  near  Jacksonville,  Indiana  county,  Penn.,  Feb. 
13,  1842,  son  of  John  Agnew  Barclay,  a  school-teacher 
and  farmer,  distinguished  for  his  industry,  honesty  and 
sobriety.  His  mother  was  Margaret  Medlar  Lomison. 
His  paternal  grandfather,  Lawrry  Barclay,  was  born  in 
county  Antrim,  Ireland,  and  was  a  farmer.  His  paternal 
grandmother,  Martha  Ann  Agnew,  was  born  in  county 
Antrim,  Ireland.  His  maternal  grandfather,  William 
Lomison,  was  a  farmer  and  miller;  his  maternal  grand 
mother  was  Annie  Fulkison.  He  was  reared  on  a  farm, 
and  educated  at  Mechanicsburg  academy,  Indiana  coun 
ty,  Penn.,  at  Cherry  Valley  academy  and  Jacksonville 
academy,  and  was  graduated  M.A.  in  Washington  and 


474  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

Jefferson  college  in  1867.  He  taught  school  for  a  num 
ber  of  years,  and  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war  enlisted  in 
company  D,  54th  Pennsylvania  regiment.  He  read  medi 
cine  with  Dr.  H.  G.  Lomison  of  Greensburg;  entered  Jef 
ferson  medical  college,  1865,  being  a  member  of  the  class 
of  1865  and  1866;  entered  Long  Island  college  hospital, 
1866,  and  was  graduated  the  same  year.  He  began  the 
practice  of  medicine  in  Saltsburg,  Indiana  county,  1866, 
and  remained  there  until  1877,  and  located  in  Pittsburgh 
in  1881.  Dr.  Barclay  discovered  and  applied  gold  com 
pounds  in  1893,  in  which  he  successfully  combined  gold 
with  bromine,  mercury,  arsenic,  and  other  metals,  in  the 
face  of  the  decree  of  chemists  that  such  compounds  were 
impossible,  but  which  have  since  been  adopted  in  the 
practice  of  the  most  conservative  physicians.  Dr.  Bar 
clay  is  a  member  of  the  sixth  ward  school  board,  and  has 
been  president  of  the  board  for  six  years.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Third  Presbyterian  church  of  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

HORATIO  NELSON  CHUTE, 

Physicist, 

Was  born  Dec.  26,  1847,  in  Grovesend,  Ontario,  Canada. 
He  was  graduated  at  the  university  of  Michigan  in  1872. 
From  1867  to  1869  he  was  principal  of  public  schools  in 
Aylmer,  Ontario,  and  from  then  until  1870  instructor  in 
Latin  and  English  in  Woodstock  college.  In  1873  he 
was  appointed  instructor  in  mathematics  and  the  physical 
sciences  in  the  high  school  at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.  He  has 
published  Complete  School  Register  (Detroit,  1878)  ; 
Complete  Class  Register  (1878)  ;  System  of  School  Re 
ports  (1878);  Complete  Record  Book  (1879);  Arith 
metical  Cabinet  ( 1879)  ;  and  a  Manual  of  Practical  Phys 
ics  (1886)  ;  in  connection  with  Dr.  Carhart,  Elements  of 
Physics  (1893);  Physical  Laboratory  Manual  (1894); 
in  connection  with  Dr.  Carhart,  High  School  Physics 
(1901)  ;  in  connection  with  Dr.  Carhart,  Physics  (1912). 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  475 

ROBERT  WILLIAM  THOMPSON,  JR., 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  May  20,  1874,  in  New  York  city;  son  of  Robert 
William  and  Martha  Macfarlan  Thompson;  educated  in 
public  schools,  college  city  of  New  York,  A.B.,  1893, 
Columbia  college,  A.M.,  1894,  Columbia  law  school, 
LL.B.,  1896.  Admitted  to  bar  1896  and  since  then  in 
active  practice  in  New  York  city;  member  law  firm  of 
Thompson,  Warren  and  Pelgram.  His  family  has  re 
sided  on  West  97th  street  continuously  for  seventy  years, 
and  his  grandfather,  Adam  Thompson,  once  cultivated  a 
farm  of  four  or  five  acres  near  the  present  junction  of 
Broadway  and  97th  street.  Republican.  Member  Alpha 
Delta  Phi  and  Phi  Delta  Phi  fraternities,  Albion  lodge, 
F.  and  A.  M.,  Association  Bar  City  of  New  York,  West 
End  association.  Clubs:  Republican,  Englewood  Golf, 
Columbia  University. 

CHARLES  HEALY  DITSON, 

Publisher  of  Music, 

Was  born  Aug.  11,  1845,  and  is  a  son  of  the  late  Oliver 
Ditson,  founder  of  the  house  of  Oliver  Ditson  and  com 
pany,  in  Boston.  He  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Bos 
ton,  and  began  business  life  as  an  employe  in  his  father's 
store.  He  showed  capacity  and  was  admitted  to  the  firm 
in  1867.  The  same  year  the  firm  established  a  branch 
house  in  New  York  city,  under  the  name  of  Charles  H. 
Ditson  and  company,  incorporated  under  New  York  laws, 
and  Charles  has,  since  that  time,  made  New  York  city  his 
home.  He  is  president  of  the  now  incorporated  firm  of 
The  Oliver  Ditson  company,  in  Boston,  and  president  of 
Charles  H.  Ditson  and  company,  of  New  York.  Mr.  Dit 
son  belongs  to  the  Players'  club  and  the  New  England  so 
ciety  of  New  York  city,  and  the  Algonquin  club  of 
Boston. 


476 

JOHN  EBERHARD  FABER, 

Lead  Pencil  Manufacturer, 

Was  born  March  14,  1859,  in  New  York  city,  was  chris 
tened  John  Robert  Faber  and  was  educated  at  the  school 
of  mines,  Columbia  college,  and  in  Nurenberg,  Germany, 
and  Paris,  France.  He  then  entered  the  office  of  his  fath 
er,  where  he  learned  every  necessary  detail  of  the  manu 
facture  and  sale  of  lead  pencils.  In  1879,  he  took  charge 
of  the  business  in  America,  and  then  received  permission 
from  the  courts  to  change  his  middle  name  to  Eberhard. 
Several  years  later,  he  admitted  his  brother  Lothar  to  the 
firm.  Mr.  Faber  is  a  very  capable  manager  of  his  busi 
ness.  He  operates  a  factory  in  Brooklyn,  and  derives  his 
supply  of  red  cedar  from  Florida,  which  state  alone  grows 
this  wood  in  perfection.  Mr.  Faber  operates  a  large  cedar 
yard  and  factory  in  Cedar  Keys,  Florida,  at  which  the  red 
cedar  logs  are  sawed  into  slabs,  ready  for  transportation 
to  New  York  or  Europe.  His  agents  are  continually  ex 
ploring  Florida  for  cedar  lands,  and  have  purchased  for 
him  large  tracts  of  the  standing  timber.  He  was  married 
in  1887  to  Abby  Boles  Adams. 

JAMES  HUTCHINS  BAKER, 

President  of  the  State  University  of  Colorado, 
Was  born  Oct.  13,  1848,  in  Harmony,  Maine.  He  entered 
Bates  college,  at  Lewiston,  Maine,  in  1869,  and  graduated 
from  that  institution  in  1873.  He  afterwards  became 
principal  of  the  Yarmouth,  Maine,  high  school.  In  1875 
he  became  principal  of  the  Denver,  Col.,  high  school,  and 
from  that  time  identified  himself  closely  with  the  educa- 
itonal  interests  of  Colorado.  In  1892  he  was  elected  pres 
ident  of  the  university  of  Colorado.  He  was  president  of 
the  National  council  of  education  in  1892,  and  president 
of  the  National  association  of  state  universities  in  1907. 
He  is  a  fellow  of  the  American  association  for  the  ad 
vancement  of  Science.  Dr.  Baker  was  prominent  in  the 
scheme  of  harmonizing  and  unifying  the  work  of  secon- 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  477 

dary  education  through  the  entire  country,  and  was  one 
of  the  committee  of  ten,  whose  report  on  Secondary  Edu 
cation  in  the  United  States,  was  published  in  1893.  In 
connection  with  the  National  educational  association  he 
has  contributed  many  valuable  papers  to  educational 
science,  has  served  on  many  important  committees  of  the 
N.E.A.  and  of  the  National  association  of  state  univer 
sities,  and  has  been  prominent  in  organizing  investiga 
tions  of  subjects  of  national  significance  such  as  Standards 
of  American  universities,  A  National  University,  and 
Economy  of  Time  in  Education,  this  latter  being  really  a 
question  of  the  Re-organization  of  American  Education. 
He  is  the  author  of  Elementary  Psychology,  Education 
and  Life,  and  American  Problems.  The  growth  and  in 
fluence  of  the  university,  of  which  he  has  been  president 
for  the  past  twenty  years,  are  noteworthy  in  recent  educa 
tional  progress. 


GRANVILLE  STANLEY  HALL, 

Psychologist, 

Was  born  Feb.  i,  1845,  m  Ashfield,  Mass.  He  was  grad 
uated  at  Williams  in  1867,  was  professor  of  psychology 
at  Antioch  college,  Ohio,  in  1872-76,  studied  in  Berlin, 
Bonn,  Heidelberg  and  Leipsic,  and  was  lecturer  on  psy 
chology  at  Harvard  in  1876  and  again  in  1 880-81,  becom 
ing  professor  of  that  branch  at  Johns  Hopkins  university 
in  1881.  In  1888  he  accepted  the  presidency  of  Clark  uni 
versity.  Harvard  gave  him  the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  in  1878. 
Professor  Hall  has  written  extensively  for  periodicals  on 
psychological  and  educational  topics,  and  is  editor  of  the 
American  Journal  of  Psychology.  He  is  the  author  of 
Aspects  of  German  Culture;  with  John  M.  Mansfield, 
Hints  Toward  a  Select  and  Descriptive  Bibliography  of 
Education;  Adolescence;  Youth — Its  Education  Regime 
and  Hygiene,  and  Educational  Problems,  in  two  volumes. 


478  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

JAMES  CHAMPLIN  FERNALD, 

Clergyman,  Author,  Editor, 

Was  born  Aug.  18,  1838,  in  Portland,  Me.;  son  of  Henry 
B.  and  Mabel  C.  Fernald;  graduated  at  Harvard  univer 
sity,  1860  (first  Bowdoin  prize  for  English  composition)  ; 
Newton  theological  institution,  1863;  ordained  to  Baptist 
ministry  at  Rutland,  Vt. ;  L.H.D.,  Denison  university, 
1904;  married,  first,  Rutland,  Vt,  1869,  Mary  B.  Griggs 
(died  1870)  ;  second,  McConnellsville,  O.,  June  18,  1873, 
Nettie  S.  Barker;  children :  Charles  Barker,  Henry  Bar 
ker,  Luther  Danna,  James  Gordon,  Grace  Maxwell,  Ma 
bel  Ruth.  Pastor  of  Granville,  Springfield  and  other 
churches  in  Ohio  twenty  years  until  1889;  on  staff  of 
Standard  Dictionary,  as  editor  of  synonyms,  antonyms  and 
prepositions;  two  years  editor-in-chief  of  Students'  Stand 
ard  Dictionary,  selecting  and  defining  65,000  words  from 
the  300,000  of  the  larger  work;  has  since  prepared  other 
abridgements,  the  Standard  Primary,  Intermediate,  etc.; 
for  a  time  editor  Homiletic  Reeview;  associate  editor  Co 
lumbian  Cyclopedia.  Lecturer  on  English  Prose  Style, 
Y.M. C. A.,  Washington,  D.C.,  since  1906.  Author:  The 
Economics  of  Prohibition,  1890;  The  New  Womanhood, 
1894;  Synonyms,  Anatonyms  and  Prepositions  of  the  Eng 
lish  language,  1895;  The  Spaniard  in  History,  1898;  The 
Imperial  Republic,  1898;  Home  Training  of  Children, 
1898;  True  Motherhood,  1900;  Connectives  of  English 
Speech,  1900;  A  Working  Grammar  of  the  English  Lan 
guages,  1908. 

M.  C.  METZGER, 

President  State  Board  of  Pharmacy  of  Illinois, 
Was  born  June  9,  1855,  in  Bridgeport,  N.Y.  He  is  a  suc 
cessful  druggist  and  business  man  of  Cairo,  111.;  and 
prominently  identified  with  the  business  and  public  affairs 
of  that  city.  He  is  a  member  of  the  state  board  of  phar 
macy  of  Illinois  and  resides  in  Cairo,  111. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  479 

NETWON  WHITING  GILBERT, 

Vice-Governor  and  Secretary  of  Public  Instruction  of  the 

the  Philippine  Islands, 

Was  born  May  24,  1862,  in  Worthington,  Ohio,  1862. 
After  studying  in  the  public  schools  of  Indiana  and  at  the 
Ohio  state  university  Mr.  Gilbert  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
of  Indiana,  and  practiced  law  at  Angola  and  Fort  Wayne. 
From  1896  to  1900  he  was  a  member  of  the  Indiana  senate, 
and  from  1900  to  1904  lieutenant-governor  of  the  state. 
He  was  elected  a  member  of  the  fifty-ninth  congress  ( 1905 
—1907)  from  which  he  resigned  in  1906  to  accept  an  ap 
pointment  as  judge  of  the  court  of  first  instance  in  the 
Philippine  islands.  In  1908  he  was  appointed  a  member 
of  the  Philippine  Commission,  and  on  March  i,  1909, 
secretary  of  public  instruction,  and  in  February  1910  vice- 
governor  of  the  Philippine  islands.  He  is  chairman  of  the 
board  of  regent  of  the  university  of  the  Philippines,  and 
a  member  of  the  army  and  navy  club  (Washington),  Co 
lumbia  Club  (Indianapolis),  and  of  the  university,  army 
and  navy,  Manila,  Manila  polo,  and  Columbia  clubs 
of  Manila.  His  home  is  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana,  and  his 
address  Manila,  Philippine  Islands. 

WILLIAM   NELSON   LITTLE, 

Captain  U.  S.  A., 

Born  at  Newburg,  N.  Y.,  December  31,  1852.  Appointed 
a  cadet  engineer  in  the  Navy,  October  i,  1872.  Com 
missioned  as  assistant  engineer,  July  i,  1877.  Commis 
sioned  a  passed  assistant  Engineer,  October  17,  1885;  on 
board  the  "Swatara,"  on  N.  A.  Station,  from  August  $,  to 
November  5,  1878,  during  which  time  served  one  week 
aboard  the  ironclad  "Catskill,"  on  passage  from  Port 
Royal  to  Norfolk;  on  shore  durv  at  navy  yard,  Pensacola, 
Fla.,  from  November  16,  1878,  to  April  22,  1880;  on 
board  the  "Monocacy,"  Asiatic  station,  from  June  27, 
1880,  to  July  26,  1883,  where  he  assisted  as  topographer  in 
survey  of  the  Salee  River,  Corea;  at  the  Navy  Yard,  New 


480  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

York,  January  10,1884,  to  August  27,  1884,  when  he  was 
ordered  to  temporary  duty  aboard  the  "Nina,"  to  attend 
the  wreck  of  the  "Tallapoosa;"  resumed  duty  at  navy 
yard,  New  York,  September  3,  until  November  8,  1884; 
on  board  coast  survey  steamer  "Gedney,"  from  November 
15,  1884,  to  January  17,  1885;  at  the  Worcester  (Mass.) 
polytecnic  institute,  as  professor  of  mechanical  engineer 
ing,  from  January  17,  1885  to  September  17,  1886;  on 
board  the  "Galena,"  from  September  17,  1886,  to  August 
1890;  navy  yard,  August  1890 — 2;  "Philadelphia"  N.A. 
Station,  1892 — 5.  Promoted  to  chief  engineer,  December 
1896;  navy  yard,  Norfolk,  March  1896;  U.  S.  receiving- 
ship  "Franklin,"  March,  1896-8;  naval  station,  Key  West, 
March  to  July,  1897;  promoted  to  lieutenant-com 
mander,  March  3,  1899;  served  in  the  West  Indian  Cam 
paign  in  war  with  Spain;  served  in  the  Philippines 
against  the  insurrection  on  board  the  "Iris,"  "Charleston," 
'Baltimore,"  and  "New  Orleans."  On  board  the  latter 
vessel  in  China  with  the  allied  fleets  (Boxer  rebellion.) 
Returned  to  the  U.S.  on  the  "Newark"  August  1901 ; 
New  York  navy  yard,  1901 — 1903.  "Minneapolis"  1903 
—1904.  Inspection  duty  bureau  of  steam  engineering 
and  bureau  of  ordinance,  located  at  the  works  of  the  Fore 
River  shipbuilding  Co.,  Quincy,  Mass.,  at  pressent 
(1912.)  Inspected  the  construction  of  machinery  for  the 
Dubuque,  Paducah,  Flusser,  Reid,  Paulding,  Perkins, 
Sterrett,  Walke,  Henley,  Duncan,  and  Nevada.  Per 
formed  the  general  duties  of  the  line  abord  the  New  Or 
leans  and  Baltimore.  Promoted  to  commander  1904;  cap 
tain  1908. 

J.  W.   REDMOND, 

Reporter  state  supreme  court  of  Vermont. 
He  is  reporter  of  the  state  supreme  court  of  Vermont. 
Chairman  of  the  Republic  Service,  commissioner  of  Ver 
mont  since  December  1906;  and  resides  in  Montpelier,  Vt. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  481 

CLARENCE  WALKER  SEAMANS, 

Manufacturer, 

Was  born  June  5,  1854,  in  Ilion,  N.Y.  He  attended  school 
in  his  native  town  until  the  age  of  fifteen,  and  then  se 
cured  employment  with  the  Remington  Arms  company, 
the  principal  industry  of  the  village  and  then  the  main 
source  of  its  prosperity.  He  has  since  attained  celebrity 
in  the  firm  of  Wyckoff,  Seamans  and  Benedict,  formed  in 
1882  to  manage  the  sale  of  the  Remington  typewriter. 
When,  in  1886,  his  associates  and  he  incorporated  under 
the  old  title,  Mr.  Seamans  became  treasurer  and  later  gen 
eral  manager  of  the  concern.  Since  the  recent  death  of 
Mr.  Wyckoff,  senior  partner  in  the  old  firm  and  president 
of  the  incorporated  company,  Mr.  Seamans  and  Mr.  Ben 
edict  have  been  the  principal  managers  of  the  business. 
The  story  of  the  house  is  told  more  fully  elsewhere  in 
these  pages. 

ALEXANDER  COCHRANE, 

Manufacturer  and  Capitalist, 

Was  born  May  12,  1840,  in  Scotland.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  Billerica  and  Lowell,  and  for  six 
years  attended  the  Howe  school  at  Billerica,  Mass.  He 
became  connected  with  his  father's  business  in  the  manu 
facture  of  chemicals;  and  in  1859  became  a  partner  in  his 
father's  factory  in  Maiden,  Mass.  In  1883  this  business 
was  incorporated  as  the  Cochrane  Chemical  Company, 
with  a  capital1  of  three  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars, 
and  he  was  made  president.  The  factory  is  now  located 
in  Everett,  Mass,  and  is  the  largest  chemical  factory  of  its 
kind  in  New  England.  He  was  a  director  of  the  American 
Bell  Telephone  Company  from  the  beginning;  and  is  a 
director  of  the  American  Telephone  and  Telegraph  Com 
pany,  and  president  and  director  of  various  other  corpora 
tions. 


482  'SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

DANIEL  GAMBLE, 

Clergyman,  Legislator,  Author, 

Was  born  Oct.  24,  1857,  in  county  Donegal,  Ireland.  In 
1875  he  graduated  from  Beck's  Business  College  of  San 
Francisco,  Cal. ;  and  in  1880  graduated  from  the  San  Fran 
cisco  theological  seminary.  He  has  filled  pastorates  in 
presbyterian  churches  in  Idaho  and  Victoria,  B.C.;  and 
became  chaplain  to  the  provincial  parliament.  In  1884— 
89  he  was  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  at  Gol- 
dendale,  Wash,  and  retired  on  account  of  ill  health.  In 
1895 — 96  he  was  a  state  representative  in  the  third  legis 
lature  of  Idaho.  He  is  now  a  successful  farmer  and  liter 
ary  writer  of  Moscow,  Idaho. 

CHARLES  FRANCIS  BRUSH,  Ph.  D.,  LL.D. 

Inventor  of  the  Brush  Electric  Light. 
Was  born  March  17,  1849,  in  Euclid  township,  Cuyahoga 
county,  Ohio.  His  father,  Colonel  Isaac  El'bert  Brush, 
was  a  manufacturer  of  woolen  goods  in  Orange  county, 
New  York,  prior  to  migration  to  Ohio  in  1846.  His 
mother  was  Wisner  Phillips-Brush.  Both  parents  descend 
from  old  lines  of  American  families.  One  of  the  early 
ancestors  on  the  parental  side  was  Thomas  Brush,  who 
came  to  United  States  from  England,  and  settled  near 
Huntington,  Long  Island,  in  1652.  On  the  maternal  side 
the  first  representative  to  settle  in  this  country  was  Rev. 
George  Phillips,  who  came  with  governor  Winthrop  in 
1630  and  settled  near  Boston.  Charles  Francis  Brush  ob 
tained  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  and  gradu 
ated  from  the  high  school  of  Cleveland,  Ohio.  It  was 
very  early  in  his  career  that  he  showed  a  decided  pre 
ference  for  electricity  and  chemistry,  as  well  as  engineer 
ing,  and  he  graduated  with  the  degree  of  Mining  Engi 
neer  from  the  university  of  Michigan,  in  the  class  of  1869. 
Later  he  took  the  post-graduate  degree  of  M.  S.  from  the 
same  university,  and  the  degree  of  Ph.D.  from  the  West 
ern  Reserve  University;  later  this  university  conferred  on 
him  the  degree  of  LL.D.  In  the  year  1877  Mr.  Brush 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  483 

dropped  any  and  everything  that  he  had  been  interested 
in,  in  order  to  devote  himself  entirely  to  the  develop 
ment  of  electric  lighting.  In  this  he  was  the  pioneer,  and 
in  1878  he  first  gave  to  the  world  the  now  universally 
used  electric  arc  light.  In  1880  the  Brush  Electric  com 
pany  was  formed  for  the  purpose  of  introducing  his  in 
ventions  and  the  arc  light  grew  quickly  in  favor;  Cleve 
land  was  the  first  city  to  use  the  light  for  street  lighting. 
In  1891  the  light  was  introduced,  and  found  immeditate 
favor,  in  England  and  all  Europe.  The  business  of  the 
Brush  electric  company  soon  extended  all  over  the  globe. 
In  1 88 1  Mr.  Brush  was  decorated  by  the  French  govern 
ment,  Chevalier  of  the  Legion  of  Honor,  in  recognition 
of  his  electrical  discoveries,  and  in  1899  the  American 
Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences,  awarded  him  the  great 
Rumford  medals,  "For  the  practical  development  of 
electric  arc  lighting."  Mr.  Brush  has  now  practically 
retired  from  business  affairs,  yet  he  has  an  extensive  lab 
oratory  at  his  home,  and  at  any  time  we  can  expect  some 
thing  wonderful  to  come  from  his  hands  and  brain. 

Mr.  Brush  is  a  member  of  the  Union  club  (he  was  pres 
ident  for  two  terms),  also  of  the  university,  the  country, 
the  euclid  and  the  golf  clubs  of  Cleveland;  he  is  president 
of  the  Winous  Point  shooting  club  and  a  member  of  the 
University  Club  of  New  York.  He  is  a  life  member  of 
the  Cleveland  Chamber  of  Commerce,  also  of  the  Ohio 
State  Board  of  Commerce,  a  member  of  the  National 
Board  of  Trade,  a  fellow  of  the  American  Association  for 
the  Advancement  of  Science,  a  life  member  of  the  British 
association,  a  life  member  of  the  American  society  of 
mechanical  engineers,  a  member  of  the  American  institute 
of  electrical  engineers,  the  National  electric  Light  associ 
ation,  the  Archaeological  institute  of  America,  the  Ameri 
can  historical  association,  the  Franklin  institute  of  Phila 
delphia,  the  American  chemical  society,  and  the  Amer 
ican  Philosophical  society;  received  the  degree  of  LL.D. 
from  Kenyon  college  in  1903.  He  is  president  of  Cleve- 


484  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

land  Arcade  Company  and  of  The  Linde  air  products 
company,  president  of  The  Cleveland  Chamber  of  com 
merce,  Trustee  of  the  Western  reserve  university,  Adel- 
bert  college,  University  school,  Cleveland  school  of  art, 
Lake  View  cemetery,  Corporator  of  the  Case  school  of  ap 
plied  science,  warden  of  Trinity  cathedral  and  member 
of  the  Smoking  fund  commission  of  Cleveland.  In  1875 
Mr.  Brush  was  married  to  Mary  E.  Morris;  there  are 
three  children,  Edna,  Helene  and  Charles  Francis 
Brush  Jr. 

RUSSELL  THOMAS  BOSWELL, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  Nov.  27,  1863,  in  Carlisle,  Cumberland  county, 
Pa. ;  attended  the  A.  D.  Bache,  Thomas  Wood  and  Thad- 
deus  Stevens  public  schools  and  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
academy,  graduated  from  Dickinson  college,  Carlisle, 
Pa.,  as  A.B.,  1884,  A.M.  in  1887.  He  married,  Jan.  22, 
1895,  Martha  West,  daughter  of  Adam  S.  and  Eliza  F. 
Bare.  After  three  years'  course,  the  last  two  at  the  law  de 
partment,  he  graduated  as  LL.B.  at  the  university  of 
Pennsylvania,  1887,  and  he  was  admitted  to  practice  the 
same  year;  visited  Europe  in  1889;  Jan.  i,  1903,  with 
Walter  E.  Buckley,  he  formed  the  law  firm  of  Boswell 
and  Buckley;  member  of  the  Law  academy,  Law  associa 
tion  of  Philadelphia,  and  charter  member  of  the  Pennsyl 
vania  bar  association. 

EDWIN  C.  MESERVEY, 

Lawyer  and  Statesman, 

Was  born  March  4,  1861,  in  Hallowell,  Maine.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  and  academies  of  New 
England.  For  many  years  he  has  been  identified  with  the 
business  and  public  affairs  of  Missouri,  where  he  has  at 
tained  success  in  the  practice  of  law.  In  1905 — 09  he  was 
city  counsellor  of  Kansas  city,  Mo.;  and  since  1910  has 
been  president  of  the  board  of  civil  service  of  this  city. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  485 

JOHN  WALKER, 

Manufacturer, 

Was  born  in  Stirling,  Scotland;  son  of  James  and  Mar 
garet  (Sharp)  Walker;  came  to  America,  1858;  educated 
in  Detroit  public  and  high  schools,  Detroit  commercial 
college  and  university  of  Michigan;  married  at  Detroit, 
1880,  Miss  Isabel  Paton.  Has  been  engaged  in  manufac 
ture  of  metal  goods  with  the  same  house,  since  the  begin 
ning  of  his  active  career;  general  manager  and  chief  own 
er  of  Walker  Manufacturing  and  Supply  company.  Mem 
ber  Board  of  Commerce;  vice-consul  Republic  of  Para 
guay.  Mason  (thirty-third  degree),  Knight  Templar, 
Shriner.  Clubs:  Fellowcraft.  Detroit  Golf,  Royal  Ca 
nadian  Yacht.  Recreation:  Yachting,  automobiling,  golf. 

GEORGE  W.  CLARK, 

State  Representative  of  Vermont, 

Was  born  in  Hyde  Park,  Vt.,  June  10,  1846,  and  located 
in  town  about  1875;  occupation,  dealer  in  real  estate  and 
loans;  was  educated  in  Stowe  high  school  and  People's 
Academy,  Morristown,  Vt. ;  has  been  a  member  of  the  Re 
publican  district  committee  for  Lamoille  county  for  ten 
years;  has  been  notary  public  for  a  Tong  time,  cemetery 
commissioner  twenty  years,  superintendent  of  poor  farm 
four  years  and  a  member  of  the  board  of  village  trustees 
three  years.  Religious  preference,  congregationalist.  Post 
Office  address,  Morrisville,  Vt.  Represented  his  town  in 
legislature  from  1910  to  1912  as  town  representative. 

WILLIAM  LYNESON  SAYRE, 

TLducator  and  Scientist  of  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
Was  born  April  24,  1840,  in  Byberry,  now  a  part  of  Phila 
delphia.  In  1858  he  commenced  teaching  in  Bucks 
county,  Pa.;  and  in  1872 — 85  was  principal  of  the 
Waughan  grammar  school  of  Philadelphia.  He  is  now 
principal  of  the  Central  Manual  Training  High  School 
of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


486  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

FAYETTE  LAMARTINE  COOK, 

Educator,  College  President, 

Was  born  Aug.  22,  1850,  in  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Minnesota  state  normal  school  at  Winona, 
Minn. ;  and  in  various  other  educational1  institutions.  He 
has  been  county  superintendent  of  schools  for  Olmsted 
county,  Minn. ;  was  city  superintendent  of  schools  at  Sauk 
Center,  Minn.;  and  a  teacher  at  Winona  and  other  insti 
tutions.  He  is  a  member  of  the  republican  party;  and  has 
contributed  extensively  to  current  literature.  For  over  a 
quarter  of  a  century  he  has  been  president  of  the  South 
Dakota  state  normal  school;  and  resides  in  Spearfish, 
S.  D. 

WESLEY  MARTIN, 

Lawyer  and  Statesman, 

Was  born  December  19,  1848,  in  Navarre,  Ohio.  He  re 
ceived  a  thorough  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  state;  studied  law  and  soon  attained  success  at  the 
bar.  He  has  become  of  the  foremost  lawyers  of  Iowa ;  and 
is  a  member  of  the  leading  bar  associations.  For  many 
years  he  has  identified  with  the  business  and  public  affairs 
of  Webster  City,  la.;  has  been  treasurer  of  his  city  and 
served  with  distinction  as  its  mayor. 

ARTHUR  FRISBEE  BOUTON, 

Lawyer  and  Statesman, 

Was  born  July  i,  1872,  in  Roxbury,  N.  Y.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools  and  academies  of  native  state; 
and  soon  attained  success  in  the  practice  of  law.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  bar  of  New  York  State;  and  practices  in 
the  United  States  courts.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
order,  an  Odd  Fellow  and  a  Noble  of  the  Mystic  Shrine; 
and  is  also  supreme  secretary  of  the  Order  of  the  Golden 
Seal.  He  has  been  president  of  the  Board  of  Education  of 
Roxbury,  N.  Y. ;  and  is  prominently  identified  with  the 
business  and  public  affairs  of  his  City. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  487 

WILLIAM  STORY, 

Lawyer,  Jurist, 

Was  born  April  4,  1843,  in  Waukesha,  Wis.  He  attended 
the  Salem  classical  and  high  schools,  Mass.;  and  gradu 
ated  from  the  law  department  of  the  Michigan  university. 
He  is  one  of  the  foremost  lawyers  of  the  west,  being  the 
senior  member  of  the  law  firms  of  Story  and  Story  at  Ou- 
ray,  Colorado,  and  of  Story  and  Steigemeier  at  Salt  Lake 
City,  Utah. 

JOHN  B.  BROWN, 
Lawyer  and  Statesman, 

Was  born  October  24,  1864,  *n  North  Stonington,  Conn. 
He  received  the  rudiments  of  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  New  England;  and  in  1866  graduated  from 
Knox  College  with  the  degree  of  A.B.,  subsequently  re 
ceiving  the  degree  of  A.M.  from  the  same  institution  of 
learning.  In  1888-89  ne  attended  the  Columbia  Law 
School  of  New  York  City;  and  has  since  attained  success 
in  the  practice  of  law.  In  1897 — 19Q$  ne  was  Master-in- 
Chancery  in  the  Circuit  court  of  Warren  county,  1111.,  has 
filled  various  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor,  and  is 
now  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Mon- 
mouth,  111. 

A.  H.  FLOATEN, 
Merchant  and  Statesman, 

Was  born  June  19,  1856,  in  Norway.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Norway  and  Wisconsin;  and  studied 
in  the  Northwestern  Business  College  of  Madison,  Wis. 
In  1877  he  became  enrolling  clerk  in  the  Wisconsin  state 
legislature.  He  then  moved  to  Nebraska;  became  County 
Commissioner  of  Greeley  county,  Neb.;  and  wasfelected 
and  served  as  mayor  of  Scotia,  Neb.  Afterwards  he  set 
tled  in  Colorado;  and  served  as  city  alderman  of  Tellu- 
ride.  He  became  a  successful  merchant  of  Denver,  Colo. ; 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Denver  local  socialist  party.  He 
is  now  serving  his  fourth  term  of  1911 — 12  as  secretary  of 
state  for  Colorado;  and  resides  in  Denver,  Colo. 


488  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

T.  ALBERT  JENNINGS, 
Business  President  and  Banker, 

Was  born  January  8,  1865  in  Jennings,  Hamilton  county, 
Fla.  He  was  educated  at  the  Emory  College  of  Oxford, 
Ga.  For  many  years  he  has  been  identified  with  the 
business  and  public  affairs  of  Florida;  and  is  a  successful 
banker  and  president  of  the  Jennings  Naval  Stores  com 
pany,  naval  stores  factors  and  wholesale  grocers  of  Pensa- 
cola,  with  a  branch  office  in  New  Orleans,  La.  He  rep 
resented  the  democratic  party  in  the  national  conventions 
held  in  St.  Louis  in  1888  and  in  Chicago  in  1892.  In  1904 
he  was  presidential  elector  on  the  Parker  and  Davis  ticket. 
He  became  a  member  of  the  Florida  House  of  representa 
tives;  and  in  1911  was  made  speaker  of  the  House.  He 
is  now  serving  the  term  of  1908 — 12  as  a  member  of  the 
democratic  national  committee. 

EDWIN  ORIN  WOOD, 

Business  Agent  and  Statesman, 

Was  born  October  29,  1861,  in  Goodrich,  Mich.  He  re 
ceived  a  thorough  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Michigan,  graduating  from  the  Saginaw  high  school.  He 
was  engaged  for  twelve  years  as  a  commercial  traveler; 
and  was  special  agent  of  the  United  States  treasurer  in 
1893 — 97.  He  was  president  of  the  National  Fraternal 
Press  Association  in  1904;  was  president  of  the  National 
Fraternal  Congress  in  1905;  and  is  now  president  of  the 
Insurance  company  of  the  Loyal  Guard,  a  fraternal  ben 
eficiary  society.  In  1904  he  was  chairman  of  the  demo 
cratic  state  central  committee  of  Michigan;  in  1908  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  democratic  national  committee 
for  Michigan,  and  was  made  a  member  of  its  executive 
committee.  For  seventeen  years  he  has  been  editor  of  The 
Loyal  Guard  Magazine;  and  is  the  author  of  History  of 
Mackinac  Island  and  Northern  Michigan. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  489 

FRANK  GRIGGS   McMILLAN, 

Born  at  Danville,  Vermont,  October  4,  1856.  His  father 
Col.  Andrew  McMillan  was  a  graduate  of  West  Point. 
The  family  is  decended  from  Col.  Andrew  McMillan,  of 
Ulster,  Irel'and,  who  immigrated  to  America  in  the  year 
1754.  General  John  McMillan,  one  of  his  sons  was  the 
grandfather  of  Frank  Griggs  McMillan.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  common  schools  and  Dummer  Academy,  By- 
field,  Mass.  Served  apprenticeship  in  the  printing  trade 
in  early  life  in  old  "North  Star"  office,  the  second  oldest 
newspaper  established  in  Vermont.  Worked  later  as  a 
journeyman  in  Boston.  Came  to  Minneapolis  in  1878, 
engaged  for  a  time  at  his  trade.  Gave  up  the  printing 
business  on  account  of  ill  health,  and  sought  out-of-door 
occupation.  Interested  himself  in  building,  and  at  the 
present  time  is  one  of  the  leading  building  contractors  in 
the  city.  Elected  State  Senator  on  the  democratic  ticket  in 
1890,  was  chairman  of  the  senate  capital  commission  for 
two  years,  and  author  of  the  bill  providing  for  the  erection 
of  the  magnificient  new  state  capitol  at  Saint  Paul.  Was 
appointed  by  Governor  Lind  member  of  the  state  board  of 
equalization,  and  served  two  years  as  the  chairman.  Was 
member  of  Minneapolis  board  of  park  commissioners  for 
two  years,  and  served  for  six  years  as  member  of  the  board 
of  Education.  Is  serving  now  as  member  of  the  board  of 
correction  and  charities.  Is  member  of  the  Minneapolis 
commercial  club,  LaFayette  club,  Minnetonka  beach,  St. 
Anthony  Falls  commercial'  club,  the  John  A.  Rawlins  post 
of  the  citizens  staff,  Six  o'clock  club,  Minnesota  Society 
sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  Minnesota  society  of 
colonial  wars,  Vermont  association  of  Minnesota,  and 
member  and  trustee  of  the  First  congregational  church  of 
Minnesota.  Married  at  Minneapolis  1881  to  Miss  Lil 
lian  A.  Connor,  a  native  of  Minneapolis.  Children  Cor- 
rine,  Lililan,  Howard,  and  Jessamine. 


490  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

WILLIAM  JAMES  YOUNG, 

Business  President  of  Bartlettsville,  Okla. 
Was  born  Nov.  8,  1842,  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.  He  received  a 
thorough  education  in  the  public  schools  and  academies 
of  Pennsylvania.  In  1873 — 91  he  served  coonsecutively 
as  cashier,  vice-president  and  president  of  the  Oil  City 
Trust  company  of  Oil  City,  Pa.  He  then  became  vice- 
president,  general  manager  and  treasurer  of  the  Forest 
Oil  Company  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  the  largest  oil  producing 
corporation  in  the  state  of  Pennsylvania,  with  a  capital  of 
five  and  a  half  million.  He  al'so  became  president  of  the 
Taylorstown  Natural  Gas  company;  has  always  been 
prominent  in  public  affairs  and  a  member  of  several  fra 
ternal  and  patriotic  orders.  At  the  present  time  he  is 
actively  identified  with  the  Barnsdall  Oil  company,  a 

large  corporation  at  Bartlettsville,  Okla. 

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M.  DREW  CARREL, 

Statesman  of  Porto  Rico, 

Was  born  Feb.  i,  1877,  in  Reading,  Mich.  He  received 
a  thorough  education  in  the  public  schools  and  colleges  of 
his  native  state;  and  has  filled  various  positions  of  trust 
and  honor.  He  has  been  private  secretary  to  the  Military 
Governor  of  Cuba.  He  has  served  as  deputy  surveyor  of 
Customs  of  the  Phillipine  Islands;  was  a  member  of  the 
Philippine  board  of  customs  appeals ;  and  a  member  of  the 
Philippine  board  of  tariff  revision.  He  is  now  secretary 
of  Porto  Rico;  is  vice-governor  and  a  member  of  the  up 
per  house  of  the  Portorican  legislature;  and  prominent  in 
government  reforms. 

THOMAS  LINCOLN  CHADBOURNE, 

Lawyer  of  New  York  City, 

Was  born  March  21,  1871,  in  Houghton,  Mich.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Norfolk  Southern  Railroad  company,  the 
Ahmeek  Mining  Company  and  the  Harbison  Walker  Re 
fractories  company. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  491 

JAMES  W.  WHITE, 

Journalist  and  Statesman, 

Was  born  November  8,  1860,  in  Woodstock,  New  Bruns 
wick,  Canada.  He  was  educated  in  the  Main  Normal 
School.  He  is  past-president  of  the  Florida  Press  As 
sociation;  past  vice-president  of  the  National  Editorial 
Association;  is  editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Florida  Fra 
ternal  Record;  and  is  on  the  editorial  staff  of  the  Florida 
Times-Union.  He  has  been  elected  to  office  over  two 
hundred  times,  and  belongs  to  more  secret  societies  than 
any  other  man  in  the  United  States.  He  has  also  been 
county  commissioner;  member  of  the  city  council;  and 
member  of  the  school  board  of  Jacksonville,  Fla. ;  and 
also  secretary  of  the  National'  Good  Roads  Association. 
He  is  a  successful  journalist  and  lecturer;  and  resides  in 
Jacksonville,  Fla. 

WILLIAM  C.  T.  ADAMS, 

President  of  Highland  College,  Kansas, 
Was  born  July  6,  1869,  in  Vernon  County,  Wis.  He 
graduated  from  the  Wisconsin  State  Normal  school,  the 
upper  Iowa  university,  the  Taylor  university  and  the 
university  of  Michigan;  and  has  received  the  degrees  of 
M.A.  and  M.S.  He  was  ordained  a  minister  of  the  Pres 
byterian  church;  has  been  principal  of  schools  in  Wiscon 
sin  and  North  Dakota;  and  filled  professorships  in  upper 
Iowa  university  and  in  Bellevue  college  of  Nebraska. 
Since  1909  he  has  been  president  of  Highland  college  of 
Kansas. 

W.  JOHN  HARRIS, 

Physician,  Author, 

Was  born  June  17,  1852,  in  England.  He  has  conducted 
a  large  practice  in  St.  Louis,  and  is  also  surgeon  of  the 
Good  Samaritan  hospital.  He  is  the  author  of  Alcohol, 
its  Rational  Use;  The  Use  of  Anaesthetics;  and  The 
Hygiene  of  Consumption. 


492  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

WILLIAM  LISTON  BROWN, 

Manufacturer, 

Was  born  August  23,  1842,  at  St.  Joseph,  Mich.,  son  of 
Hiram  and  Jane  Reese  Tilton  (Liston)  Brown.  His 
father  (1804 — 83)  was  born  at  Groton,  N.  Y.,  and  settled 
in  Michigan  in  1833,  being  one  of  its  earliest  pioneers  and 
prominent  in  the  grain  forwarding  business.  In  1848  he 
removed  to  Chicago,  111.,  and  was  for  a  time  one  of  the 
members  of  the  Chicago  board  of  trade.  His  wife  was 
the  daughter  of  William  Liston  of  Michigan.  Liberty 
Brown,  the  father  of  Hiram  Brown,  lived  at  Groton,  N.Y. 
He  raised  a  company  which  took  a  prominent  part  in  the 
war  of  1812  and  was  actively  engaged  at  Fort  Niagara  and 
vicinity  in  that  campaign.  William  L.  Brown  went  to 
Chicago  when  six  years  of  age  and  received  his  early  edu 
cation  in  the  Chicago  public  schools,  notably  at  the  Jones 
public  school,  which  he  attended  during  1852 — 56.  The 
following  two  years  he  spent  at  the  Garden  City  Academy. 
His  first  business  position  was  as  a  clerk  with  the  commis 
sion  house  of  H.  Bacon  and  company,  which  he  held  until 
the  outbreak  of  the  civil  war,  when  he  became  a  member 
of  the  famous  Chicago  battery  of  light  artillery  and  with 
which  he  served  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  served 
with  his  battery  through  the  Mississippi  River,  Louisiana, 
Texas  and  Alabama  campaigns.  He  was  at  Vicksburg  in 
the  Red  River  expedition  and  at  the  capture  of  Mobile. 
From  private  he  rose  to  quartermaster  sergeant,  with 
which  distinction  he  received  his  honorable  discharge  at 
the  close  of  the  war.  Within  a  few  weeks  he  had  accepted 
a  position  with  A.A.Meeker  as  cashier  and  bookkeeper 
and  in  1871  he  became  a  partner  in  the  firm  of  A.B. 
Meeker  and  company.  In  1883  he  bought  out  Mr. 
Meeker's  interest  in  the  business  and  founded  the  new 
widely  known  firm  of  Pickands,  Brown  and  company, 
which  since  that  time  has  grown  to  be  one  of  the  largest 
handlers  of  pig  iron  and  coke  in  America.  In  1904 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  HI   ',  493 

Pickand,  Brown  and  company  was  incorporated  with  an 
authorized  capital  of  $1,500,000.  In  1890  he  helped  to 
organize  the  Chicago  Shipbuilding  company,  which  after 
ward  became  one  of  the  most  important  industries  of  the 
Great  Lakes  and  in  1889  he  was  elected  president  of  the 
American  Shipbuilding  company,  of  which  he  later  was 
chairman  of  the  board  of  directors.  He  is  president  of 
South  Chicago  Furnace  company,  one  of  the  largest  ma 
nufacturers  of  pig  iron;  he  is  also  a  director  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Chicago,  the  First  Trust  and  Savings 
Bank  of  Chicago,  the  Federal  Furnace  Co.,  the  Lacka- 
wanna  Steel  company,  and  a  large  number  of  lake  ship 
yard  and  steamship  corporations.  The  life  of  William  L. 
Brown  represents  the  opening  up  and  development  of  the 
pig-iron  manufacture  of  the  central  West.  In  forty  years 
of  active  service  in  this  field  he  has  tended  and  watched 
this  development  as  one  of  the  guiding  minds,  having  been 
connected  actively  with  and  interested  in  over  thirty 
blast  furnaces,  all  situated  in  the  Lake  Superior  district. 
For  many  years  a  member  of  the  Chicago  Board  of  Trade, 
and  he  is  a  member  of  the  society  of  naval  architects  and 
marine  engineers;  and  the  American  Iron  and  Steel1  in 
stitute.  His  leading  club  associations  are  the  Chicago, 
Commercial,  Evanston  county  and  a  large  number  of 
other  social  organizations  in  Chicago  and  other  cities.  His 
principal  recreations  are  golf  and  fishing.  While  Mr. 
Brown  has  not  entered  largely  into  public  life  and  has 
never  accepted  a  public  office,  he  has,  however,  done  much 
for  the  public  good  generally  and  in  Chicago  is  a  member 
of  the  board  of  trustees  of  Northwestern  university  and  the 
Chicago  Orchestral  association.  On  Sept.  27,  1871,  he 
was  married  to  Catherine,  daughter  of  Dr.  Stephen  Sey 
mour  of  Chicago. 


494  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

JOHN  DAVID  HANRAHAN, 
Physician, 

Was  born  in  Rathkeale,  county  Limerick,  Ireland,  June 
18,  1844,  son  of  James  and  Ellen  (O'Connor)  Hanrahan. 
His  father  removed  with  his  family  to  New  York  city  in 
1850,  where  the  son  became  a  pupil  of  the  public  school 
and  the  free  academy.  He  then  entered  the  New  York 
Medical  University,  where  his  studies  were  interrupted 
in  1861  by  his  entering  the  U.  S.  Navy  as  assistant  surgeon. 
He  served  in  the  Potomac  flotilla  until  Aug.  23,  1863, 
when  the  vessel  on  which  he  was  serving  was  captured,  and 
all  on  board  made  prisoners.  After  six  weeks'  imprison 
ment  in  Richmond  he  was  paroled.  While  a  paroled 
prisoner  in  Washington  he  attended  a  course  of  lectures  at 
the  medical  department  of  the  Georgetown  University.  In 
1864  he  was  exchanged,  and  ordered  to  duty  in  the  north 
atlantic  squadron,  where  he  served  until  discharged  in 
July,  1865.  He  received  his  diploma  from  the  medical 
department  of  the  New  York  University  in  1867,  and 
practiced  in  New  York  city  until  the  spring  of  1869,  when 
he  removed  to  Rutland^  Vt.,  and  built  up  an  extensive 
practice.  Outside  of  hib  professional  duties  Dr.  Hanra 
han  has  been  county  commissioner,  trustee  of  the  village 
of  Rutland,  as  well  as  the  president  of  the  board,  and  vil 
lage  president.  He  was  appointed  president  of  the  Rut 
land  county  pension  board  in  1885  by  president  Cleveland. 
President  Harrison  continued  him  in  office.  He  resigned 
in  1893  to  accept  the  postmastership  of  Rutland  by  ap 
pointment  from  president  Cleveland.  Dr.  Hanrahan  is  a 
strong  Irish  nationalist,  a  potential  factor  in  the  Rutknd 
Land  league,  and  a  delegate  to  all  the  national  conven 
tions.  He  has  served  as  chairman  of  the  Rutland  County 
democratic  committee,  and  as  a  member  of  the  state  com 
mittee.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  democratic  national  con 
ventions  af  1884,  and  chairman  of  the  delegation  in  1892. 
Dr.  Hanrahan  is  a  member  of  the  local'  G.  A.  R.  post,  and 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  495 

has  served  on  the  staffs  of  Commanders-ih-chief  Veazey, 
Palmer,  and  Weissert,  and  has  been  medical  director  of 
the  department  of  Vermont.  He  is  director  of  the  Rut 
land  Hospital  (Hotel  Dieu),  Winooski,  Vt.  In  his  re 
ligious  creed  he  is  a  Roman  Catholic,  worshipping  with 
the  congregation  of  St.  Peter's  in  Rutland.  Dr.  Hanrahan 
was  married  Feb.  12,  1870,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  Bernard 
and  Elizabeth  (Halpin)  Riley,  of  Willingford.  She  died 
in  April  1882.  On  Oct.  31,  1883  he  was  married  to  Fran 
ces,  daughter  of  Dr.  John  and  Mary  (Hughes)  Keenan, 
of  Rutland.  There  have  been  six  children  born  as  a  result 
of  the  second  marriage.  In  1911  he  was  elected  Surgeon- 
general  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. 

WALTER  DENIS  DENEGRE. 

Lawyer,  Statesman, 

Was  born  June  17,  1858,  in  New  Orleans,  La.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Jesuits'  college  of  New  Orleans,  La.; 
studied  two  years  at  St.  Johns  college  of  Fordham,  N.Y. ; 
in  1879  graduated  from  Harvard;  and  in  1881  graduated 
from  the  law  department  of  Tulane  university.  He  began 
the  practice  of  law  in  1881.  In  1881  he  was  special 
counsel  for  the  United  States  before  the  French  and 
American  claims  commission.  In  1889  he  helped  sup 
press  the  Mafia  in  New  Orleans.  He  was  a  leader  of  the 
independent  democracy  in  Louisiana;  in  1896  was  a  can 
didate  for  United  States  senator;  and  it  was  claimed 
he  was  elected.  He  was  a  conspicuous  leader  in  the 
campaign  of  1899,  which  brought  about  the  drainage  and 
sewerage  of  New  Orleans,  and  which  gave  that  city  a 
pure  and  clear  water  plant.  He  served  as  a  member  of 
the  board  of  administrators  of  the  Tulane  university  edu 
cational  fund;  is  a  member  of  the  Boston  Club  of  New 
Orleans  University,  the  Brook,  Harvard  and  of  other 
clubs  of  New  York  and  Washington.  His  home  is  in 
New  Orleans,  and  he  resides  in  summer  at  Manchester, 
Mass. 


496  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

LANSING  BURROWS, 

Clergyman, 

Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Apr.  10,  1843,  the  son  of 
Rev.  J.  L.  Burrows,  well  known  in  the  Baptist  circles  of 
Pennsylvania,  Maryland  and  Virginia.  Lansing  was 
graduated  from  Wake  Forest  College  at  the  age  of  nine 
teen,  after  interrupting  his  studies  by  two  enlistments,  hav 
ing  been  for  some  time  a  prisoner  of  war.  After  gradu 
ating  he  again  enlisted,  and  served  until  1864.  During 
his  college  vacation,  when  not  in  the  field,  he  reported  the 
proceedings  of  the  Virginia  legislature  for  the  Enquirer, 
writing  later  for  the  Times  and  the  Bulletin,  until  Gen. 
Terry  suppressed  the  latter  for  condemning  reconstruction 
abuses.  He  then  taught  for  a  year  in  the  Stanford  Aca 
demy.  He  had  experienced  religion  at  fifteen,  and  deter 
mining  to  enter  the  ministry,  was  ordained  in  1867,  and 
became  pastor  of  the  Stanford  Baptist  church.  He  then 
married  Lulie,  the  daughter  of  Col.  C.  H.  Rochester,  of 
Danville,  Ky.,  and  after  preaching  in  Missouri,  accepted 
a  call  to  Bordentown,  N.  J.,  to  the  church  of  the  gifted 
Wm.  Staughton.  After  five  years'  service  there  he  went 
to  Newark,  N.  J.,  thence  to  Lexington,  Ky.,  and  in  1883 
located  in  Augusta,  Ga.  After  seventeen  years  of  active 
service  in  one  of  the  most  prominent  churches  of  this 
delightful  city,  he  was  called  to  the  First  Baptist  church, 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  when  he  became  prominent  in  modern 
Sunday  school  efforts,  and  the  author  of  much  Sunday 
school  literature.  The  loss  of  his  wife  and  advancing 
years  led  him  to  a  quiet  retirement  to  the  pleasant  city  of 
Americus,  Ga.,  where  he  remains  as  part  of  the  First 
Baptist  church.  (1911.)  In  1871  he  received  A.M.  from 
Princeton  College,  and  Madison  University,  N.Y.,  and 
D.D.  from  Bethel  College,  Ky.,  in  1883.  Dr.  Burrows  is 
one  of  the  leading  pulpit  orators  of  the  country,  and  has 
won  repute  as  a  powerful  minister  in  the  best  churches 
North  and  South.  In  religious  work  he  has  led,  He 


SUCCESSFUL    AMEEICANS     .  497 

draws  large  memberships,  and  has  raised  great  church 
funds.  He  has  added  hundreds  to  his  present  church 
and  increased  everyone  he  has  served.  He  lifted  a  twenty- 
five  thousand  debt  from  his  Newark  church,  raised  five 
thousand  dollars  to  remodel  the  Augusta  church,  and  in 
1882  secured  five  thousand  dollars  at  the  Southern  Baptist 
convention  for  the  Colosseum  church  in  New  Orleans. 
He  has  devised  new  financial  and  working  methods,  thus 
showing  himself  a  model  of  the  modern  clergyman,  who 
must  be  not  only  a  preacher,  but  also  a  man  of  business. 
Dr.  Burrows  has  a  genius  for  statistics,  and  was  a  useful 
secretary  to  the  Kentucky  railroad  commission:  he  pre 
pared  the  church  figures  for  the  convention,  and  was  for 
seven  years  editor  of  the  "American  Baptist  Year  Book." 
He  has  been,  since  1881,  the  secretary  of  the  Southern 
Baptist  convention,  the  general  body  of  that  denomination 
in  the  Southern  state. 

JOSEPH  WARREN  KEIFER, 

Statesman  of  Ohio, 

Was  born  Jan.  30,  1836,  six  miles  west  of  Springfield, 
Ohio.  He  served  in  the  union  army  and  became  major- 
general  of  the  United  States  volunteers.  In  1868 — 69  he 
served  as  a  member  of  the  Ohio  state  senate;  and  was  de- 
legate-at-large  from  Ohio  to  the  republican  national  con 
vention.  For  four  terms  during  1877 — 85  he  was  a  mem 
ber  of  congress;  and  was  speaker  of  the  forty-seventh 
congress  in  1881 — 83.  Since  1873  ne  nas  been  president 
of  the  Lagonda  national  bank,  of  Springfield,  Ohio.  In 
1869 — 71  he  was  department  commander  of  Ohio  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic;  and  Ohio  commander-in-chief  in 
1872.  During  the  Spanish-American  war  he  was  major- 
general  in  command  of.  the  first  division  seventh  corps 
volunteer  army.  He  was  a  member  of  the  fifty-ninth, 
sixtieth  and  sixty-first  congress  from  Ohio  as  a  republican. 


498  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

ARCHIBALD  S.  WHITE, 

Banker  and  Capitalist, 

Was  born  in  Newark,  Ohio,  March  25,  1867,  son  of 
Erasmus  P.  and  Ella  (Harrington)  White;  educated  in 
school's  of  Newark,  Ohio;  member  of  the  firm  of  White 
and  Company,  bankers,  New  York  city;  president  and 
director  of  Columbia  Gas  and  Electric  company,  Cincin 
nati,  Ohio;  vice-president  and  director  Cleveland  Salt 
company;  director  and  member  of  executive  committee 
of  Union  Gas  and  Electric  company;  director  of  Windsor 
Trust  company,  Independent  Salt  company,  Brooklyn, 
Cincinnati  Gas  Transportation  company,  Union  Light, 
Heat  and  Power  company,  Covington,  Ky.,  Cincinnati, 
Newport  and  Covington  Street  Railway  company,  Cov 
ington,  Ky.,  Bellevue  Water,  Fuel  and  Gaslight  company, 
Bellevue,  Ky.,  Dayton  Electric  Light  and  Power  com 
pany,  Dayton,  Ky.,  Covington  Gas  Light  company,  Cov 
ington,  Ky.,  Citizens'  Municipal  Light  and  Power  com 
pany,  Covington,  Ky.,  South  Covington  and  Cincinnati 
Street  Railway  company,  Covington,  Ky.,  Covington  and 
Latonia  Railway  company,  Covington,  Ky.,  Newport 
Electric  Street  Railway  company,  Covington,  Cincinnati 
and  Rosedale  Railway  company,  Cincinnati,  West  Cov 
ington  and  Ludlow  Street  Railway  company,  Covington, 
Cincinnati,  Covington  and  Erlanger  Street  Railway  com 
pany,  Covington,  Ky. ;  president  and  director  Cincinnati 
Union  Depot  and  Terminal  company.  Address:  25 
Pine  street,  New  York  city,  and  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
DANIEL  B.  McCALMONT, 

Lawyer  and  Statesman  of  Franklin,  Pa., 
Where  he  was  born  Dec.  i,  1876.  He  is  a  successful 
lawyer  and  journalist;  and  in  1905 — 09  was  chairman  of 
the  prohibition  state  committee  of  Pennsylvania.  He  is 
general  manager  of  the  Venango  Printing  company;  and 
prominently  identified  with  the  business  and  public  af 
fairs  of  his  community. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  499 

EUSTATHIUS  CHANCELLOR, 

Was  born  August  29,  1854,  m  Chancellorsville,  Spottsyl- 
vania  county,  Va. ;  son  of  D.  Josephine  and  Dr.  J.  Edgar 
Chancellor.  His  father  was  descended  from  James  Chan 
cellor,  a  gallant  officer  of  the  British  army,  of  the  seven 
teenth  century,  whose  sword  of  honor  was  long  preserved 
as  a  family  relic,  and  whose  descendant,  John  Chancellor, 
was  among  the  first  settlers  in  Westmoreland  county,  Va. 
His  ancestors  on  the  maternal  side  were  a  daughter  of 
Sir  William  Cary,  lord  mayor  of  Bristol,  England,  and 
Thomas  Anderson,  a  well-known  naval  architect,  whose 
descendants  came  to  Glouster  county,  Va.,  about  1700. 
The  early  education  of  young  Chancellor  was  obtained 
through  a  private  governess  and  at  the  select  schools  of 
his  native  county  at  Charlottesville  and  Locust  Dale 
academy,  Va.  In  October,  1870,  he  became  assistant 
cashier  and  bookkeeper  to  a  railroad  official  at  Columbus, 
Ga.,  which  position  he  was  obliged  to  give  up  at  the  end 
of  fourteen  months  on  account  of  ill  health.  He  was 
matriculated  at  the  university  of  Virginia  in  1871-2, 
entering  the  classical  and  civil  engineering  departments, 
from  which  he  received  several  certificates  of  proficiency. 
In  1874  he  entered  the  medical  department  of  the  univer 
sity  of  Virginia,  and  was  graduated  with  honor  June  29, 
1876.  He  next  attended  the  clinics  at  the  university  of 
Pennsylvania  for  several  weeks,  and  while  there  received 
the  appointment  of  prosecutor  to  the  chair  of  Anatomy 
in  the  university  of  Maryland  and  clinical  assistant  in  the 
hospital.  Upon  matriculating  as  a  student  in  the  univer 
sity  of  Maryland,  school  of  medicine,  he  received  his 
second  diploma  in  1877.  In  1878  he  was  appointed  assist 
ant  resident  physician  in  the  university  hospital,  which 
position  he  held  for  twelve  months,  acting  for  the  greater 
part  of  the  time  as  chief  physician  during  the  illness  and 
absence  of  his  colleague.  He  returned  to  the  university 
of  Virginia  in  1879  and  formed  a  co-partnership  with  his 


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father,  and  became  a  member  of  the  Medical  Society  of 
Virginia.  Desiring  a  wider  field  of  operation,  in  1880  he 
emigrated  to  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  where  his  ability  and  enter 
prise  gained  him  a  large  and  lucrative  practice,  and 
where  he  soon  became  medical  examiner  to  some  twenty 
of  the  most  popular  fraternal  and  benevolent  orders,  and 
a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  (1882),  and 
afterwards  its  corresponding  secretary  (1883).  In  1884 
the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts  was  conferred  upon  him 
by  the  St.  Louis  university.  He  was  one  of  the  founders 
in  1885  of  the  Beaumont  Hospital  Medical  College,  fill 
ing  the  chair  of  Cutaneous  and  venereal  Diseases,  until 
1900,  when  he  resigned,  having  been  appointed  special 
examiner  and  referee  for  many  stock  and  mutual  life  and 
accident  insurance  companies.  In  1886  he  became  an 
active  member  of  the  American  Medical  Association,  and 
in  the  same  year  was  elected  supreme  medical  director  of 
the  Legion  of  Honor,  was  afterwards  appointed  supervis 
ing  medical  examiner  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  for  Mis 
souri,  and  in  1891  was  made  medical  director  of  the  Na 
tional  Guard  of  Missouri  with  the  rank  of  lieutenant- 
colonel.  Through  his  efforts  the  Association  of  Military 
Surgeons  of  the  United  States  met  in  St.  Louis  in  1892, 
on  which  occasion  Colonel  Chancellor  was  elected  its 
secretary  and  soon  afterwards  made  editor  of  the  annual1 
publications.  In  1895  he  became  a  member  of  the  Medic- 
Legal  Society  of  New  York,  and  in  1896  the  major  part 
of  the  year  found  him  in  Europe  visiting  hospitals  and 
attending  the  clinics.  In  1902,  elected  vice-president  of 
American  Congress  of  Tuberculosis,  and  in  1903  made 
a  member  of  the  American  Electro-Therapeutic  Associa 
tion,  and  since  the  World's  Fair  in  St.  Louis  (1904)  he 
has  limited  his  professional  routine  to  the  specialty  of 
medical  examiner  and  adjuster  for  life,  accident,  health 
and  liability  insurance  companies,  for  which  he  holds  the 
expert  position  for  more  than  a  score  of  such  organiza- 


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tions.  He  is  an  active  master  Mason,  a  Knight  of  Pythias, 
Knight  templar,  a  noble  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  Scottish 
rite  Mason,  and  Benevolent  order  of  Elks.  Among  Dr. 
Chancellor's  many  contributions  to  the  medical  press  are: 
"Researches  upon  the  Treatment  of  Delirium  Tremens" 
(1881);  "Successful  Operations  for  the  Deformity  of 
Burnt  Wrist"  (1881)  ;  "Treatment  of  Diabetes  Insipidus" 
(1883);  "Gonorrhoel  Articular  Rheumatism"  (1883); 
"Syphilis  in  Men"  (1884)  ;  "Causes  of  Sexual  Depravity 
and  a  Remedy"  (1885)  >  etc-  He  also  published  "The 
Correlation  of  Physical  and  Vital  Forces"  (1887); 
"Woman  in  her  Social  Sphere"  (1885)  ;  "Marriage  Phi 
losophy"  (1886);  "The  Pacific  Slope  and  Its  Scenery" 
(1890)  ;  and  numerous  valuable  papers  on  special  cases 
that  have  come  under  his  personal  observation  and  treat 
ment. 

EDWARD  SIMPSON, 

United  States  Naval  Officer, 

Was  born  September  16,  1860,  in  Annapolis,  Md.  In 
1876  he  was  appointed  a  cadet,  and  a  midshipman  in 
1882.  In  1893  he  attained  the  rank  of  lieutenant  com 
mander,  and  in  1907  commander.  Since  1909  he  has  been 
assigned  to  duty  as  a  naval  attache  to  the  court  of  St. 
James,  London,  England;  and  in  1911  was  appointed 
captain. 

FRANK  S.  ROESCHLAUB, 

Architect  of  Denver,  Colo., 

Where  he  was  born  March  27,  1876.  He  was  educated  in 
the  University  of  Pennsylvania;  and  in  1898 — 1900  was 
professor  of  drawing  in  New  York  city  public  schools. 
He  is  secretary  and  director  of  the  National  Union  Salt 
Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Institute 
of  Architects  and  a  member  of  several  Denver  clubs  and 
fraternal  societies. 


502  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

JOHN  CUTLER  COVERT, 

United  States  Consul, 

Was  born  February  u,  1839,  in  Norwich,  N.  Y.  He 
learned  the  printing  business  on  the  Cleveland  Leader; 
and  subsequently  became  editor-in-chief  of  that  publica 
tion.  He  served  two  terms  as  representative  of  the  Ohio 
legislature ;  has  been  president  of  several  societies ;  and  de 
livered  lectures  in  various  cities.  Was  made  an  officer  of 
the  French  academy  for  literary  work  done  in  the  French 
language.  He  speaks  French,  German,  Italian  and  Span 
ish;  and  has  traveled  extensively  in  all  parts  of  the  world. 
In  1879  he  was  appointed  U.S.  counsel  by  president  Me 
Kinley,  a  position  which  he  resigned  in  1909;  and  has 
since  been  engaged  in  literary  work,  continuing  his  resi 
dence  in  Lyons. 

FRANK  J.  SHARP, 

Chief  Secretary  of  the  Royal  Highlanders, 
Was  born  December  26,  1861,  in  Greene  county,  Pa. 
He  was  editor  of  the  Hamilton  County  Advocate ;  and  for 
twelve  years  was  editor  of  Royal  Highlander.  In  1910 
—i  i  he  was  mayor  of  the  City  of  Aurora,  Neb.  He  was 
one  of  the  original  founders  of  the  Royal1  Highlanders,  a 
fraternal  society  now  having  thirty  thousand  members, 
and  of  which  he  is  chief  secretary. 

MARK  JACOB   KATZ, 

Secretary  and  Director  of  New  York  City, 
Where  he  was  born  March  7,  1863.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  and  at  the  Cooper  Institute  of  his 
native  city.  In  1888  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  and  in 
1906  was  a  legislative  representative  in  Washington,  D.C. 
He  is  secretary  and  director  of  the  Baltimore  and  South 
ern  Railroad  company;  and  has  been  secretary  of  the 
National  Liberal  Immigation  league  since  1905.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Society  of  Medical  Jurisprudence;  and 
a  member  of  and  director  in  various  societies,  institutions 
and  corporations. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  503 

EDWARD  SETTLE  GODFREY, 

Brigadier-General  United  States  Army, 
Was  born  October  9  1843,  in  Kalida,  Putnam  county, 
Ohio.  During  the  civil  war  he  served  in  the  twent-first 
regiment  Ohio  volunteer  infantry.  In  1867  he  graduated 
from  the  United  States  military  academy  of  West  Point, 
N.Y.  In  1879-83  he  was  instructor  of  cavalry  tactics  at 
West  Point;  1888-1890,  member  of  tactical  board  United 
States  army  that  devised  the  drill  regulations  for  the  cav 
alry,  infantry  and  field  artillery,  "The  Manual  of  Guard 
Duty;"  1867-1901  was  second  and  first  lieutenant,  captain 
and  manager  of  the  7th  United  States  cavalry  and  partici 
pated  in  all  the  campaigns  of  that  regiment  under  Gen 
eral  Custer  and  other  commanders;  author  of  "Custer's 
Last  Battle;"  1899  in  command  of  the  port  and  province 
of  Pinar  del  Rio,  Cuba;  1901-1907,  colonel  9th  United 
States  cavalry;  1902  in  command  of  fifth  brigade,  lloilo, 
Philippine  Islands;  1904-1907  commandant  school  of  ap 
plication  for  cavalry  and  field  artillery  at  Fort  Riley, 
Kansas,  and  of  the  department  of  Missouri,  headquarters 
at  Omaha,  Neb.;  1907  appointed  brigadier-General  in 
United  States  army;  1905-6  was  commander  of  the  Kan 
sas;  commander  of  the  Royal  Legion  of  the  United  States. 
Retired  1907.  Awarded  the  congressional  medal  of 
Honor  "for  most  distinguished  gallantry  in  landing  his 
men  in  the  battle  at  Bear  Paw  mountains  against  the  Nez 
Perce  Indians,  September  30,  1877,  where  he  was  severely 
wounded,"  and  had  his  horse  shot  under  him;  also  brev- 
etted  major  for  this  same  action;  1908-11  resided  at  Tuc 
son  and  Phoenix,  Arizona;  department  commander  Ari 
zona  G.A.R. ;  1910-11,  Masonic:  Blue  Lodge,  chapter 
and  council  (Ottawa,  Ohio)  ;  Knight  Templar  (Lima, 
Ohio)  ;  32-degree  Scottish  rite  (Cincinnati,  Ohio)  ; 
Clubs:  "West  Point,  Mass."  (N.Y.)  ;  "Army  and  Navy" 
(Washington,  D.C.)  ;  "Army  and  Navy"  (Manilla,  P. 
I.)  ;  "Fort  Riley"  (Kansas)  ;  "Arizona" (Phoenix,  Ariz.). 


504  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

FREDERICK  O.  HAMMER, 

Minnesota  has  among  her  citizens  none  of  whom  she 
has  more  reason  to  be  proud  than  of  the  sturdy  and  thrifty 
Teutonic  race,  who  have  done  much  to  build  up  her 
present  prosperity.  Jacob  Hammer,  the  father  of  the 
subject  of  this  sketch,  was  a  saddler  and  harnessmaker  in 
Germany,  in  moderate  circumstances.  He  came  to  this 
country  in  1849,  settling  at  St.  Paul  in  1856.  Frederick 
O.  was  born  at  St.  Paul  August  11,  1865.  He  had  only 
the  benefit  of  a  common  school  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  St.  Paul,  and  later  a  course  at  a  commercial 
college.  He  started  in  business  early  in  life  as  register 
clerk  in  the  postoffice  at  St.Paul,  and  later  he  entered  the 
insurance  business,  and  was  for  six  years  the  assistant 
secretary  of  the  Hail  and  Storm  Insurance  company  of 
Minnesota.  He  then  became  attached  successively  to  the 
Capitol  Building  society,  the  Minnesota  Savings  and 
Building  association,  acting  in  the  capacity  of  secretary 
of  all  three  concerns.  In  1881  he  became  associated  with 
Congressman  A.  R.  Kiefer  and  has  been  ever  since  di 
rectly  and  indirectly  connected  with  him  in  various  insti 
tutions  and  enterprises.  Mr.  Hammer  also  has  charge  of 
a  number  of  estates,  having  nearly  half  a  million  dollars 
under  his  care.  He  is  now  secretary  and  Treasurer  of 
the  Paragon  Consolidated  Mining  company,  mines  lo 
cated  in  Idaho,  which  gives  promise  of  being  one  of  the 
great  silver  and  lead  mines  of  the  west  adding  another 
enterprise  of  his  long  list  of  success.  Mr.  Hammer  is  a 
Republican  in  politics  and  a  member  of  the  St.  Paul  as 
sociation  of  commerce,  Junior  Pioneer  association,  of 
Ramsey  county,  Minn. ;  St.  Paul  Lodge  No.  3,  A.  F.  and 
A.  M.;  Summit  Chapter,  No.  45,  R.  A.  M.;  Damascus 
Commons,  No.  i.  K.  T. ;  Minnesota  Consistory,  A.  and  A. 
S.  Rite,  No.  i ;  Osman  Temple,  A.  A.  O.  N.  M.  S.,  and 
Okodo  Lodge  No.  9,  K.  of  P.  He  was  married  July  27, 
1911,  to  Clara  Hansen  of  W.  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  505 

RUSSELL  H.  CONWELL,  D.D.,  L.L.D., 

Clergyman  and  Lecturer,  \ 

Was  born  February  15,  1842,  at  Worthington,  Hampshire 
county,  Mass.,  and  spent  his  early  years  on  a  small  farm 
in  the  most  sterile  and  mountainous  portion  of  that  region. 
He  kept  along  with  his  classes  in  the  district  school  by 
studying  in  the  evenings,  as  he  was  compelled  much  of  the 
time  to  engage  in  manual  labor  during  school  hours.  By 
hard  work  and  rigid  economy  he  earned  enough  money 
to  pay  for  his  food,  clothing  and  tuition  while  attending  an 
academy  at  Wilbraham,  Mass.,  and  in  1860  entered  upon 
the  law  course  at  Yale  college.  To  save  time  and  expense, 
he  employed  a  private  tutor  to  instruct  him  in  the  aca 
demic  course.  But  the  war  of  the  rebellion  interrupted 
his  studies  in  1862,  and  took  him  to  the  field  as  captain  of 
infantry.  He  afterward  served  as  a  staff  officer  in  the 
artillery  service.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he  graduated 
from  the  Albany  university  and  went  to  Minnesota.  He 
began  the  practice  of  law  there,  having  completed  his 
legal  course  by  private  study  while  in  the  army.  In  1867 
he  represented  the  state  of  Minnesota  as  its  emigration 
agent  to  Germany.  In  1868  he  was  engaged  as  foreign 
correspondent  to  the  New  York  'Tribune,"  and  the  year 
following  as  the  traveling  correspondent  of  the  Boston 
"Traveller,"  and  in  1870  was  sent  by  these  two  journals 
to  different  countries  of  Asia,  and  made  the  entire  circuit 
of  the  globe.  He  is  a  writer  of  singular  brilliancy  and 
power.  In  1870  he  published  his  first  book,  "Why  and 
How  the  Chinese  Emigrate."  It  has  been  followed  by 
many  others  of  a  historical  and  biographical  character, 
including  the  life  of  Spurgeon  and  "Acres  of  Diamonds." 
He  was  the  friend  and  traveling  companion  of  Bayard 
Taylor,  and  his  biography  of  that  poet  and  traveler  had 
an  extensive  sale.  After  practicing  law  for  a  time  in 
Boston  he  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1879,  and  in 
1881  became  pastor  of  Grace  Baptist  church  in  Philadel- 


506  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

phia.  The  church  at  once  entered  upon  a  career  of  great 
prosperity.  His  eloquence,  his  marvelous  descriptive 
powers,  his  great  earnestness  and  devotion  to  the  interests 
of  his  people,  rapidly  increased  the  membership  of  the 
church  and  his  influence  in  Philadelphia.  The  church 
from  a  mission  increased  to  the  largest  Baptist  church  in 
America.  In  1891  the  temple  was  completed  on  North 
Broad  street,  with  a  seating  capacity  of  4,000  people.  In 
1888  Dr.  Conwell  founded  Temple  college,  now  the  Tem 
ple  university,  with  two  large  hospitals  and  3,800  stu 
dents.  Dr.  Conwell  has  been  remarkably  successful  as  a 
public  lecturer  ever  since  1860.  His  "Silver  Crown;  or, 
Born  a  King,"  "Acres  of  Diamonds,"  "Lessons  of  Travel," 
"Heroism  of  a  Private  Life,"  are  models  of  lyceum  lec 
tures,  and  have  given  him  a  national  reputation  as  a  plat 
form  orator.  They  are  unique  and  are  filled  with  good 
sense,  brilliant  with  new  suggestions,  and  always  inspire 
his  hearers  to  noble  life  and  deeds.  Dr.  Conwell  has  kept 
in  touch  with  the  spirit  of  church  extension,  and  his  in 
fluence  is  felt  outside  his  own  congregation. 

JOHN  ELSNER, 

Physician  and  Scientist  of  Denver,  Col., 
Was  born  in  1845,  in  Vienna,  Austria.  In  1866  he  gradu 
ated  from  the  Bellevue  Hospital  Medical  college  of  New 
York  city.  He  is  known  as  the  father  of  the  county  hospi 
tal;  and  of  the  state,  city  and  county  medical  societies. 
He  was  professor  of  the  theory  and  practice  of  medicine 
and  clinical  medicine  at  the  Gross  Medical  College  of 
Denver.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Medical 
association,  the  American  Public  Health  association,  the 
Microscopical  association,  the  Rocky  Mountain  Medical 
association  and  the  International  Medical  congress.  He 
is  an  honorary  member  of  the  California  State  Medical 
society,  Colorado  State  Medical  society  and  of  the  Denver 
and  Arapahoe  Medical  society. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  507 

CHARLES  RANLETT  FLINT, 

International  Merchant,  Banker; 

Born  Thomaston,  Maine,  Jan.  24,  1850;  son  of  Benjamin 
and  Sarah  (Tobev)  Flint;  graduated  from  Brooklyn  Po 
lytechnic  Institute,  1868;  married  1883,  E.  Kate  Simmons 
of  Troy,  N.  Y.  Entered  employ  of  William  R.  Grace  in 
1869;  joined  in  establishing  the  firms  of  Gilchrist,  Flint 
and  company,  ship  chandlers,  1871,  W.  R.  Grace  and 
company,  1872  J.  W.  Grace  Co.  and  Grace  Brothers  and 
company  of  Peru,  1876,  and  in  those  connections  gained 
a  prominent  place  in  the  trade  of  the  United  States  with 
Chile,  Peru,  Brazil  and  all  of  Latin  America.  Was 
Chilean  consul  in  N.  Y.  City,  1877 — 1879;  and  in  the 
absence  of  the  charge  d'affaires  attended  to  the  business 
of  the  Chilian  legation;  and  after  that  consul-general  of 
Costa  Rica  and  Nicaragua  to  the  United  States.  In  1885 
became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Flint  and  company, 
merchants  and  ship  owners,  which  under  the  firm  name  of 
Chapman  and  Flint  had  been  established  by  his  father 
and  uncle,  in  1837.  In  !88o  he  became  the  president  of 
the  U.  S.  Electric  Light  company,  of  which  Farmer 
Maxim  and  Weston  were  the  electricians,  and  was  the 
first  man  in  the  city  of  New  York  to  use  the  incandescent 
light.  Was  U.S.  Delegate  to  the  International  American 
conference  in  Washington,  1889 — 1890;  and  formulated 
reports  and  resolutions  providing  for  the  establishment 
of  an  International  American  bank  and  the  Bureau  of 
American  republics,  and  negotiated  the  first  United  States 
reciprocity  treaty,  viz. :  with  Brazil.  As  agent  for  presi 
dent  Peixotto,  1 893, purchased  and  fitted  out  the  Dynamite 
fleet  which  prevented  the  secession  of  the  Northern  pro 
vinces  of  Brazil  and  the  overthrow  of  the  Brazilian  re 
public  by  the  monarchists.  Purchased  1895  trie  cruiser 
Esmeralda  from  Chile  and  delivered  it  to  Japan  during 
the  China-Japan  war;  rendered  valuable  service  to  the 
U.  S.  Government  during  the  war  with  Spain;  during  the 


508  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

Russo-Japanese  war  received  the  letters  of  credit  of  the 
Rothschilds  for  $30,000,000  for  account  of  the  Russian 
government,  visited  Turkey  and  conducted  negotiations 
with  other  governments  in  the  interest  of  Russia.  During 
the  past  eighteen  years  his  chief  work  has  been  the  or 
ganizing  of  industrial  consolidations;  consolidated  the 
street  railways  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  1897,  and  organized 
1892 — 1910  the  American  Chicle  Co.,  Sloss-ShefTield 
Iron  and  Steel  company,  Somerset  Coal  company,  U.S. 
Bobbin  and  Shuttle  company,  Fairmont  Coal  company, 
Computing  Scale  company,  International  Time  Record 
ing  company,  Rubber  Goods  Manufacturing  company, 
American  Caramel  company,  American-Hawaiian  Steam- 
'ship  company,  National  Starch  company,  Clarksburg 
Fuel  company,  U.S.  Rubber  company,  American  Woolen 
company,  Mechanical  Rubber  company,  Manaos  Tram 
way  company,  Sen-Sen  Chiclet  company  and  others,  and 
during  1911  the  Autosales  Gum  and  Chocolate  company 
and  the  Computing-Tabulating-Recording  company, 
thus  consolidated  one  hundred  and  eighty  companies  in 
corporations  having  an  outstanding  capitalization  of  over 
$300,000,000.  Clubs:  Metropolitan,  Union,  Century  as 
sociation,  New  York  Yacht,  Southside,  Ardsley,  Oakland 
Golf  and  Wyandanch. 

ALECK  BOARMAN, 

Judge  United  States  Court  of  Louisiana, 
Was  born  December  10,  1839,  in  Yazoo  City,  Miss.  Edu 
cated  at  military  college,  Frankfort,  Ky. ;  served  in  Vir 
ginia  as  an  officer  in  Confederate  army  from  Manassas  to 
Appomatox.  He  began  to  practice  law  at  Shreveport 
in  1866;  was  elected  to  42nd  Congress  1872;  in  1876 
elected  judge  of  state  district  court.  Since  1881  has  been 
judge  of  United  States  court  for  western  district  of  Loui 
siana;  resides  at  Shreveport,  La. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  509 

GEORGE  EMANUEL  BISSONNET, 

Auditor, 

Arizona  Eastern  Railroad  company,  Sonora  Railway, 
Southern  Pacific  Railroad  company  of  Mexico,  Southern 
Pacific  Navigation  company  of  Mexico,  East  Coast  Oil 
company  and  Sunset  Development  company.  Office, 
Tucson,  Ariz.  Born  November  5,  1869,  at  Houston, 
Harris  county,  Texas.  Educated  in  public  and  private 
schools;  entered  railway  service  August  i,  1889,  as  trans 
fer  clerk  Gulf,  Colorado  and  Santa  Fe  Railway  at  Hous 
ton,  Tex.,  since  which  he  has  been  consecutively  to  April, 
1893,  various  clerical  positions,  same  office;  May  and 
June,  1893,  out  of  service;  July,  1893  to  January,  1894, 
out  of  service;  October,  1894  to  April,  1895,  clerk  local 
freight  office  Houston,  East  and  West  Texas  Railway  at 
Houston;  May,  1895,  to  June,  1899,  traveling  auditor 
same  road,  in  charge  of  station  accounts;  July,  1899,  to 
July,  1903,  chief  clerk  ticket  accounts  Galveston,  Harris- 
burg  and  San  Antonio  Railway,Texas  and  New  Orleans 
Road  and  Galveston,  Houston  and  Northern  Railway 
at  Houston;  August,  1903,  to  October,  1905,  auditor  pas 
senger  accounts  same  roads;  November,  1905,  to  March, 
1910,  auditor  passenger  accounts;  April,  1910  to  August, 
1910,  auditor  of  disbursements,  Southern  Pacific  com 
pany  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.;  September,  1910,  to  date, 
auditor  Arizona  Eastern  Railroad  company,  Sonora  Rail 
way,  Southern  Pacific  Railroad  company  of  Mexico, 
Southern  Pacific  Navigation  company  of  Mexico,  East 
Coast  Oil  company  and  Sunset  Development  company. 

MICHAEL  McNALLEY, 

Physician  and  Surgeon  of  Michigan  Valley,  Kansas, 
Was  born  May  8,  1847,  in  Lockport,  111.    He  is  medical 
examiner  for  the  Travelers  Life  Insurance  company  of 
Hartford;  and  is  a  member  of  the  leading  American  med 
ical  and  scientific  societies. 


510  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

FRANK  MELVILLE  JOYCE, 

Insurance  Manager, 

Was  born  at  Covington,  Indiana,  March  18,  1862.  His 
father  was  Bishop  Isaac  W.  Joyce,  one  of  the  most 
distinguished  of  the  bishops  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church.  F.  M.  Joyce's  mother  was  Miss  Carrie  Bos- 
serman,  of  an  old  Pennsylvanian  Dutch  family.  Bishop 
Joyce  was  of  Irish  descent.  Colonel  Joyce  graduated 
from  Indiana  Asbury  university,  now  De  Pauw  universi 
ty.  He  took  the  gold  medal  of  his  class  for  mathematics. 
He  was  major  of  the  cadet  batalion,  and  captain  of  the 
famous  Asbury  Cadets,  who  won  the  first  national  ar 
tillery  prize  at  Indianapolis  in  1882,  over  many  compet 
ing  batteries  from  all  over  the  United  States.  After 
graduation  he  went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  became 
paying  teller  of  the  Queen  City  National  Bank.  Five 
years  later  he  resigned  to  accept  the  general  agency  of  the 
Provident  Life  and  Trust  company,  at  Cincinnati.  He 
was  associated  with  that  company  until  1890  when  he 
entered  the  services  of  the  Mutual  Benefit  Life  Insurance 
company,  of  Newark,  New  Jersey,  as  district  agent  at 
Cincinnati.  Having  established  himself  as  a  successful 
and  entirely  reliable  insurance  man,  Colonel  Joyce,  after 
five  years  with  the  Mutual  Benefit,  was  transferred  to 
Minneapolis  as  state  agent  of  that  company  for  Minne 
sota  and  the  Dakotas.  Colonel  Joyce's  title  is  by  no  means 
an  honorary  one  only.  He  was  a  commissioned  officer  of 
the  Second  Battery  Ohio  National  Guard.  It  was  while 
in  this  position,  at  the  time  of  the  famous  Court  House 
riots  in  Cincinnati  in  1884,  that  he  rendered  such  service 
as  to  receive  the  special  commendation  of  governor  Hoad- 
ly.  In  1889  Colonel  Joyce  organized  the  Avon  Rifles 
from  among  the  best  young  men  of  Avondale,  a  suburb  of 
Cincinnati,  where  he  resided.  He  also  had  the  honor  of 
being  a  member  of  the  personal  staff  of  governor  McKin- 
ley,  of  Ohio,  which  position  he  held  until  he  left  the  state. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  511 

While  in  Cincinnati,  Colonel  Joyce  was  quite  promi 
nently  connected  with  the  musical  affairs  of  the  city,  and 
was  president  of  the  Orpheus  Club,  the  leading  male 
chorus  in  a  city  famed  for  its  musical  culture,  from  the 
time  of  its  organization  until  his  removal  to  Minneapolis. 
Since  coming  to  Minneapolis  he  has  made  a  large  circle 
of  friends  both  in  the  social  and  business  communities  of 
the  city.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Hennepin  avenue  Meth 
odist  church,  also  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  various  ma 
sonic  orders  and  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Scottish  Rite 
Mason.  He  also  has  been  an  honorary  member  of  the 
army  and  navy  military  service  institute.  Colonel  Joyce 
has  been  actively  interested  in  the  automobile  game  from 
its  early  history.  For  two  years  he  was  president  of  the 
Minneapolis  Automobile  club.  He  then  organized  the 
Minnesota  State  Automobile  association  and  was  its  pres 
ident  for  two  years,  when  he  was  made  vice-president  of 
the  American  Automobile  association,  the  national  or 
ganization — a  position  which  he  now  holds.  He  is  as 
sociated  with  the  leading  social  clubs — being  president 
of  the  Interlachen  County  club — and  a  member  of  the 
Minneapolis  club  and  the  Commercial  club.  He  was  at 
one  time  president  of  the  Apollo  club — a  well  known 
male  chorus  and  is  now  an  honorary  life  member  of  that 
organization.  For  several  years  he  has  been  president  of 
the  Northwestern  Alumni  Association  of  the  Beta  Theta 
Pi  fraternity.  He  also  was  president  of  the  Asbury  Meth 
odist  hospital  of  Minneapolis.  On  March  2Oth,  1883, 
he  was  married  to  Miss  Jessie  F.  Birch,  daughter  of  the 
late  Honorable  Jesse  Birch,  a  prominent  lawyer  of 
Bloomington,  Illinois.  They  have  four  children,  Arthur 
Reamy,  Carolyn,  Wilbur  Birch,  and  Helen. 


512  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

JARED  GAGE  SMITH, 

Agriculturist  and  botanist, 

Was  born  Sept.  13,  1866,  in  Springwater,  N.  Y.  He  re 
ceived  the  degrees  of  B.  Sc.  and  A.  M.  from  the  uni 
versity  of  Nebraska.  In  1888 — 90  he  was  assistant  agri- 
tulturist  in  the  Nebraska  argricultural  experiment  sta 
tion  at  Lincoln.  In  1890 — 92  he  traveled  in  Europe,  Au 
stralia  and  Mexico.  He  has  been  botanist  and  director 
of  botany  in  the  Shaw  school  of  botany  and  in  the  Mis 
souri  botanical  gardens  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  and  in  1901- 
08  was  United  States  Special  agent  in  charge  of  the 
Hawaii  agricultural  experiment  station  at  Honolulu.  He 
is  now  president  and  manager  of  the  Kona  Tobacco  com 
pany,  limited,  of  Honolulu.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Amer 
ican  association  for  the  advancement  of  science;  and  has 
written  numerous  agricultural  bulletins  and  monographs. 

GEORGE  EDWIN  HORR, 

Theologian  and  Author  of  Newton  Center,  Mass., 
Was  born  Jan.  19,  1856,  in  Boston,  Mass.  In  1879  he 
was  ordained  to  the  Baptist  ministry.  He  is  president  of 
The  Watchman  Publishing  company;  and  in  1891-1903 
was  editor-in-chief  of  "The  Watchman."  Since  1908  he 
has  been  president  of  the  Newton  Theological  institution. 
He  is  the  author  of  "The  Training  of  the  Chosen  People" 
and  "The  Great  Ministry." 

CHARLES  BOESCHENSTEIN, 

President  Public  Library  of  Edwardsville,  III., 
Was  born  Oct.  27,  1864.  He  is  the  editor  and  publisher 
of  the  Edwardsville  Intelligencer;  and  served  for  two 
years  as  mayor  of  his  city.  In  1900 — 04  he  was  vice- 
chairman  of  the  democratic  state  committee  and  was  its 
chairman  in  1904 — 12.  He  har  been  president  of  the 
public  library  of  Edwardsville  since  its  organization. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  513 

IRA  FRANKLIN  MANSFIELD, 

Merchant,  Farmer  and  Fruit  Grower. 
Was  born  in  Poland,  Ohio,  June  27,  1842;  son  of  Isaac 
Kirtland  Mansfield  and  Lois  Hall  (Morse)  Mansfield. 
He  was  educated  at  Poland  College,  where  his  schooling 
ended  by  suspension  for  violating  college  rule  in  attend 
ing  a  dance  at  William  McKinley's,  who  was  afterwards 
president  of  the  United  States.  He  married  at  Poland, 
Ohio,  December  n,  1872,  to  Lucy  E.  Mygatt,  and  they 
have  three  children,  Kirtland  M.,  Mary  L.  and  Henry  B. 
He  has  one-half  interest  in  Hall  Mansfield's  brick  store, 
Poland,  Ohio,  and  one-half  interest  in  George  Kirtland  & 
Mansfield's  nurseries  and  cranberry  marshes,  Poland, 
Ohio;  he  has  operated  cannel  and  bituminous  coal  mines, 
in  Cannelton,  Pa.,  since  1865;  also  has  two  hundred  acres 
in  apples,  pears,  peaches  and  plums  at  Cannelton,  Pa., 
and  Negley,  Ohio;  is  operating  fire  clay  mines  at  Cannel 
ton,  Pa.,  and  Negley,  Ohio,  with  an  output  of  one  hun 
dred  tons  per  day.  Mr.  Mansfield  is  trustee  of  Beaver 
Valley  hospital,  New  Brighton,  Pa.;  justice  of  the  peace, 
1867-1892,  having  married  847  couples;  a  representative 
in  Pennsylvania  legislature  for  ten  years;  president  of 
Beaver  College,  Beaver,  Pa.;  and  Griersburg  academy, 
Darlington,  Pa.;  director  of  Wabash  Railway  lines, 
Pennsylvania  and  Ohio;  vice-president  and  director  of 
First  National  Bank,  Rochester,  Pa.,  and  director  of 
Beaver  Valley  Electric  Company,  Brighton,  Pa.  He  is 
a  32-degree  Mason,  and  member  of  the  American  Philo 
sophical  society,  Philadelphia,  and  American  Association 
for  the  Advancement  of  Science.  Mr.  Mansfield's  favor 
ite  recreations  are  hunting  and  fishing.  He  was  orderly 
sergeant,  second  and  first  lieutenant  lo^th  Ohio  volunteer 
infantry  in  Civil  War,  1862-2865;  also  promoted  captain 
and  assistant  quartermaster  of  i4th  army  corps.  In  poli 
tics  he  is  a  republican,  and  is  elder,  Sunday  school  super 
intendent  and  teacher  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  Mr, 


514  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

Mansfield  has  published:  "History  Fire  Clays"  (illus 
trated)  ;  "Flora  of  Beaver  County"  (illustrated)  ;  "His 
torical  Collections";  "Little  Beaver  Rivers"  (illustrat 
ed)  ;  "Fossil  Plants  of  Western  Pennsylvania"  (illus 
trated).  He  is  a  member  of  the  Audubon  and  Botanical 
Clubs,  and  Chancellor  of  the  Robin  Hood  Club,  with 
membership  of  sixty  lady  school  teachers,  also  Beaver 
Photographic  club. 

ARTHUR  ELMORE  BOSTWICK, 

Librarian  St.  Louis  Public  Library, 
Was  born  March  8,  1860,  in  Litchfield,  Conn.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Litchfield  institute;  and  in  1881  gradu 
ated  from  Yale  college;  and  in  1881-84  took  a  post-grad 
uate  course,  holding  the  Siliman  fellowship  in  physical 
science,  and  receiving  the  degree  of  Ph.D.  in  1883.  In 
1883-84  he  was  instructor  and  proctor  at  Yale  university; 
and  in  1884-86  was  teacher  of  physical  science  at  the 
Montclair  high  school  of  New  Jersey.  In  1886-88  he  was 
on  the  staff  of  Appleton's  Cyclopedia  of  American  Biog 
raphy;  in  1890-92  was  assistant  editor  of  the  Forum;  in 
1892-94  was  associate  editor  of  the  Standard  Dictionary; 
and  since  1894  nas  been  science  editor  of  the  Literary  Di 
gest.  In  1895-99  he  was  librarian  of  the  New  York  free 
circulating  library;  in  1899-1901  was  librarian  of  the 
Brooklyn  public  library;  and  in  1901-09  was  chief  of  the 
circulating  department  of  the  New  York  public  library, 
including  the  charge  of  the  twenty-two  branch  libraries. 
In  1897-99  ne  was  president  of  the  New  York  library; 
club;  and  in  1902-03  was  president  of  the  New  York 
state  library  association,  and  in  1907-08  was  president  of 
the  American  Library  association.  He  is  the  author  of 
Young  Folks'  Cyclopaedia  of  Games.  Since  1909  he  has 
been  librarian  of  the  St.  Louis  public  library  and  is  also 
president  of  the  Missouri  library  association. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  515 

CHARLES  W.  McCURDY, 

Osteopathic  Physician, 

Was  born  in  Ossian,  Livingston,  N.Y.,  November  26, 
1856;  son  of  David  McCurdy  and  Lydia  (Lemen)  Mc- 
Curdy,  a  descendant  of  an  officer  in  the  Revolutionary 
War,  Major  William  Slough  Lemen.  He  received  his 
education  in  Geneseo  (N.Y.)  state  normal  school;  was 
graduated  from  the  Michigan  state  college  as  B.S.  in 
1881  and  M.S.  in  1885,  from  the  university  of  Wooster 
as  A.M.  in  1894  and  Ph.D.  in  1891;;  received  the  degree 
of  Sc.D.  (honoris  causa)  from  Milton  college  in  1892. 
He  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of  D.O.  (Doctor  of 
Osteopathy)  by  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Osteopathy 
in  1893.  Dr.  McCurdy  married  in  Winona,  Minn., 
August  16,  1893,  Eva  A.  Woodruff,  whose  great  uncle 
was  president  of  Oberlin  college,  Ohio,  and  they  have  two 
children:  Gretchen,  born  in  1894,  and  Marion,  born  in 
1896.  He  was  head  of  the  Department  of  Science  at  the 
high  school  in  Winona,  Minn.,  from  1888  to  1893;  pro 
fessor  of  chemistrv  at  the  university  of  Idaho  and  state 
chemist  of  Idaho  from  1893  to  1900;  and  has  been  pro 
fessor  of  phvsics,  chemistrv  and  therapeutics,  lecturer  on 
dietetics  and  hvgiene,  and  late  dean  and  president  of  fac 
ulty  at  the  College  of  Osteopathy,  Philadelphia,  1900- 
1907.  He  was  acting  president  of  the  university  of  Idaho 
and  director  of  the  experiment  station  in  1898;  special 
agent  of  the  United  States  sugar  beet  investigations  in 
Idaho  in  1898  and  1899;  secretary  and  member  of  the 
board  of  trustees  and  dean  of  Philadelphia  college  and 
infirmary  of  Osteopathy.  He  was  editor  of  the  Philadel 
phia  Journal  of  Osteopathy.  He  has  made  investigations, 
lectured,  and  written  papers  on  soils  of  Idaho,  sugar  beets 
in  Idaho,  therapeutics,  hygiene  and  dietetics  and  miscel 
laneous,  science  and  historical  subjects.  He  was  president 
of  a  division  association  of  the  Twenty-seventh  Ward  of 
Philadelphia  in  1905  and  1906.  In  politics  he  is  a  repub- 


516  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

lican,  and  in  religion  a  Presbyterian.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  American  Chemical  society,  fellow  of  the  American 
Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science;  fellow  of 
Research  society;  member  of  the  American  Osteopathic 
association,  and  vice-president  of  the  Pennsylvania  Osteo 
pathic  association  and  the  Masonic  and  Delta  Tau  Delta 
fraternities. 

JOHN  CALDWELL  CALHOUN, 

Financeer  of  New  York   City, 

Was  born  July  9,  1843,  near  Demopolis,  Md.  He  was 
educated  at  Thaliau  Academy  near  Pendleton,  S.C. ;  en 
tered  the  South  Carolina  College  in  1863,  but  left  to  en 
ter  in  the  Confederate  States  army,  served  trough  the  war 
and  atained  the  rank  of  captain.  He  then  became  a 
planter  in  Alabama,  Mississippi  and  Arkansas,  and  watf 
a  delegate  to  the  Cotton  expositions  of  Louisville  and 
New  Orleans.  He  is  president  of  Baltimore  Coal  Min 
ing  and  Railroad  company  and  other  corporations.  In 
1897  he  was  special  ambassador  to  France  for  the  Sons 
of  the  American  Revolution. 

K.  M.  VAN  ZANDT, 

President  of  the  Fort  Worth  National  Bank  of  Texas, 
Was  born  November  7,  1836,  in  Franklin  county,  Tenn. 
He  served  in  the  Confederate  army  during  the  Civil  War 
and  attained  the  rank  of  major.  He  is  prominently  iden 
tified  with  the  business  and  public  affairs  of  Texas;  has 
rilled  numerous  public  positions  of  trust  and  honor;  and 
is  now  president  of  the  Fort  Worth  National  bank. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMEEICANS  517 

REUBEN  WEBSTER  MILLSAPS, 

Banker  of  Jackson,  Miss. 

Was  born  May  30,  1833,  in  Copiah  county,  Miss.  The 
parent  stock  originated  in  Ireland  and  Wales,  while  his 
parents,  natives  of  Georgia,  were  early  settlers  in  Missis 
sippi.  Reuben  began  life  in  the  work  of  a  farm  and  in 
attendance  at  the  public  schools,  going  to  Hanover  college 
in  Indiana  at  the  age  of  seventeen.  After  two  years  there, 
he  attended  Asbury  (now  De  Pauw)  university  at  Green- 
castle,  Ind.,  and  graduated  in  1854.  Returning  to  the 
South,  he  taught  school  two  years  and  then  studied  law 
at  Harvard,  graduating  in  1858.  Legal  practice  in  Pine 
Bluff,  Ark.,  occupied  him  until  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil 
War,  when  he  entered  the  Confederate  army  as  a  private, 
rising  during  four  years  of  service  to  be  lieutenant  colonel, 
and  being  wounded  at  Shiloh  and  Nashville.  Then- 
illustrating  the  vigor  and  spirit  of  the  new  South — Colo 
nel  Millsaps  began  life  entirely  anew  by  engaging  in 
hauling  cotton  to  market  with  a  wagon  and  two  mules, 
which  a  comrade  and  he  had  been  allowed  by  General 
Grant  to  bring  home.  With  his  earnings,  he  opened  a 
store  at  Brookhaven,  Miss.  This  business,  carried  on 
with  great  success  for  fifteen  years,  ended  in  Colonel 
Millsaps  engaging  in  a  wholesale  grocery  trade  in  St. 
Louis,  from  which  he  retired  in  1884  with  a  fortune. 
Extended  travel  in  Europe  followed,  and  in  1886  he 
established  The  Capital  State  Bank  of  Jackson,  and  has 
since  devoted  his  time  mainly  to  banking,  being  also 
president  of  the  Merchants'  and  Planters'  bank  in  Hazel- 
hurst,  Miss. ;  director  in  the  First  National  bank  in  Vicks- 
burg  and  the  First  National  bank  in  Greenville,  Miss., 
and  a  stockholder  in  many  other  institutions  of  that  class. 
Some  other  investments,  including  real  estate,  have  added 
to  his  resources.  Colonel  Millsaps  founded  Millsaps 
college  in  the  city  of  Jackson,  giving  nearly  $250,000  for 
the  purpose.  He  was  president  of  the  Southern  Chautau- 


518  SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS 

qua  assembly  at  Mont  Eagle,  Tenn.  fifteen  years  and 
also  shows  philantropic  spirit  by  interest  in  other  enter 
prises.  He  is  a  national  republican  in  politics,  a  Metho 
dist  in  religion,  a  self-made  man,  and  noted  for  honor 
and  high  character.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Capital 
National  bank,  Jackson,  Miss.;  vice-president  of  the  Citi 
zens'  Savings  Bank  and  Trust  company,  Jackson,  Miss.; 
president  of  the  Merchants  and  Planters  bank,  Hazel- 
hurst,  Miss.;  president  of  the  Bank  of  Forest,  Fortsa, 
Miss. ;  director  in  the  First  National  bank,  Vicksburg, 
Miss.,  and  First  National  bank,  Greenville,  Miss.  He 
is  the  founder  of  Millsaps  college,  situated  in  Jackson, 
giving  nearly  two  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars  to 
that  institution.  He  was  president  of  the  Mont  Eagle, 
Tenn.,  Chautauqua  assembly  for  15  years;  now  treasurer 
of  the  American  Red  Cross  for  the  state  of  Mississippi, 
and  trustee  and  treasurer  of  Millsaps  college.  He  is  also 
director  of  Brookhaven  Bank  and  Trust  company,  Brook- 
haven,  Miss.,  and  director  in  Bank  of  Georgetown, 
Georgetown,  Miss.,  and  a  stockholder  in  numerous  other 
banks  in  the  state;  also  trustee  of  Vanderbilt  university, 
Nashville,  Tenn. 

JAMES  WILSON  GRIMES  WALKER, 

United  States  Naval  Officer, 

Was  born  September  22,  1868,  in  Salem,  Mass.  He  was 
educated  in  Switzerland,  France  and  Germany;  and 
graduated  in  civil  engineering  from  the  Massachusetts 
Institute  of  Technology.  In  1890-97  he  was  engaged  in 
general  engineering,  bridge  construction  and  in  railway 
location,  construction  and  management.  In  1898  he  was 
in  charge  of  surveys  made  by  the  Nicaraugua  canal  com 
mission.  He  is  the  author  of  "Ocean  to  Ocean,  an  Ac 
count  Personal  and  Historical  of  Nicaraugua  and  Its 
People." 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  519 

JOHN   D.   MISHLER, 

Was  born  in  Newmanstown,  Lebanon  county,  Pa.,  April 
28,  1847.  He  moved  with  his  parents  to  Reading  in  1848, 
and  has  been  a  resident  of  the  city  ever  since.  He  was 
educated  in  the  private  school,  and  at  seventeen  years  of 
age  entered  a  dry  good  store  as  salesman  at  $75.00  a  year; 
learned  the  business,  and  after  a  four  months'  tour  of 
Europe  in  1868  opened  the  Globe  Dry  Goods  store,  which 
he  conducted  with  originality  and  success  until  the  latter 
part  of  1874.  Meanwhile  he  had  become  manager  of  the 
Academy  of  Music,  the  first  modern  theater  in  Reading, 
erected  by  his  father,  Joseph  Mishler,  and  opened  Octo 
ber  i,  1872.  This  he  managed  until  1886,  when  the  pres 
ent  Academy  of  Music,  of  which  he  was  the  manager 
until  May  i,  1908,  was  erected  by  a  stock  company,  with 
himself  as  a  member.  In  1873  he  established  the  "Mish 
ler  Theater  Circuit"  of  eastern  Pennsylvania,  having  the 
aters  in  nine  cities,  which  he  controlled  for  years,  the  first 
theatrical  circuit  in  America.  He  withdrew  from  the 
theatrical  business  entirely  in  1910.  In  1877-1878  he 
toured  the  country  as  manager  of  the  Swedish  Ladies' 
Vocal  Quartette,  and  was  manager  of  Bartholomew's 
celebrated  equine  paradox  for  five  years,  1881-1886.  Mr. 
Mishler  has  been  a  contributor  to  various  newspapers 
for  his  travels  in  America  and  Europe,  and  has  run  special 
departments  in  advertising  of  unique  designs.  He  is  the 
first  associate  member  of  the  Press  club,  Reading,  and  has 
continued  a  liberal  friend  since.  He  was  one  of  the  di 
rectors  of  the  Penn  Street  Passenger  Railway  company, 
organized  in  1874,  the  first  street  car  line  in  the  city;  was 
one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Reading  board  of  health, 
and  in  1891  organized  the  Berks  County  Society  for  the 
Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Animals,  of  which  he  was  the 
president  for  five  years.  He  has  been  engaged  liberally 
and  progressively  in  all  public  movements,  many  char 
ities,  and  was  the  first  secretary  of  the  Associated  charities 


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of  Reading,  giving  attention  to  systematic  benevolence. 
On  November  15,  1894,  ^e  organized  the  Pennsylvania 
Billposters  association  and  has  been  its  progressive  presi 
dent  ever  since.  He  erected  the  first  public  drinking 
fountain  in  Pennsylvania  at  Reading;  chairman  finance 
committee  Reading's  semi-centennial  1898,  and  settled 
all  accounts  within  fifteen  days  after  celebration  week; 
twice  treasurer  of  finance  committee,  state  conclave 
Knights  Templar;  treasurer  of  finance  committee  39th 
annual  encampment  Pennsylvania  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic  1905;  member  of  the  Reading  sanitarium  for 
the  treatment  of  tuberculosis  1905-6;  a  member  of  Phila 
delphia  sovereign  consistory  32nd  degree  masons,  Read 
ing  commandery  No.  42  Knights  Templar;  charter  mem 
ber  Isaac  Hiester  lodge  No.  660  F.  and  A.  M.,  Reading 
lodge  of  Perfection,  Ancient  accepted  Scottish  rites,  noble 
of  Rajah  Temple  Ancient  Arabic  order,  nobles  of  the 
Mystic  Shrine.  In  all  respects  one  of  Reading's  foremost 
citizens. 


HUGH  BUTLER, 

Lawyer  and  Statesman, 

Was  born  May  31,  1840,  in  Lancashire,  Scotland.  He 
studied  in  St.  Lawrence  academy  of  Kentucky;  and  in  the 
Fulton  seminary  of  Lewiston,  111.  Since  1862  he  has 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  law,  and  since  1874  m  Denver, 
Colo.  In  1872-73  he  was  mayor  of  Central  City,  Colo. 
In  1867-71  and  in  1874-75  he  was  a  member  of  the  Colo 
rado  house  of  representatives;  was  chairman  of  the  demo 
cratic  state  central  committee  in  1876-77.  He  is  a  lecturer 
on  common  law  pleading  in  the  university  of  Colorado. 
In  1897  he  was  president  of  the  Colorado  Bar  association, 
and  in  1900-01  was  president  of  the  Denver  Bar  associa 
tion. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  521 

CHARLES  ROLLIN  OTIS, 

The  elder  of  the  two  sons  of  Elisha  C.  Otis,  was  born 
April  29,  1835,  m  Troy,  N.Y.  During  his  youth  he  at 
tended  school  at  Halifax,  Vt.,.  and  at  Albany,  N.Y.  From 
early  boyhood  he  manifested  a  great  fondness  for  mechan 
ics  of  every  kind.  At  the  age  of  thirteen  he  began  his 
apprenticeship  as  machinist  under  his  father.  At  sev 
enteen  he  was  greatly  interested  in  steam  engines  and 
received  the  position  of  engineer  in  a  large  manufactory 
at  Yonkers,  N.Y.,  of  which  his  father  was  superintendent 
of  machinery.  Earlier  he  was  very  ambitious  to  become 
an  engineer  on  one  of  the  great  ocean  liners.  He  was  a 
young  man  of  determined  purpose  and  doubtless  but  for 
the  removal  of  his  father  about  this  time  to  Yonkers,  N.Y., 
he  would  have  accomplished  it.  He  accompanied  and 
assisted  his  father  in  his  early  operations  in  Yonkers.  He 
was  quick  to  see  the  possibilities  of  the  elevator  (a  sketch 
of  the  Otis  Bros,  and  company  elevator  works  is  given 
in  the  chapter  on  "Yonkers  Industries")  that  his  father 
had  invented,  and  urged  him  to  devote  himself  exclusively 
to  the  making  and  introducing,  etc.,  throughout  the  world. 
Mr.  Otis  manifested  the  same  integrity,  business  ability 
and  genius  of  invention  as  his  father.  He  has  been  closely 
connected  with  various  large  business  interests,  also  real 
estate  improvements  of  this  city.  He  was  formerly  a 
member  of  the  Westminster  church,  and  for  twelve  years 
was  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school  and  an  elder  of 
the  church.  He  was  chairman  of  the  committee  at  the 
time  of  the  building  of  the  Westminster  Presbyterian 
church.  For  the  last  fourteen  years  he  has  been  connected 
with  the  First  Presbyterian  church.  He  was  married 
August  28,  1861,  to  Caroline  F.  Boyd.  They  have  had 
no  children,  but  have  reared  and  educated  several  or 
phans  and  others.  Mr.  Otis  was  appointed  a  member  of 
the  board  of  education  in  1886,  and  served  continuously 
for  twenty-four  years.  For  several  years  he  was  chairman 


522  SUCCESSFUL   AMEKICANS 

of  the  committee  on  teachers  and  instruction,  and  also  a 
member  of  other  important  committees  at  different  times. 
A  very  considerable  part  of  his  time  was  devoted  to  vis 
iting  and  inspecting  schools.  While  a  member  of  the 
board  of  education  he  endeavored  to  his  utmost  to  get 
and  finally  succeeded  in  getting  fireproof  stairways  in  all 
of  the  twenty  public  schools  of  the  city  of  Yonkers,  and 
persistently  urged  regular  weekly  firedrills  of  the  chil 
dren.  He  is  a  steadfast  friend  of  the  teachers  and  chil 
dren  and  believes  that  the  public  schools  should  be  lifted 
to  the  highest  standard;  to  that  end  he  devoted  much  of 
his  time  and  efforts.  He  has  been  a  great  traveler,  having 
visited  Europe  several  times.  His  published  letters  dur 
ing  his  visits  abroad  are  of  some  interest.  Mr.  Otis  is  an 
extensive  reader,  and  owner  of  a  valuable  special  library, 
including  both  a  classical  collection  and  a  wide  range  of 
scientific  subjects. 

FRANKLIN    MURPHY, 

Manufacturer  of  Newark,  N .  J., 

Was  born  January  3,  1846,  in  Jersey  City,  N.J.  His  first 
American  ancestor,  Robert  Murphy,  came  from  England 
in  1766,  and  that  Robert's  son,  Robert,  born  in  Connecti 
cut,  served  in  the  Revolution  in  the  Bergen  county,  N.J., 
militia.  Robert,  jr.,  had  a  son,  William,  who  served  in 
the  War  of  1812,  and  his  grandson,  Franklin  Murphy, 
continued  the  military  history  of  the  family  in  the  War 
of  the  Rebellion.  The  son  of  Williams  Hays  Murphy 
and  Elizabeth  Hagar,  his  wife,  Franklin  Murphy  came, 
with  his  parents,  to  Newark  when  he  was  ten  years  old, 
and  has  resided  there  ever  since.  While  at  the  Newark 
academy,  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  he  enlisted  in  the  i3th 
New  Jersey  volunteers,  and  saw  active  service  in  the  army 
of  the  Potomac  and  under  General  Sherman  until  the  close 
of  the  war.  Mr.  Murphy  was  first  lieutenant  when  he 
was  mustered  out.  This  patriotic  duty  finished,  Mr. 


SUCCESSFUL    AMERICANS  523 

Murphy  entered  business,  and  in  1865  founded  the  firm 
of  Murphy  and  company,  varnish  manufacturers,  of 
Newark.  Since  then  his  time,  energies  and  great  business 
capacity  have  been  devoted,  in  the  main,  to  the  promotion 
of  this  trade.  The  Murphy  varnishes  are  now  sold  all 
over  the  world,  and  the  Murphy  Varnish  company,  which 
succeeded  the  firm  in  1891,  and  of  which  Mr.  Murphy 
is  president,  has  factories  in  Newark,  Chicago  and  Cleve 
land,  and  transacts  an  enormous  business.  Mr.  Murphy 
has  had  happy  relations  with  those  in  his  employment, 
and  has  been  a  sincere  advocate  of  such  measures  in  busi 
ness  and  in  government,  as  would  best  secure  liberal  wages 
and  steady  occupation  for  workingmen.  Socially,  Frank 
lin  Murphy  has  many  pleasant  relations  in  a  private  and 
public  way,  both  in  this  country  and  abroad,  and  is  a 
member  of  many  organizations,  among  them  the  Union 
League  and  Century  clubs  of  New  York  city,  the  Union 
League  club  of  Chicago,  the  Loyal  Legion,  the  Essex 
and  Essex  County  Country  clubs  of  Newark,  the  Sons  of 
the  American  Revolution,  of  which  he  has  been  president 
general,  and  other  associations.  His  residence  in  Newark 
and  a  summer  home  at  Mendham  are  elegant  houses  of 
genial  hospitality.  Mr.  Murphy  has  continued  by  ac 
tivities  in  politics  an  interest  in  public  affairs,  whichi 
began  by  service  as  a  soldier.  He  has  served  as  member 
of  the  Newark  common  council  and  of  the  New  Jersey 
legislature,  is  now  chairman  of  the  republican  state  com 
mittee,  and  is  active  in  each  campaign.  He  was  governor 
of  New  Jersey  1902-1905.  In  business  associations  he  has 
had  the  usual  responsibilities  placed  upon  successful  men 
in  connection  with  public  institutions,  banks  and  societies. 
Happily  gifted  in  manner,  disposition  and  taste,  enter 
prising  and  original  in  business  ideas,  personally  liked 
most  by  those  who  know  him  best,  and  as  frank  in  declar 
ing  his  principles  as  he  is  sincere  in  maintaining  them, 
his  career  has  been  rounded  with  success  and  marked  by 


524  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

the  appreciation  of  men  whose  good  opinion  is  best  worth 
having.  Mr.  Murphy  was  married  in  Newark  in  1868  to 
Janet  Colwell,  daughter  of  Israel  D.  Colwell  and  Cath 
erine  C.  G.  Hoghland,  and  his  two  children  are  Franklin, 
jr.,  Helen  M.,  now  Mrs.  Wm.  B.  Kinney. 

' !       '   O%:  . ' 

ERNEST  RICHARD  KROEGER, 
Was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  August  10,  1862.  His  father, 
one  of  the  most  eminent  literary  men  in  the  West,  super 
intended  his  early  musical  education,  after  which  he  had 
as  instructors  several  celebrated  musicians,  notably  W. 
Goldner  of  Paris  in  composition,  and  Charles  Kunkel  in 
pianoforte  playing.  Up  to  his  twenty-third  year  Mr. 
Kroeger  was  employed  in  mercantile  business,  but  in  the 
meantime  he  prosecuted  his  musical  studies  with  great 
energy  and  enthusiasm,  finally  entering  upon  a  musical 
career  on  November  i,  1885.  As  a  pianist  he  has  been 
heard  frequently  in  concerts,  and  in  conjunction  with  Mr. 
Charles  Kunkel  has  made  a  great  specialty  of  duo  playing 
upon  two  pianofortes.  In  his  recitals  he  has  played  over 
five  hundred  pieces  by  memory.  He  was  for  eight  years 
organist  of  Trinity  Episcopal  church,  and  has  been  for 
some  time  organist  of  the  Church  of  the  Messiah  (Uni 
tarian),  both  of  St.  Louis.  In  the  latter  church  Mr. 
Kroeger  has  conducted  a  fine  chorus  choir,  which  has 
rendered  works  by  such  composers  as  Beethoven,  Bach, 
Handel,  Mendelssohn,  Mozart,  Gounod,  Spohr,  Dvorak, 
Haydn,  Schubert,  Weber  and  others.  As  a  conductor,  in 
addition  to  the  chorus  above  mentioned  he  has  had  charge 
of  the  musical  features  of  the  McCullough  club,  is  di 
rector  of  the  "Amphion"  male  chorus,  and  for  ten  years 
led  the  Morning  Choral  club,  composed  of  fifty  ladies. 
Mr.  Kroeger  served  as  president  of  the  Music  Teachers 
National  association  (1896-1897),  and  in  1904  he  was 
appointed  master  of  programs  of  the  bureau  of  music  at 
the  St.  Louis  World's  Fair.  For  his  services  in  the  latter 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  525 

capacity  the  French  government  elected  him  an  officer 
of  the  Academy.  But  it  is  as  a  composer  that  Mr.  Kroeger 
has  achieved  his  greatest  reputation.  His  works,  pub 
lished  and  unpublished,  are  in  nearly  all  branches  of  mu 
sic.  They  include  many  pianoforte  pieces,  songs,  church 
music,  and  other  smaller  compositions.  In  larger  fields, 
Mr.  Kroeger  has  written  a  great  deal  of  chamber  music, 
notably  his  "Quintet  for  Pianoforte  and  Strings,"  given 
with  great  success  at  the  Music  Teachers'  National  asso 
ciation  at  Detroit  in  1890,  also  a  "Symphony  for  Orches 
tra,"  "Four  Symphonic  Overtures,"  and  a  "Pianoforte 
Concerto."  One  eminent  musical  critic  says:  "His  work 
is  based  upon  the  modern  romantic  style,  such  as  Raff, 
Schwarwenka,  and  Moszkowski  have  been  developing. 
The  compositions  by  Mr.  Kroeger  prove  him  to  be  a 
thorough  artist,  that  his  knowledge  of  counterpoint  is 
profound,  and  that  he  does  not  need  to  wander  about  for 
the  effects  he  wishes  to  produce.  His  compositions  are 
full  of  sparkling  originality  and  are  artistically  devel 
oped.  .  Mr.  Kroeger,  in  his  many  beautiful  works,  shows 
that  he  is  able  to  use  the  modern  school  and  even  some 
of  the  Wagnerian  effects  without  forgetting  that  a  com 
poser's  individuality  must  be  kept  uppermost  in  all  his 
writings.  He  is  an  American  writer  who  not  only  pos 
sesses  contrapuntal  skill,  but  a  decided  gift  for  melody." 

JOSEPH    D.    HOUSTON, 

Lawyer  of  Wichita,  Kan., 

Was  born  February  17,  1858,  near  Paris,  Ky.  He  re 
ceived  a  thorough  education;  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
and  soon  attained  success  in  the  practice  of  his  profession. 
He  is  prominently  identified  with  the  business  and  public 
affairs  of  his  city  and  state,  and  has  filled  numerous  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 


526  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

EDWARD  OSGOOD  OTIS, 

Physician, 

Was  born  October  29,  1848,  in  Rye,  N.H.;  son  of  Rev. 
Israel  Taintor  Otis  and  Olive  (Morgan)  Otis.  He  is  a 
descendant  from  John  Otis,  who  came  to  America  in  163  $, 
and  is  grandson  of  a  Revolutionary  soldier.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  Phillips  Exeter  academy;  was  graduated  from 
Harvard  college  as  A.B.  in  1871,  and  from  Harvard 
medical  school  as  M.D.  in  1877.  He  nas  been  engaged  in 
practice,  since  graduation,  in  Boston.  His  specialty  is 
disease  of  the  lungs  and  climatology;  and  he  has  done 
much  work  in  the  crusade  against  tuberculosis.  He 
founded  the  tuberculosis  department  of  Boston  dispen 
sary,  the  first  of  its  kind  in  the  United  States,  and  is  its 
senior  physician;  is  professor  of  diseases  of  the  lungs 
and  of  climatology  in  Tufts  college  medical  school,  and 
consulting  phyiscian  of  the  Massachusetts  state  sanatori 
um  for  tuberculosis.  He  was  formerly  president  of  the 
American  Climatological  association;  is  a  director  of  the 
National  association  for  the  Study  and  Prevention  of 
Tuberculosis;  president  of  the  Boston  Association  for  the 
Relief  and  Control  of  Tuberculosis;  member  of  the 
Public  Health  association,  the  American  Academy  of 
Medicine,  American  Medical  association,  Boston  Society 
of  Medical  Improvement,  Boston  Medical  Library  asso 
ciation;  and  he  is  a  correspondent  member  of  the  Interna- 
national  Anti-Tuberculosis  association.  He  has  written 
many  articles,  published  in  various  medical  journals,  up 
on  tuberculosis  and  climate;  and  wrote  a  series  of  articles 
upon  climate  and  health  resorts  for  Woods  Handbook  of 
Medical  Sciences,  second  edition;  author  of  "The  Great 
White  Plague;"  author  of  article  on  tuberculosis  in 
Muller  &  Kelly's  Practical  Treatment.  Dr.  Otis  is  a 
trustee  of  the  Montgomery  (Alabama)  industrial  school. 
In  politics  he  is  a  republican,  and  he  is  a  deacon  in  the 
Congregational  church.  Dr.  Otis  is  a  member  of  the 


SUCCESSFUL  AMEEICANS  527 

Massachusetts  Society  of  Sons  of  the  American  Revolu 
tion,  and  of  the  University  club  of  Boston.  He  married 
in  Boston  June  6,  1894,  Marion  Faxon,  and  they  have 
five  children:  Olive,  born  in  1895;  John  Faxon,  born  in 
1898;  Edward  Osgood,  Jr.,  born  in  1900;  William  Faxon, 
born  in  1904;  and  Brooke  Faxon,  born  in  1908. 

FRANK  HERVEY  PETTINGELL, 

Retired  Business  President, 

Was  born  January  2,  1868,  in  Newburyport,  Mass.  He 
is  a  successful  broker  and  investor  of  Colorado  Springs, 
Col.;  was  the  former  president  of  the  Colorado  Mining 
Exchange  of  Denver;  and  has  been  president  of  several 
mining  companies  and  various  other  corporations.  At 
present  he  is  engaged  in  literary  work,  giving  special 
attention  to  genealogical  research  and  colonial  subjects. 

FRANKLIN  HARVEY  HEAD, 

Manufacturer,  Banker  and  Author, 
Was  born  January  24,  1835,  in  Paris,  Oneida  county,  New 
York.  In  1856  he  received  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Ham 
ilton  college  of  New  York;  and  subsequently  received  the 
degrees  of  A.M.  and  LLID.  In  1858-66  he  practised  law 
in  Kenosha,  Wis. ;  for  four  years  was  engaged  in  ranching 
in  Utah,  and  in  1872  located  in  Chicago,  111.  Since  1890 
he  has  been  president  of  the  Bush  Temple  conservatory; 
is  vice-president  of  the  Continental  Casualty  company; 
vice-president  of  the  Protection  Mutual  Fire  Insurance 
company,  and  vice-president  bank  of  Cedar  Rapids,  Neb. 
He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Newberry  library;  president  of  the 
Chicago  Historical  society,  and  has  been  twice  president 
of  the  Union  League  club  of  Chicago.  He  is  the  author 
of  Shakespeare's  Insomnia  and  The  Causes  Thereof;  A 
Notable  Lawsuit,  and  other  works. 


528  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

GENERAL  HORACE  PORTER, 

Orator  and  man  of  affairs, 

Was  born  in  Huntingdon,  Pa.,  April  15,  1837.  His  an 
cestors  were  long  identified  with  the  early  history  of 
Pennsylvania.  His  grandfather,  Andrew  Porter,  born  in 
Worcester,  Pa.,  September  24,  1743,  and  the  proprietor 
of  a  scientific  school  in  Philadelphia,  left  the  arts  of  peace 
in  1775  to  join  the  forces  of  the  American  Revolution,  as 
captain  of  marines  and  then  of  artillery,  served  entirely 
through  the  war,  and  was  promoted  from  rank  to  rank 
until  he  became  colonel  of  the  Fourth  continental  artil 
lery,  and  later  brigadier  general.  After  the  war  he  was 
commissioned  major  general  of  militia  and,  after  service 
as  commissioner  for  surveying  the  boundary  lines  between 
Pennsylvania  and  Virginia,  declined  the  positions  of 
brigadier  general  in  the  regular  army  and  secretary  of 
war,  tendered  by  President  Madison.  David  R.  Porter, 
son  of  the  latter,  an  iron  master,  located  in  Huntingdon, 
served  for  a  number  of  years  in  the  senate  of  Pennsylvania 
and  was  twice  governor  of  the  state.  Horace,  youngest 
son  of  David  R.  Porter,  was  educated  at  the  scientific 
school  of  Harvard  university  and  graduated  from  the 
West  Point  military  academy  in  1860.  He  served  in  the 
field  during  the  civil  war  and  during  the  four  years  of 
that  struggle  rose  through  every  grade  of  the  regular 
army  up  to  that  of  brevet  brigadier  general.  Promotion 
by  brevet  was  accorded  to  him  on  six  different  occasions 
for  "gallant  and  meritorious  services."  He  served  during 
the  latter  part  of  the  war  upon  General  Grant's  staff 
and  as  private  secretary  to  General  Grant  when  the  latter 
was  president.  Since  the  war  he  has  become  conspicuous 
in  civil  life  by  his  management  of  important  and  success 
ful  business  enterprises  and  by  display  of  ability  in  the 
field  of  oratory  and  literature.  He  has  been  president  of 
several  railroad  companies,  vice-president  of  the  Pull 
man  Car  company,  and  a  director  in  a  number  of  promi- 


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nent  financial  institutions.  He  is  president  of  the  Union 
League  club, the  Grant  monument  association, the  Society 
of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  the  National  Society  of 
the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  commander  of  the 
New  York  commandery  of  the  Loyal  Legion  and  of  the 
Washington  Post,  G.  A.  R. ;  vice-president  of  the  cham 
ber  of  commerce,  and  a  member  of  the  Metropolitan, 
University,  Lotos,  Grolier,  Century,  Players',  Lawyers', 
Union  League,  and  Authors'  clubs  of  New  York  city, 
and  many  other  organizations,  including  geographical 
and  historical  societies.  In  1894  he  received  the  degree 
of  LL.D.  from  Union  and  Williams  colleges,  and  from 
Princeton  and  Harvard  universities.  In  1864  he  married 
Miss  McHarg  of  Albanv,  and  to  them  have  been  born 
Horace  M.,  Clarence,  William  and  Elsie  Porter.  Gen 
eral  Porter  has  in  recent  years  become  one  of  the  favorite 
after-dinner  and  public  orators  of  New  York  city.  He 
is  greatly  in  demand  and  has  delivered  orations  on  many 
occasions  of  public  moment  as  well  as  innumerable 
speeches  and  lectures  upon  other  occasions,  social,  liter 
ary,  patriotic  and  commercial.  He  speaks  several  of  the 
modern  languages,  and  among  his  literary  works  are  a 
number  of  books  and  magazine  articles,  which  have  com 
manded  public  attention.  He  secured  the  congressional 
medal  of  honor  for  a  conspicuous  act  of  gallantry  at  the 
battle  of  Chickamauga;  was  ambassador  to  France  from 
1897  to  1905.  Received  from  France  the  decoration  of 
the  grand  cross  of  the  Legion  of  Honor.  After  a  search 
of  six  years  he  recovered  the  body  of  John  Paul  Jones  in 
a  forgotten  cemetery  at  his  own  expense,  and  received  for 
this  a  unanimous  vote  of  thanks  from  congress  and  the 
privilege  of  the  floor  of  both  houses  for  life. 


530  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

GEORGE  F.  RANDOLPH, 

First  Vice-president  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railroad 

System, 

Was  born  June  29,  1856,  at  Norwalk,  Ohio.  Entered 
railway  service  1873  as  derk  in  road  department  Cincin 
nati,  Sandusky  and  Cleveland  railroad  at  Sandusky,  Ohio, 
then  learned  telegraphy  on  the  Lake  Shore  and  Michi 
gan  Southern  Railway;  1874,  operator  and  freight  and 
ticket  clerk  at  various  stations  Cincinnati,  Sandusky  and 
Cleveland  railroad;  1875,  clerk  cashier's  office  St.  Louis 
and  San  Francisco  Railway  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  June,  1875, 
to  November,  1879,  paymaster  same  road;  November, 
1879,  to  May,  1881,  station  agent  Cincinnati,  Sandusky 
and  Cleveland  railroad  and  Indiana,  Bloomington  and 
Western  railway  at  Kenton,  Ohio;  June  to  October,  1881, 
clerk  Equitable  Life  Insurance  company  at  Paris, 
France;  November,  1881,  to  March,  1883,  traveling  au 
ditor  Missouri  Pacific  Railway,  Missouri,  Kansas  and 
Texas  Railway,  Texas  and  Pacific  Railway  and  St.  Louis, 
Iron  Mountain  and  Southern  Railway;  March  to  Au 
gust,  1883,  clerk  general  superintendent's  office  Missouri, 
Kansas  and  Texas  Railway  at  Sedalia,  Mo.;  August, 
1883,  to  December,  1881;,  clerk  auditor's  office  and  chief 
clerk  general  freight  office  West  Shore  Railroad  at  New 
York;  December,  1885,  to  January,  1890,  general  freight 
and  passenger  agent  Elmira,  Cortland  and  Northern  rail 
road;  January,  1890,  to  April,  1892,  general  freight  agent 
New  York  and  New  England  Railroad;  April,  1892,  to 
March,  1893,  first  assistant  general  freight  agent  Phila 
delphia  and  Reading  railroad  and  Lehigh  Valley  rail 
road  at  Philadelphia;  March,  1893,  to  September,  1895, 
general  traffic  manager  New  York  and  New  England 
railroad  and  Norwich  and  New  York  Transportation 
company;  September  i,  1895,  to  November,  1895  general 
traffic  manager  New  England  railroad,  successor  to  the 


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New  York  and  New  England  railroad;  March,  1896,  to 
October  i,  1897,  general  traffic  manager  Baltimore  and 
Ohio  Southwestern  railroad;  Octoben,  1897,  to  October 
4,  1899,  member  board  of  managers  Joint  Traffic  associa 
tion  for  Baltimore  and  Ohio  lines;  April  i,  1899,,  to  June 
24,  1903,  president  Staten  Island  railway  and  general 
agent  Baltimore  and  Ohio  and  Baltimore  and  Ohio 
Southwestern  railroads;  June  24,  1903,  to  January  13, 
1904,  vice-president  Staten  Island  Rapid  Transit  railway, 
general  manager  Rapid  Transit  Ferry  company,  and  gen 
eral  superintendent  New  York  division  Baltimore  and 
Ohio  railroad;  January  13,  1904,  to  date,  first  vice-presi 
dent  Baltimore  and  Ohio  railroad  system. 

ALEXANDER  DOUGALL  BLACKADER, 

Physician  and  Scientist, 

Was  born  June  19,  1847,  in  Montreal,  Canada.  He  was 
educated  at  the  McGill  university;  and  is  a  graduate  in 
arts  and  medicine,  with  honors  in  natural  science.  He 
also  attended  Saint  Thomas'  hospital  of  London,  Eng 
land.  Since  1881  he  has  been  a  lecturer  on  the  diseases 
of  children,  and  since  1891  has  been  professor  of  pharma 
cology  and  therapeutics  at  McGill  university.  He  is  also 
physician  to  the  Montreal  General  hospital;  is  senior 
physician  to  the  Children's  Memorial  hospital;  and  still 
practices  medicine  in  Montreal,  Canada. 

CHARLES    HENRI    LEONARD, 

Physician  and  Author  of  Detroit,  Mich., 
Was  born  March  28,  1850,  in  Akron,  Ohio.  For  thirty 
years  he  has  been  professor  of  gynaecology  in  the  Detroit 
College  of  Medicine.  He  has  been  president  of  the  De 
troit  College  of  Medicine.  He  has  been  president  of  the 
Detroit  Public  Library  Commission;  and  president  of  the 
Wayne  County  Medical  society.  He  is  the  author  of 
several  medical  works;  and  still  practices  his  profession 
in  Detroit,  Mich. 


532  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

ANTON  ADOLPH   RAVEN, 

Insurance  President, 

Was  born  September  30,  1833,  in  Curacao,  Dutch  West 
Indies,  son  of  John  and  Nelly  (Hutchings)  Raven.  His 
father,  a  native  of  Curacao,  was  a  merchant,  and  his 
mother  was  a  descendant  of  an  old  American  family  who 
settled  in  the  West  Indies.  His  elementary  education 
was  received  in  a  school  at  St.  Thomas.  Removing  to 
New  York  city  in  1851,  he  became  associated  in  a  clerical 
capacity  with  the  Atlantic  Mutual  Insurance  company; 
he  was  made  corresponding  clerk  in  1854,  underwriter 
in  1865,  fourth  vice-president  in  1875,  second  vice-presi 
dent  in  1886,  vice-president  in  1895,  and  president  of  the 
company  in  1897,  a  position  he  still  occupies.  The  At 
lantic  Mutual  Insurance  company  was  chartered  in  1842, 
and  insures  against  marine  and  inland  transportation 
risks.  During  its  period  of  existence  the  company  has 
insured  property  to  the  value  of  $23,353,407,439.  The 
officers  are:  A.  A.  Raven,  president;  Cornelius  Eldert, 
vice-president  ;Walter  Wood  Parsons,  second  vice-presi 
dent;  John  H.  Jones  Stewart,  fourth  vice-president,  and 
G.  Stanton  Floyd-Jones,  secretary.  Mr.  Raven  is  presi 
dent  board  of  marine  underwriters;  president  of  Ameri 
can  bureau  of  shippers;  also  vice-president  and  trustee 
of  the  Metropolitan  Trust  company;  a  trustee  of  the  At 
lantic  Safe  Deposit  company,  and  the  Seamen's  Bank  for 
Savings;  and  is  a  director  of  the  Fidelity  and  Casualtiy 
company,  the  Home  Life  Insurance  company,  the  Bank 
of  New  York,  and  also  a  member  of  the  chamber  of  com 
merce;  chairman  of  committee  on  insurance  in  chamber 
of  commerce.  In  1902  he  delivered  a  lecture  at  Yale 
university  upon  marine  insurance.  He  was  one  of  the 
organizers  of  the  22nd  New  York  regiment  during  the 
civil  war.  Mr.  Raven  is  not  a  clubman,  but  belongs  to 
the  Montauk  and  Hamilton  clubs,  and  is  a  life  member 
and  one  of  the  vice-presidents  of  the  American  Geograph- 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  533 

ical  society,  and  vice-president  of  the  Brooklyn  Associa 
tion  for  Improving  Condition  of  the  Poor.  He  was  mar 
ried  in  June,  1860,  to  Gertrude,  daughter  of  James  C. 
Oatman  of  New  York,  and  had  four  children:  William 
Oatman  and  John  Howard, — the  latter  is  professor  of 
Semitic  languages  in  the  theological  seminary  in  New 
Brunswick,  N.J., — Caroline  Raven  MacLean,  widow  of 
Dr.  Peter  A.  MacLean,  and  Edith,  deceased. 

CHARLES   ALEXANDER   ROOK, 

Journalist, 

Was  born  in  Pittsburgh,  August  n,  1861;  son  of  Alex 
ander  W.  Rook  and  Harriet  L.  (Beck)  Rook.  He  was 
educated  in  the  Ayers  Latin  school,  Schmidt  academy, 
and  Western  university  of  Pennsylvania.  He  married  in 
Pittsburgh,  September  9,  1884,  Anna  B.  Wilson,  and 
they  have  three  children :  Helen  Emma,  Charles  Alex 
ander,  Jr.,  and  Florence  Anna.  He  entered  the  office  of 
the  Pittsburg  Dispatch  September  i,  1880,  following  the 
death  of  his  father,  who  was  for  many  years  the  senior 
member  of  the  firm  of  Rook,  O'Neill  and  company, 
publishers  and  editors  of  the  Dispatch;  became  secretary 
of  the  Dispatch  Publishing  company  in  1888;  treasurer 
in  1896,  and  March  10,  1902  president  and  editor-in- 
chief.  Colonel  Rook  is  a  republican  in  national  politics, 
but  independent  in  city,  county  and  state  politics.  He 
was  endorsed  by  every  labor  union  in  Pittsburgh  in  1905 
for  mayor  of  the  city,  but  declined  the  nomination  on  ac 
count  of  great  business  pressure.  In  1907  Colonel  Rook 
was  urged  to  become  a  candidate  for  one  of  the  most 
important  offices  in  the  Pennsylvania  state  government, 
but,  as  in  the  case  of  the  mayoralty,  was  compelled  to 
decline  the  honor.  He  was  appointed  February  14,  1907, 
on  the  military  staff  of  Edwin  S.  Stuart,  governor  of 
Pennsylvania,  with  the  rank  of  lieutenant-colonel.  On 
January  17,  1908,  was  elected  by  the  judges  of  Allegheny 


534  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

county,  a  member  of  the  board  of  inspectors  of  the  West 
ern  penitentiary  of  Pennsylvania;  and  upon  the  change 
in  government  was  appointed  by  Governor  Stuart,  and 
reappointed  by  Governor  Turner;  is  now  president  of 
the  board  of  managers.  He  is  an  honorary  member  of 
Typographical  union  No.  7.  He  was  elected  by  the 
Pennsylvania  state  convention  delegate-at-large  to  the 
republican  national  convention  of  1908;  and  was  ap 
pointed  by  the  Pennsylvania  delegation  to  represent 
Pennsylvania  on  the  national  committee  to  notify  Wil 
liam  H.  Taft  of  the  nomination  for  president.  Col.  Rook 
was  endorsed  and  urged  by  every  labor  organization  of 
Pennsylvania  to  become  a  candidate  for  the  United  States 
senate,  to  succeed  Hon.  P.  C.  Knox.  He  was  appointed 
by  President  Taft  minister  plenipotentiary  and  envoy 
extraordinary  to  represent  the  United  States  at  the  one 
hundredth  (looth)  anniversary  of  the  independence  of 
the  United  States  of  Mexico  in  1910;  appointed  by  Gov 
ernor  Stuart  to  represent  the  state  of  Pennsylvania  at  the 
convention  of  the  national  rivers  and  harbors  congress, 
held  in  the  city  of  Washington  December,  1907,  and  to 
the  conference  with  President  Roosevelt  at  the  White 
House,  May  1908,  on  the  conservation  of  the  natural 
resources  of  the  United  States.  He  is  an  Episcopalian  in 
his  church  relations,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
The  Newsboys'  Home,  and  member  Duquesne,  Union, 
Americus  Republican,  Country  clubs,  Pittsburg  Athletic 
association  and  the  Typographical  Athletic  association  of 
Pittsburgh,  The  Automobile  Club  of  America,  of  New 
York,  and  the  Fellowship  Club  of  Philadephia. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  535 

THOMAS  FORTUNE  RYAN, 

Financier, 

Was  born  October  17,  1851,  in  Nelson  county,  Va. ;  edu 
cated  in  the  schools  of  that  county;  married  in  Baltimore, 
Md.,  November  25,  1873,  Ida  M.  Barry,  and  has  five 
sons.  Went  to  Baltimore  at  the  age  of  seventeen  and 
worked  in  the  dry  goods  commission  house  of  John  S. 
Barr  until  1870,  when  he  came  to  New  York  City  and 
became  connected  with  a  house  in  Wall  Street;  became 
a  member  of  the  New  York  Stock  Exchange  in  1874,  and 
soon  became  identified  with  corporation  interests  and  se 
curities  and  especially  to  consolidating  and  extending  the 
street  railway  and  lighting  systems  of  New  York  City, 
Chicago  and  other  large  ctities,  being  associated  in  and 
having  active  charge  of  the  enterprise  of  the  late  William 
Whitney  for  nearly  thirty  years;  notably  in  effecting  the 
consolidation  of  the  various  street  railway  systems  of  New 
York  City  for  a  combination  of  capitalists,  in  1886;  went 
to  London,  in  1902,  to  take  charge  of  the  fight  which  the 
American  Tobacco  company  was  then  making  against 
the  Imperial  Tobacco  company  for  a  division  of  the 
world  territory  for  the  tobacco  trade,  and  in  a  few  weeks 
won  the  fight  completely, established  harmonious  relations 
with  the  British  corporation,  and  greatly  enchancing  the 
value  of  the  American  company's  business;  was  a  leader 
in  the  reorganization  of  the  Richmond  and  Danville  Sys 
tem  into  the  present  Southern  railway;  formed  and  exe 
cuted  the  plans  for  the  Central  of  Georgia  Railroad  and 
Banking  company;  secured  control  of  the  Seabord  Air 
Line  Railway  after  and  eight-year  contest;  arranged  the 
recent  merging  of  the  street  railways  with  the  elevated 
railways  and  the  subways  system  in  such  a  way  as  to  give 
to  him  and  his  associates  practical  control  of  the  entire 
rapid  transit  system  of  New  York  City;  purchased  a  con 
trolling  interest  in  the  stock  of  the  Equitable  Life  Assur 
ance  Society  of  the  United  States,  in  1905;  and  is  inter- 


536  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

ested  in  and  practically  controls  many  important  interests, 
domestic  and  foreign.  Director  American  Tobacco  com 
pany,  Guarantee  Trust  company  and  Carolina,  Clinch- 
field  and  Ohio  Railroad  company.  Democrat;  delegate 
from  Virginia  to  national  democratic  convention  of  1904, 
where  he  was  largely  instrumental  in  reconciling  the  dele 
gates  to  the  acceptance  of  Judge  Parker's  telegram  de 
claring  for  the  gold  standard.  Catholic.  Has  a  home, 
named  Oak  Ridge,  on  the  site  of  his  birthplace  in  Vir 
ginia,  where  he  maintains  his  legal  residence,  and  a  coun 
try  house  also  at  Suffern,  New  York,  besides  his  winter 
residence.  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Southern  Society  in 
New  York.  Clubs:  Army  and  Navy  (New  York  City), 
Automobile  Club  of  America,  Catholic,  City  Midday, 
Columbus  (Ohio),  Country  of  Westchester,  Knollwood 
Country,  Lawyers,  Manhataan,  Metropolitan  (New 
York.  Athletic,  National  Democratic,  Riding,  Tuxedo, 
Union,  The  Virginians. 

JOHN  J.  WHITE, 

Mayor  of  Holyoke,  Mass., 

Was  born  January  13,  1866,  in  Lee,  Mass.  He  received 
a  thorough  education  in  the  public  schools  and  colleges 
of  New  England.  He  is  treasurer  of  the  White  Paper 
Box  company  of  Holyoke,  Mass.;  and  prominently  iden 
tified  with  the  business  and  public  affairs  of  his  city.  For 
five  years  he  served  with  distinction  as  an  alderman;  and 
is  now  mayor  of  his  city. 

HEZEKIAH  M.  GILLETT, 

Attorney-at-Law  of  Bay  City,  Mich., 
Was  born  January  9,  1852,  in  Stafford,  Genessee  county, 
N.  Y.  He  received  a  thorough  education;  and  soon  at 
tained  success  in  the  practice  of  law.  He  has  been  a  mem 
ber  of  the  school  board;  and  has  filled  several  other  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  537 

LEVERETT  WILSON  SPRING, 

Educator  and  Author, 

Was  born  January  5,  1840,  in  Graf  ton,  Vt.  In  1 868-81 
he  filled  pastorates  in  the  Congregational  church;  since 
1 88 1  has  been  engaged  in  educational  work;  and  since 
1909  has  been  emeritus  professor  of  English  language 
and  literature  in  the  university  of  Kansas.  He  is  the 
author  of  Kansas  and  numerous  other  works;  and  now 
resides  in  Williamstown,  Mass. 

WALTER  HENRY  OADES, 

Shipbuilder, 

Was  born  Nov.  2,  1849,  in  Clayton,  N.  Y.,  son  of 
John  and  Jane  (Van  Allen)  Oades;  educated  in  public 
schools  of  New  York  state  and  Detroit;  married  at  De 
troit,  1883,  Miss  Anna  Smith.  Learned  the  trade  of  ship 
building  in  Detroit  under  his  father,  continuing  in  the 
business  after  death  of  his  father,  in  1895;  shipbuilder 
and  repairer  shears  and  steam  marine  railway.  Member 
Detroit  Board  of  Commerce,  B  P.  O.  E.,  Royal  Arca 
num.  Recreation:  Yachting. 

CHARLES  OLIVER  GRAY, 

President  of  the  Washington  and  Tusculum  College 
Was  born  June  3,  1867,  in  Hewelton,  N.Y.  He  became 
principal  of  the  high  school  of  Hewelton,  N.Y.  He  has 
been  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Smith- 
town,  N.Y. ;  and  president  of  the  First  Presbyterian 
church  of  Marshall,  N.C.  He  is  now  president  of  the 
Washington  and  Tusculum  College  of  Greeneville,  Tenn. 
WILLIAM  SAUNDERS  SCARBOROUGH, 

President  Wilberforce  University  of  Ohio, 
Was  born  February  16,   1852,  in  Macon,  Ga.     He  was 
educated  at  Atlanta  university;  and  in   1875  graduated 
from  Oberlin  college.     Since  1877  he  has  been  professor 


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of  ancient  languages  in  Wilberforce  university;  and  since 
1908  has  been  president  of  that  institution.  He  has  been 
postmaster  of  Wilberforce;  and  has  been  prominent  in 
the  republican  politics  of  his  state.  He  is  the  author  of 
First  Lessons  in  Greek;  and  other  works;  and  resides  in 
Wilberforce,  Ohio. 

LEVY  MAYER, 

Lawyer ', 

Was  born  in  Richmond,  Va.,  October  23,  1858;  son  of 
Henry  D.  and  Clara  (Goldsmith)  Mayer;  graduated 
from  Chicago  high  school  in  1874;  special  studies  law 
department  at  Yale,  1876.  Assistant  librarian  of  Chicago 
Law  Institute,  1876-81 ;  admitted  to  the  bar,  and  practic 
ing  since  1881;  corporation  lawyer  principally,  and  is 
legal  adviser  of  some  of  the  largest  industrial  corpora 
tions  and  banks  in  the  country.  Is  senior  member  of  the 
firm  of  Mayer,  Meyer,  Austrian  and  Platt.  Edited  and 
revised  manuscripts  of  Judge  David  Rorer's  works  on 
Inter-State  Law  and  Judicial  and  Execution  Sales,  1876- 
81.  Member  of  American,  Illinois  and  Chicago  Bar  as 
sociations  and  American  Economist  association.  Clubs: 
Union  League,  Iroquois,  Germania,  Midday,  South 
Shore  Country  and  Lake  Shore  Country,  Automobile 
(Chicago)  ;  Lawyers  (New  York  City),  Old  Colony  and 
Plymouth  Country  (Massachusetts)  ;  Address:  76  West 
Monroe  street,  Chicago,  and  27  Willams  street,  New 
York  City.  Summer  home:  Indian  Hill  Farm,  Manomet, 
Mass. 

CHARLES  ADOLF  SCHIEREN 

Merchant  and  Philanthropist, 

Was  born  in  Rhenish  Prussia,  Germany.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  public  school  in  Germany  until  1856,  when  at 
the  age  of  fourteen  he  came  to  the  United  States.  He 
learned  the  cigar  trade  and  assisted  his  father  in  the  busi 
ness  in  Brooklyn,  until  1864,  when  he  began  as  a  clerk  in 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  539 

the  leather  belting  business  of  Philip  F.  Pasquay  in  New 
York  City.  In  1868  he  established  himself  in  the  belting 
business  with  a  small  capital  of  his  own  savings  and  from 
that  enterprise  has  grown  the  present  firm  of  Chas.  A. 
Schieren  company  in  New  York  with  many  branch 
houses  in  this  country  and  Hamburg,  Germany,  and  tan 
neries  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.,  and  Bristol,  Tenn.  Although 
the  scene  of  Mr.  Schieren's  entire  business  career  has  been 
in  Manhattan,  in  what  is  familiarly  known  in  the  leather 
trade  as  "The  Swamp,",  his  residence  for  the  entire 
period  has  been  in  Brooklyn  and  it  is  in  this  city  that  his 
social  and  political  interests  are  closely  identified.  In 
politics,  he  has  always  been  a  prominent  republican.  For 
three  years  he  was  president  of  the  Brooklyn  Young  Re 
publican  club.  He  introduced  the  election  district  plan 
which  caused  the  overthrow  of  the  democratic  party  and 
in  1893  the  election  of  Mr.  Schieren  to  the  mayoralty  by 
a  tremendous  majority.  He  turned  his  big  business  over 
to  other  hands  and  devoted  his  entire  time  to  the  duties  of 
his  high  office.  His  administration  was  characterized  by 
a  wise  and  conservative  management  of  the  city's  affairs 
which  gave  him  a  national  reputation.  Through  his  in 
fluence  and  energetic  advocacy  the  bill  was  passed  by  the 
legislature  of  1895  authorizing  the  construction  of  the 
new  East  River  (Williamsburg)  bridge;  the  initial  plans 
were  made  and  the  work  started.  By  the  addition  of  five 
new  parks,  Mr.  Schieren's  administration  doubled  the 
area  of  the  parks  of  the  City  of  Brooklyn;  the  longest  of 
these,  Forest  Park,  comprises  576  acres  and  is  noted  for 
its  natural  beauty  and  fine  view  of  both  the  ocean  and 
Long  Island  Sound.  Dyker  Meadow  Park,  containing 
150  acres,  is  also  of  great  importance,  as  it  embraces  sev 
eral  thousand  feet  ocean  front;  final  plans  were  adopted 
and  riparian  plans  secured  for  the  Shore  driveway,  which 
when  completed  will  be  one  of  the  finest  in  the  world. 
He  also  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Brooklyn  Museum 


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and  laid  corner  stone  during  his  occupancy  of  the  admin 
istration  as  mayor  for  this  maginficent  building  on  the 
park  slope.  He  was  appointed  and  served  on  many  im 
portant  commissions,  notably  by  Governor  Black  as  chair 
man  of  the  State  Commerce  Commission,  also  was  ap 
pointed  by  Governor  Roosevelt  as  a  member  of  the  New 
York  Charter  Revision  Committee  and  is  actively  en 
gaged  in  many  charitable  organizations  and  is  now  presi 
dent  of  the  Brooklyn  Academy  of  Music  which  is  consid 
ered  one  of  the  finest  structures  in  this  country  devoted  to 
grand  opera,  music  and  art.  Mr.  Schieren  has  been  suc 
cessful  in  all  his  undertakings,  is  public  spirited,  clean 
charactered  and  ever  ready  to  support  by  his  means  and 
influence  any  enterprise  which  has  for  its  purpose  the  bet 
terment  and  welfare  of  the  community,  of  which  he  has 
been  an  honored  member  for  over  half  a  century  and  is  a 
splendid  specimen  of  American  citizenship.  Mr.  Schie 
ren  is  a  prominent  layman  of  the  Lutheran  church  of 
Americans;  he  made  an  endowment  of  a  fund  of  $43,000 
-to  the  Mecklenburg  college  of  Allentown,  Pa.,  the  in 
terest  to  be  devoted  to  aid  young  men  of  moderate  means 
for  the  study  of  the  ministry;  also  made  an  endowment 
of  $50,000  to  Mount  Airy  Seminary  at  Mt.  Airy,  Phila 
delphia,  to  create  a  professorship  of  post-graduate  course. 
Mr.  Schieren  is  an  active  member  of  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce  of  New  York  and  served  on  many  prominent 
committees.  He  was  one  of  the  most  earnest  advocates  of 
the  widening  and  deepening  of  the  Erie  canal  for  the 
benefit  of  the  waterborne  commerce  of  the  port  of  New 
York. 


LYNDON  A.  SMITH, 

Lawyer  and  Statesman  of  Minnesota, 
Was  born  July  15,  1854,  in  Boscowen,  N.H.    He  was  edu 
cated  at  Dartmouth  college  and  at  Georgetown  university. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  republican  party;  and  has  attained 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  541 

success  in  the  practice  of  law  in  Minnesota.  In  1899-1903 
he  was  lieutenant-governor  of  the  State  of  Minnesota; 
and  has  held  various  high  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 
He  is  now  attorney  general  for  the  State  of  Minnesota; 
and  resides  in  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

GEORGE  A.  SOPER, 

Sanitary  Engineer  and  Expert, 

Was  born  New  York  City,  February  3,  1870;  son  of 
George  A.  and  Georgianna  L.  (Bucknam)  Soper;  edu 
cated  University  Grammar  School,  New  York  City; 
Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute,  B.S.,  1895;  Columbia 
university,  A.M.,  1898,  Ph.D.,  1899;  also  special  studies 
in  France,  Germany  and  Switzerland;  married  Troy,  N. 
Y.,  1895,  Mary  Virginia  McLeod;  children:  George  A., 
born  1899,  Harvey  McLeod,  born  1902.  Civil  engineer 
Boston  Water  Works,  then  engineer  of  contracting  firm 
building  water  filtration  works  for  many  cities,  1895-07; 
post-graduate  studies  at  Columbia  university,  and  in  Eu 
rope,  1894-99;  charge  of  sanitary  rehabilitation  of  Gal- 
veston;  Texas,  after  disaster  of  1900;  sanitary  engineer 
New  York  City  department  of  health,  1902;  expert  sent 
by  State  Department  of  Health  to  fight  epidemic  of  1,300 
cases  of  typhoid  at  Ithaca,  N.Y. ;  expert  called  by  City  of 
Watertown,  N.Y.,  to  stamp  out  epidemic  of  600  cases  of 
typhoid,  1905  ;  expert  in  charge  of  typhoid  epidemic  work 
for  Williams  college,  Lawrence  (New  York)  Board  of 
Health,  etc.;  expert  of  Rapid  Transit  Railroad  Commis 
sion  of  New  York,  in  charge  of  investigation  of  subway 
air,  making  over  five  thousand  analyses  and  fifty  thou 
sand  observations  of  temperature  and  humidity,  and  nu 
merous  autopsies  and  physical  examinations  of  employees, 
1905-06.  Engaged  in  practice  as  consulting  sanitary  en 
gineer;  member  Commission  of  Engineers,  appointed  by 
Merchants'  Association  of  New  York,  to  investigate  city 
transit  conditions,  1903;  member  delegation  from  Mer- 


542  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

chants'  Association  and  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  New 
York,  which  investigated  natural  and  economic  resources 
of  Texas  at  invitation  of  governor  and  legislature  of 
Texas;  member  New  York  Bay  Pollution  Commission, 
appointed  1903  by  governor  of  New  York;  reappointed 
1905  to  investigate  sanitary  condition  of  New  York  har 
bor;  member  since  1906  and  president  since  1908  Metro 
politan  Sewerage  Commission  of  New  York,  appointed 
by  mayor  of  New  York,  to  establish  comprehensive  plan 
or  policy  for  disposing  of  sewage  for  Metropolitan  Dis 
trict  of  New  York.  This  work  which  cost  about  two  hun 
dred  thousand  dollars  —  and  was  reported  in  May  10, 
1910,  and  subsequently  included  thousands  of  chemical 
and  bacteriological  analyses,  complicated  tidal  studies 
and  design  for  engineering  works  to  cost  over  one  hun 
dred  and  fifty  million  dollars.  Author  of  two  books  and 
about  thirty  papers,  addresses  and  reports  published  in 
medical  and  engineering  literature.  Member  American 
Society  Civil  Engineers,  Boston  Society,  Civil  Engineers, 
American  Chemical  Society,  Society  American  Bacter 
iologists,  American  Water  Works  Association,  American 
Public  Health  Association;  fellow  A.A.A.S.,  associate 
fellow  New  York  Academy  Medicine,  Delta  Phi  frater 
nity,  Society  of  the  Sigma  Xi,  Association  of  Doctors  of 
Philosophy  of  Clumbia  University.  Address:  17  Battery 
Place,  New  York  City. 

ANDREW  J.  GRANT, 

Was  born  February  25,  1869,  in  Grand  Falls,  Jasper 
county,  Mo.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  and  high 
schools  of  Missouri  and  Kansas;  and  is  now  as  successful 
lawyer  of  Washington.  He  has  been  principal  of  schools, 
justice  of  the  peace,  in  1900  was  United  States  census 
agent,  and  deputy  sheriff.  Since  1902  he  has  been  city 
attorney  of  Harrington,  Wash.,  and  is  now  filling  his 
tenth  term  of  1911-12;  and  resides  in  Harrington,  Wash. 


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S.  D.  PETERSON, 

State  Representative  of  Oregon, 

Was  born  January  12,  1875,  in  Mitchell  county,  N.C. 
He  was  educated  at  Bowman  Academy  of  Bakersville, 
N.C.;  attended  the  Kentucky  university  at  Lexington; 
and  graduated  from  Wake  Forest  college  of  North  Caro 
lina.  He  is  a  member  of  the  republican  party;  was  mayor 
of  Bakersville  in  1902;  and  in  1909-10  was  city  attorney 
of  Milton,  Ore.  He  is  now  serving  his  first  term  of  191 1- 
13  as  a  member  of  the  House  of  Representatives  in  the 
Oregon  State  Legislature;  is  a  member  of  several  impor 
tant  committees;  and  has  held  various  other  positions  of 
trust  and  honor. 

JOHN  GUTHRIE  CRAIG, 

Department  Store, 

Was  born  in  Ayrshire,  Scotland,  May  8,  1848;  son  of  An 
drew  and  Margaret  (Campbell)  Craig;  educated  in  Ayr 
shire.  Began  active  career  in  grocery  business,  in  Glas 
gow,  Scotland,  continuing  for  four  years;  came  to  Amer 
ica  and  engaged  in  farming  in  New  York  state;  became 
connected  with  Singer  Manufacturing  company's  fac 
tories  at  Elizabethport,  N.J.,  and  was  at  Chicago,  111., 
for  same  company.  Located  in  Minneapolis,  1884,  and 
entered  dry  goods  business,  starting  for  self  in  1885;  has 
been  member  of  the  firm  of  Craig,  Lunde  and  Craig,  since 
1899.  Served  in  Volunteer  Artillery,  Glasgow,  Scotland, 
and  as  member  company  I,  M.N.G.  Independent  in  poli 
tics.  Congregationalist.  Married  at  Minneapolis,  1891, 
to  Miss  Edith  Robideaux.  Clubs:  East  Side  Commercial, 
Elks,  and  others.  Recreations:  Boating  and  fishing.  Be 
sides  his  city  residence,  he  maintains  a  summer  home  at 
Lake  Marin,  twenty-three  miles  from  Minneapolis. 


544  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

J.  GRAY  BOLTON, 

Member  Pennsylvania  Historical  Society, 
Was  born  March  17,  1849,  in  County  Derry,  Ireland. 
He  is  descended  from  the  Boltons  of  England,  the  Grays 
of  Scotland,  and  Irish  for  many  generations.  He  settled 
in  Philadelphia  in  1866;  was  educated  at  the  Lafayette 
College  and  Union  theological  seminary;  and  received 
the  degrees  of  A.M.,  D.D.  and  LL.D.  He  is  an  eminent 
clergyman  and  the  founder  of  Hope  Presbyterian  church 
of  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  and  has  been  its  only  pastor  for 
thirty-eight  years.  He  is  grand  chaplain  of  the  Grand 
Lodge  of  Pennsylvania,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons;  is 
a  life  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  historical  society;  is 
a  member  of  the  Transatlantic  Society  of  America;  is  a 
director  in  a  Philadelphia  trust  company;  is  prominently 
identified  with  the  religious  and  educational  affairs  of  his 
state;  and  resides  in  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

JOSIAH  VAN  KIRK  THOMPSON, 

Banker, 

Was  born  in  Fayette  county,  Pa.,  February  15,  1854,  son 
of  Jasper  Markle  and  Eliza  (Caruthers)  Thompson, 
grandson  of  Andrew  Finley  Thompson,  who  served  with 
distinction  in  the  war  of  1812,  and  great-grandson  of 
William  Thompson,  a  revolutionary  patriot  of  Pennsyl 
vania.  His  father,  a  native  of  Kentucky,  was  also  a  bank 
er,  who  presided  for  twenty  years  over  the  institution  of 
which  his  son  was  afterwards  the  head.  He  was  brought 
up  on  his  father's  farm,  and  aside  from  the  Christian 
teaching  of  his  parents,  he  attributes  much  of  his  success 
and  happiness  in  life  to  the  habits  of  industry  and  a  love 
for  work  that  he  acquired  in  his  boyhood.  After  a  com 
mon  school  education  he  was  prepared  for  college  at 
Madison  College,  and  was  graduated  at  Washington  and 
Jefferson  College  in  1871  at  the  early  age  of  seventeen,  the 
youngest  student  in  the  college.  As  an  illustration  of  the 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  545 

young  man's  indomitable  energy  and  determination  to  se 
cure  an  education,  it  should  be  mentioned  that  at  the  close 
of  school  terms  he  traveled  over  thirty-six  miles  to  his 
home,  often  leaving  school  at  four  o'clock  in  the  after 
noon,  and  being  actively  at  work  in  the  harvest  field  by 
nine  o'clock  the  following  morning.  After  three  years  of 
farm  life,  concurrent  with  his  college  course,  he  en 
tered  the  First  National  Bank  of  Uniontown  in  Novem 
ber.  1871,  which  had  been  established  as  a  private  bank 
in  the  vear  of  his  birth,  and  nationalized  in  1864,  and  of 
which  his  father  was  an  original  director.  Beginning  at 
the  bottom  of  the  ladder,  he  first  acted  as  janitor,  kept  all 
the  books  of  the  bank  and  served  as  a  general  clerk  as 
well,  and  in  less  than  five  months  thereafter  he  became 
teller.  He  was  made  cashier  in  1877,  anQl  uoon  the  death 
of  his  father,  twelve  years  later,  he  succeeded  him  to  the 
presidencv.  Mr.  Thompson  is  in  the  strictest  sense  a  tem 
perance  man,  and  never  would  engage  in  his  bank  an  em- 
plove  who  used  liouor  or  tobacco  in  anv  form.  He  firmlv 
maintained  this  position  against  the  ruling  sentiment  of 
the  board  of  directors,  his  ooinion  being  that  the  con 
tinued  use  of  either  affected  the  power  of  both  mind  and 
bodv.  Neither  are  anv  of  his  emploves  under  bond,  sav 
in  e  that  he  "would  not  have  an  emplove  in  this  bank  who 
had  to  give  a  bond."  He  puts  his  faith  in  their  honestv, 
and  nlaces  reliance  in  their  integrity.  How  successful 
Mr.  Thompson  has  been  as  a  banker  is  shown  bv  a  com 
parison  of  the  condition  of  the  bank  when  he  became  its 
^i?hier.  r>nd  its  present  standing.  With  a  surplus  fund 
then  of  $20,181;  deposits,  $14,2^;  loans  and  discounts, 
$176,186,  it  rapidly  forged  ahead  until  it  now  IQII  has  a 
surplus  of  $i,c;oo,ooo,  and  carries  deposits  of  nearly 
three  million  dollars,  with  a  capital  stock  of  but  one  hun 
dred  thousand  dollars.  While  remarkably  successful  as 
a  banker,  Mr,  Thompson  has  probably  won  greater 


546  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

wealth  from  the  enormous  coal  operations  he  has  con 
ducted  for  many  years.  He  owns  or  controls  thousands 
of  acres  in  Fayette,  Washington,  and  Greene  counties, 
Pa.,  and  in  West  Virginia;  in  fact  he  is  said  to  control 
over  one-half  of  all  the  undeveloped  portion  of  the  great 
Pittsburg  coal  deposit.  He  is  one  of  the  most  prominent 
men  of  Pennsylvania,  noted  alike  for  his  business  acumen, 
and  munificent  generosity.  He  was  married  December 
n,  1879,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  John  Anderson  of  Gene- 
seo,  111.  She  died  in  1896,  leaving  two  sons,  Andrew  A. 
and  John  R.,  the  former  a  member  of  the  state  legisla 
ture,  and  the  latter  in  charge  of  his  father's  estate,  within 
a  mile  of  Uniontown.  He  was  again  married  August  n, 
1903,  to  Mrs.  B.  A.  (Gardner)  Hawes. 

IRBY  DUNKLTN  DAVIS, 

Educator  and  Clergyman  of  Mayesville,  S.C., 
Was  born  Tune  19,  18^8,  in  Laurens,  S.C.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  Biddle  university  of  Charlotte,  N.C.  He  was 
principal  of  city  and  normal  schools  in  Laurens  and 
Winnsboro,  S.C.;  and  for  eighteen  years  was  pastor  of 
Goodwill  Presbyterian  church  of  Mayesville,  S.C.  He  is 
now  principal  of  Goodwill  Academy  and  also  still  pastor 
of  the  Goodwill  church. 

HERBERT  EVERETT  TUTHERLY, 

Soldier  and  Educator, 

Was  born  at  Claremont,  N.H.,  April  $,  1848.  His  an 
cestors  were  English,  and  among  the  early  settlers  of  Nev\' 
England.  His  preliminarv  education  was  acquired  iri 
the  schools  of  his  native  village  and  at  Kimball  union 
academv  at  Meriden,  N.H.  He  was  appointed  a  cadet 
at  the  U.  S.  military  academy  at  West  Point,  N.Y.,  in 
1868,  from  which  institution  he  was  graduated  in  1872. 
He  was  then  commissoned  a  second  lieutenant  in  the  ist 
U,  S.  cavalry  and  promoted  to  the  grade  of  first  lieuten- 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  547 

ant,  ist  cavalry,  in  1879,  and  to  the  grade  of  captain  in 
the  same  regiment,  December  17,  1890.  He  received  the 
honorary  degree  of  A.M.  from  the  university  of  Vermont 
in  1885.  From  1881  to  1885  he  served  at  the  university 
of  Vermont  as  professor  of  military  science  and  tactics, 
under  detail  by  the  war  department,  and  from  1889  to 
1892  filled  the  corresponding  chair  at  Cornell  university. 
In  1881  he  published  Score  Book  and  Suggestions  for 
Riflemen,  and  in  1894  Elementary  Treatice  upon  the  Art 
of  War,  which  was  revised  and  republished  1898.  He 
was  promoted  to  major  in  the  nth  U.  S.  cavalry,  1901, 
and  lieutenant-colonel  in  the  9th  U.  S.  cavalry,  1905.  His 
active  military  service  extended  among  nearly  all  of  tne 
Indians  of  the  United  States,  west  of  the  Mississippi 
river,  for  the  period  from  1872-1900.  He  was  with  troops 
in  Alaska  1900-1901.  Was  engaged  in  the  Philippine  in 
surrection,  and  commanded  a  squadron  of  the  ist  U.  S. 
cavalry  at  the  battle  of  Santiago  de  Cuba,  in  the  Spanish- 
American  war,  1898.  Was  recommended  for  brevet  ma 
jor  for  gallantry  in  action  at  San  Juan  Hill,  Cuba.  He 
commanded  the  military  post  at  the  Sioux  Indian  Res 
ervation  in  Dakota,  1898-1900,  and  the  post  of  Jefferson 
barracks  and  recruiting  depot  at  St.  Louis,  1905-1906. 
Served  in  the  inspector-general's  department  of  the  Uni 
ted  States  army  1900-1905,  as  one  of  the  inspector-gen 
erals.  He  was  placed  upon  the  retired  list  of  the  United 
States  army,  on  his  own  application,  after  thirty-eight 
years'  service,  1906.  Assigned  by  the  president  on  duty 
with  the  organized  militia  of  New  Hampshire,  1906- 
1911.  Appointed  brigadier-general  and  adjutant-general 
of  New  Hampshire,  1911. 

CHARLES  THEODORE  HOOK, 

Educator  and  Clergyman   of  Bloomfield,  N.  ] ., 
Was  born  July  18,  1870,  in  Germany.    He  was  educated 
at  the  German  Theological  School  of  Newark,  N.J.,  at 


548  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

the  New  York  university  and  of  Columbia  university. 
He  was  missionary  in  Hope  Chapel  of  New  York  City; 
and  minister  in  the  Seventh  Presbyterian  church  of  New 
York  City.  He  is  now  professor  of  Hebrew  and  classics 
in  the  German  Theological  school  of  Newark,  NJ. 

CARROLL  PHILLIPS  BASSETT, 

Civil  Engineer,  Author, 

Was  born  February  27,  1862,  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  was 
president  of  the  New  Jersey  sanitary  association  in  1892- 
93 ;  is  chief  engineer  of  the  Commonwealth  water  com 
pany;  and  has  designed  and  constructed  waterworks, 
sewerage  and  the  sewage  purification  works  of  many 
towns  in  New  Jersey,  New  York  and  Pennsylvania  and 
Delaware.  He  is  the  author  of  The  Conservation  of 
Streams;  and  Inland  Sewage  Disposal. 

THOMAS  A.  GRIER, 

Business  President  of  Peoria,  III., 

Was  born  March  i,  1850,  in  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  the  business  and  public  af 
fairs  of  his  city  and  state;  has  been  president  of  the  Coun 
try  club,  the  Commercial  club,  and  the  Board  of  Trade 
of  Peoria,  111.  He  has  been  a  trustee  of  the  Illinois  state 
hospital  at  South  Bartonville,  111.;  and  was  commissioner 
from  Illinois  to  the  Pan-American  exposition  held  in 
Buffalo,  N.Y.  He  is  now  president  of  the  Burlington 
Elevator  company  of  Peoria,  111.;  is  vice-president  of  the 
Peoria  Railway  Terminal;  and  is  identified  with  various 
other  corporations. 

THOMAS  BARLOW  WALKER, 

Lumberman,  Philanthropist, 

Was  born  in  Xenia,  Green  county,  Ohio,  on  February  i, 
1840,  the  son  of  Platt  Bayless  and  Anstis  Barlow  Walker. 
He  received  his  preliminary  education  in  the  common 


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schools  and  at  the  hands  of  his  mother,  who  was  early 
bereft  of  her  husband.  When  in  his  sixteenth  year  he  en 
tered  the  Baldwin  university,  Berea,  Ohio,  where  he 
studied  for  several  terms,  devoting  his  spare  time  to  his 
first  occupation  in  the  wood  and  timber  business,  and 
later  was  a  commercial  traveler.  While  working  days  in 
the  woods,  he  studied  nights  and  Sundays,  and  when  on 
the  road  carried  his  books  and  devoted  all  spare  time  to 
them.  In  this  way  he  became  in  a  measure  self-educated, 
and  particularly  in  the  higher  branches  of  mathematics 
and  science.  His  business  knowledge  was  gained  by  travel 
and  experience,  contact  with  business  men,  study  of  busi 
ness  methods,  solving  of  big  problems,  and  the  slamming 
up  against  the  world  in  general.  Mr.  Walker  covered 
Ohio,  Illinois,  Wisconsin,  Iowa,  and  adjoining  states  in 
his  business  tours,  and  settled  in  Minneapolis  in  1862. 
He  was  then  in  his  twenty-second  year.  On  December 
19,  1863,  he  married  at  Berea,  Ohio,  Harriet  G.  Hulet, 
a  daughter  of  a  former  employer,  who  was  one  of  the 
builders  of  Baldwin  university.  Six  sons  and  two  daugh 
ters  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walker,  of  whom  six  are 
still  living  and  the  five  sons  are  all  in  the  lumber  and  tim 
ber  business  with  their  father.  This  business  Mr.  Walker 
learned  by  actual  experience  and  exhaustive  study  and 
research  from  the  roots  to  the  branches.  He  is  one  of  the 
largest  owners  of  lumber  and  timber  interests  in  the  Uni 
ted  States.  Apart  from  his  vast  lumber  interests,  Mr. 
Walker  has  been  for  half  a  century  closely  identified  with 
the  up-building  of  the  great  Northwest;  a  pioneer  who 
has  progressed;  a  leader  in  the  vanguard  of  Western  civ 
ilization.  He  has  aided  materially  in  carving  out  a  new 
empire  for  the  benefit  and  blessing  of  all  mankind.  As 
a  resident  of  Minneapolis,  Mr.  Walker  has  been  closely 
identified  with  its  every  growth  —  with  every  branch  of 
its  commercial  development.  Public  spirited  to  the  full, 
he  has  given  amply  to  all  public  and  semi-public  enter- 


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prises.  In  the  world  at  large,  Mr.  Walker  is  best  known 
for  his  interest  and  activity  in  art,  science,  education  and 
in  the  church.  He  has  gathered  one  of  the  finest  and  most 
comprehensive  art  collections  in  the  world.  It  compre 
hends  a  large  series  of  galleries,  of  paintings,  ancient  and 
modern,  foreign  and  American.  It  stands  alone  in  one 
respect  in  distinction  from  all  other  galleries  in  Europe 
and  America,  in  that  only  examples  of  the  highest  merit 
are  selected,  as  against  the  universal  custom  in  all  gal 
leries,  public  and  private,  of  admitting  "examples"  which 
are  considered  genuine  works  of  great  masters,  where 
the  paintings  are  of  themselves  inferior  or  uninteresting 
or  time-injured  productions;  and  the  innumerable  testi 
monials  of  those  who  have  visited  the  gallery  are  alonp- 
the  same  lines  writh  those  of  Joseph  Jefferson,  and  Prec' 
dent  Jordan,  of  Leland  Stanford  university,  that  everv 
picture  on  the  walls  is  genuine,  and  of  the  highest  order 
of  merit  and  worthy  of  a  place  in  the  finest  collection. 
The  magnificent  collection  of  Chinese  porcelains,  and 
bronzes,  is  equal  in  art  merit  to  those  of  any  public  or 
private  gallery.  The  jades,  crystals  and  other  hard  stones, 
and  the  old  Persian  potteries  and  stonewares,  have  no 
equals  in  any  gallery  in  the  world.  The  ancient  glass, 
potteries,  enamels,  and  ancient  bead  necklaces,  of  Baby 
lonia,  Syria,  Egypt  and  Greece  are  together  perhaps  the 
finest  in  any  known  collection.  His  art  gallery  attached 
to  the  home,  consist  now  of  nine  rooms  of  sky-lighted  gal 
leries,  two  of  which  are  together  about  one  hundred  feet 
in  length  and  the  other  seven  running  about  eighteen  feet 
in  length.  At  the  public  library,  the  art  and  museum 
rooms  are  each  one  hundred  and  forty  feet  in  length. 
This  art  gallery  is  almost  exclusively  filled  with  his  paint 
ings,  porcelains,  etc.,  and  the  Museum  of  the  Academy 
of  Science  is  also  quite  largely  filled  with  his  collected 
examples  of  ancient  art  of  many  kinds.  Mr.  Walker's  art 
gallery  at  his  home  is  open  to  the  public  on  all  days  of 


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the  week  except  Sundays.  No  cards  or  admission  fees  are 
required  for  any  days  of  the  week  nor  any  charge  for 
catalogues.  It  is  the  only  entirely  free  gallery  known. 

His  residence  and  gallery  are  in  the  central  business 
portion  of  the  city,  on  large  grounds  surrounded  by  great 
oaks  and  elms  and  the  long  fronts  on  two  streets  are  fenced 
with  steel  benches,  which  in  summer  are  constantly  oc 
cupied  both  day  and  night,  as  in  a  public  park. 

Mr.  Walker  was  the  prime  mover  and  orginator  of 
the  public  library,  which  includes  in  its  design  the  Art 
galleries  and  the  museum  of  the  Academy  of  science.  As 
a  recognition  of  his  part  in  building  the  library,  he  has 
been  annually  elected  as  president  of  the  library  board; 
since  its  foundation  twenty-five  years  since.  He  has  been 
the  principal  factor  in  building  up  the  Academy  of 
Science,  of  which  he  has  been  the  presiding  officer  for 
many  years,  and  largely  responsible  for  the  progress  which 
it  has  made. 

Mr.  Walker  has  been  most  helpfully  interested  in  the 
work  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  in  Minneapolis  and  to  a  large 
extent  in  the  university  and  the  state,  and  has  been  for 
many  years  the  Northwestern  member  of  the  national 
committee  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  which  is  one  of  the  most 
important  and  useful  committees  in  the  \\arld. 

Mr.  Walker  is  a  member  of  many  of  the  most  promi 
nent  scientific  and  educational  associations  of  the  United 
States.  With  all  his  extensive  business  interests,  which  he 
never  neglects,  he  still  devotes  a  large  fractional  part  of 
the  day  and  evening  to  studying  the  problems  of  the  times, 
and  in  writing  many  articles  for  publication  and  some 
times  in  preparing  and  delivering  addresses,  particularly 
before  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  and  the  church  and  business  as 
sociations.  His  private  library  is  one  of  the  most  compre 
hensive  and  largest,  covering  particularly  the  fields  of 
social,  political,  industrial,  religious  and  art  subjects. 


652  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

CHARLES  BUCKNER  HUDGINS, 

Clergyman  and  Author  of  Rome,  Ga., 
Was  born  May  26,  1853,  in  Portsmouth,  Va.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Virginia  military  institute  and  at  the 
university  of  the  south.  He  was  for  a  while  engaged  in 
mercantile  pursuits;  then  became  a  clergyman;  and  is  now 
rector  of  St.  Peters  Episcopal  church  of  Rome,  Ga.  He 
is  the  author  of  The  Concert,  a  novel. 

JED  L.  WASHBURN, 
Lawyer  of  Duluth,  Minnesota, 

Was  born  in  Montgomery  county,  Indiana,  December 
26,  1856.  Son  of  Christopher  C.  and  Julia  A.  (Showen) 
Washburn.  Mr.  Washburn's  father  was  a  native  of 
southern  Ohio  and  his  mother  a  native  of  Kentucky.  They 
were  pioneer  homestead  settlers  in  southern  Minnesota 
when  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  but  six  months  old. 
They  are  both  now  deceased.  Mr.  Washburn  obtained  an 
academic  education,  but  his  education  has  been  mainly 
self  acquired.  His  reading  has  been  as  general  as  a  busy 
life  would  permit. 

He  taught  school  and  worked  on  the  farm  in  his  youth. 
Studied  law  in  Mankato,  Minnesota,  with  the  late  Hon. 
M.  J.  Severance,  long  one  of  the  leading  lawyers  and 
jurists  of  Minnesota,  and  practiced  for  ten  years,  until 
1890  at  Mankato  and  since  then  at  Duluth.  His  practice 
for  many  years  has  extended  over  a  wide  range  of  terri 
tory,  being  engaged  largely  in  corporation  and  railroad 
work.  His  firm,  Washburn,  Baily  &  Mitchell,  with  * 
corps  of  assistants,  transact  annually  a  large  volume  of 
important  business.  They  represent  many  railroad,  finan 
cial  and  industrial  corporations  and  firms.  The  member? 
of  this  firm  are  also  personally  interested  in  many  con 
cerns  engaged  in  developing  the  resources  of  Minnesota. 
Mr.  Washburn  is  president  and  director  of  the  North 
ern  National  Bank  of  Duluth,  the  Boston  &  Duluth  Farm 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  553 

Land  company,  the  Spalding  Hotel  company,  the  Ameri 
can  Ijand  &  Timber  company,  the  Minnesota  and  Oregon 
Land  and  Timber  company,  the  Riverside  Land  compar 
and  some  other  companies.     He  is  vice-president  and  o 
director  of  the  Alworth-Washburn   company,   the   Al- 
worth-Stephens  company,  the  Royal  Mineral  association 
Oneida  Realty  company,  Union  Match  company,  North 
ern  Shoe  company,  and  an  officer  and  director  in  sever-  \ 
other  local  companies.     He  has  served  much  on  educa 
tional  and  charitable  boards,  and  since  its  establishment, 
has  been  the  resident  director  of  the  State  Normal  School 
at  Duluth.     He  was  an  old  line  Democrat,  but  for  a 
number  of  years  has  acted  with  the  republican  party, 
although  not  often  taking  an  active  part  in  politics,  having 
always  avoided  political  office.    He  was  married  in  May 
1882  to  Alma  J.  Pattee,  a  graduate  of  and  former  teacner 
in  the  state  normal  school  at  Mankato.    Mrs.  Washburn 
is  a  native  of  Wisconsin,  but  of  New  England  parentage. 
Mr.  Washburn  is  a  member  of  the  Kitchi  Gammi  Club 
the  Northland  Country  Club  (vice-president)  of  Dulutn 
Minneapolis  Club  of  Minneapolis,  Minnesota  Club  of 
St.  Paul  and  Chicago  Club  of  Chicago.     He  has  been 
president  of  the   State   Bar  Association.     He   is  not  a 
member  of  any  religious  or  fraternal  society.     He  has 
avoided  public  speaking  in  a  great  measure  but  has,  never 
theless,  often  delivered  short  addresses  upon  educational 
and  other  public  questions.     His  home  is  in  Hunter's 
Park,  Duluth,  and  he  has  also  a  winter  home  in  Tyron, 
North  Carolina.    Business  address — Alworth  Bldg.,  Du 
luth,  Minnesota. 

EUGENE  POTTER  STONE, 

Officer  U.  S.  Marines, 

Born  Boston,  Mass.,  April  5,  1861;  graduated  Harvard 
Medical  School,  1884;  served  as  House  officer,  Boston 
city,  hospital.  Appointed  Assistant  surgeon,  August  6, 


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1886;  assigned  U.  S.  receiving-ship  "New  Hampshire," 
Newport,  R.  L,  September,  1886;  U.  S.  Coast  survey 
steamer  "A.  D.  Bache,"  October,  1887,  to  Mach,  1888; 
Naval  hospital,  New  York,  April,  1888,  to  June,  1888 ;  U. 

5.  S.  "Pensacola,"  June,   1888,  to  August,   1888;  U.S.S. 
"Richmond,'  August,  1888,  to  October,  1888;  U.S.  receiv 
ing-ship    "Minnesota,"'    October,    1888,    to    September, 
1889.     Promoted  Passed  Assistant  Surgeon  from  August 

6,  1889;  U.S.  receiving-ship  "Independence,"  Navy  yard, 
Mare  Island,  Cal.,  January,  1890,  to  September,   1890: 
U.S.S.  "Pinta,"  Sitka,  Alaska,  October,  1890,  to  Novem 
ber  10,  1893;  U.S.  Marine  Rendezvous,  Boston,  Mass., 
November,   1893,  to  August,   1894;  U.S.  receiving-ship 
"Wabash,"  Boston,  Mass.,  August,   1894,  to  December, 
1894;  U.  S.  Naval  hospital,  Chelsea,  Mass.,  December  i, 
1894,  to  November  18,  1895;  U.S.S.  "Indiana,"  Novem 
ber,   1895,  to  April,   1897;  U.S.S.  "Bennington,"  May, 
1897,  to  September,  1898;  Naval  Dispensary,  Washing 
ton,  D.C.,  November  9,  1898.     Promoted  Surgeon  April 
16,  1899.     U.S.  Naval  academy,  Annapolis,  Md.,  April, 
1904,  to  February,  1906.     U.S.S.  "Rhode  Island",  Feb. 
1906  to  March  1909.    (Including  cruise  around  the  world 
with  battle  ship  fleet) .  Navy  yard,  Boston,  Mass.,  March 
1 8,    1909,   to  July,    1911.     Promoted  medical   inspector 
August  24,  1910.     Commanded  naval  hospital,  Canalbo, 
P. I.,  Sept.  12,  1911,  to  October  13,  1911.     U.S.  Marine 
recruting  office,  Denver,  Colo.,  February  i,  1912. 

ROBERT  W.  BLAIR, 

General  Attorney  of  Topeka,  Kansas, 
Was  born  March  17,  1865,  in  Doylestown,  Pa.  He  re 
ceived  a  thorough  education;  and  soon  attained  success  at 
the  bar.  He  is  now  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of 
law  in  Kansas;  is  General  Attorney  for  the  Union  Pacific 
Railway  company  at  Topeka,  Kans. ;  and  has  filled  vari 
ous  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 


SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS  555 

JOHN  HERY  TIHEN, 

Bishop  of  Lincoln, 

Was  born  in  Oldenburg,  Ind.  He  was  rector  of  the  ca 
thedral  at  Wichita;  and  chancellor  of  the  diocese  of 
Wichita.  He  is  now  Bishop  of  Lincoln,  at  Lincoln,  Neb. 

WILLIAM  TOPPING  MERRY, 

United  States  Army  Officer, 

Was  born  in  New  York.  In  1895  he  was  appointed  from 
New  York  as  a  cadet  to  the  United  States  military  acad 
emy  at  West  Point;  and  in  1899  graduated  from  that  in 
stitution.  He  was  at  once  made  second  lieutnant  in  the 
twenty-third  regiment  United  States  infantry;  in  1900  he 
was  promoted  to  first  lieutenant  in  the  first  regiment 
United  States  infantry;  and  in  1901  was  transferred  to  the 
twenty-third  regiment  United  States  infantry.  He  be 
came  captain  in  the  ninth  regiment  United  States  in 
fantry;  an  was  stationed  at  Fort  Sam  Houston  (Texas)  ; 
and  is  now  serving  in  the  Philippines. 

DAVID  MORTON  EDWARDS, 

President  of  Penn  College  of  Oskaloosa,  Iowa, 
Was  born  October  16,  1871,  in  Earlham,  Iowa.  He  was 
educated  at  Penn  College,  the  University  of  Chicago  and 
at  Boston  University;  and  has  received  the  degrees  of 
A.B.  and  Ph.D.  He  commenced  educational  work  in 
1889;  and  since  1908  has  been  president  of  Penn  College 
of  Oskaloosa,  Iowa. 

FRANK  PIERCE  HILL, 

Librarian, 

Was  born  at  Concord,  N.  H.,  Aug.  22,  1855.  He  attended 
the  public  school  in  his  native  town  until,  at  the  age  of 
seventeen  he  entered  Dartmouth,  and  was  graduated 
from  that  institution  with  the  class  of  1876.  He  returned 
to  Concord  and  was  employed  by  his  uncle  in  the  hard 
ware  business,  removing  in  1878  to  Lpwell,  Mass.,  where, 


556  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

two  years  later,  he  married  the  daughter  of  Dr.  Robert 
Wood.  In  1 88 1  he  was  elected  librarian  of  the  city 
library,  and  since  that  time  has  continued  to  follow  the 
profession.  He  classified  and  arranged  the  30,000  vol 
umes  in  the  Lowell  city  library.  In  1885  he  was  called  to 
the  position  of  librarian  of  the  public  library  at  Paterson, 
N.  J.,  the  first  free  public  library  in  the  state  organized 
under  the  head  of  the  Salem  (Mass.)  public  library,  but 
the  attractions  of  New  Jersey  were  too  strong  to  permit 
him  to  remain  very  long  outside  her  borders,  and  upon  a 
unanimous  call  of  the  board  of  trustees  he  went  to 
Newark,  N.  J.,  in  1889,  to  take  charge  of  the  new  library 
just  springing  into  existence.  Dr.  Hill  remained  in  New 
ark  until  1901  when  he  resigned  to  accept  work  in  the 
broader  field  in  Brooklyn.  At  Paterson,  Salem,  and 
Newark,  Dr.  Hill  had  the  difficult  task  of  organizing 
new  institutions,  and  at  Lowell  the  still  more  difiicult  task 
of  reorganizing  old  libraries  on  a  modern  basis.  The 
public  library  at  Brooklyn,  Dr.  Hill's  present  charge,  has 
an  annual  income  of  $350,000,  and  had  800,000  volumes 
on  its  shelves.  His  work,  being  for  the  most  part  in  new 
libraries,  was  of  the  most  arduous  and  trying  character. 
In  the  estimation  of  his  fellow-librarians  Dr.  Hill  is  re 
garded  as  valuable  to  his  profession  in  the  highest  degree. 
In  1906  Dartmouth  college  conferred  upon  him  the 
honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Letters,  the  first  ever  given 
by  that  college.  Dr.  Hill  was  for  five  years  secretary  of 
the  American  Library  Association,  and  in  1906  served  as 
president  of  that  organization. 

OLIVER  P.   COSHOW, 

Lawyer  and  Statesman, 

Was  born  August  14,  1863  in  Brownsville,  Ore.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  and  at  the  university  of 
Oregon.  He  soon  attained  success  at  the  bar  in  Roseburg, 
Ore.;  a  member  of  the  democratic  party;  and  a  member 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  557 

of  the  Masonic  and  various  other  patriotic  and  fraternal 
orders.  In  1904-08  he  was  a  member  of  the  Oregon  state 
senate  from  Douglas  county;  and  served  on  several  im 
portant  committees.  He  is  a  member  of  the  board  of 
higher  curricula  for  the  term  of  1909-12;  and  has  had 
various  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 

JAMES  L.  POWELL, 

Farmer,  Soldier,  Lawyer,  Legislator, 
Was  born  February  24,  1834,  on  Plentiful  Creek  Farm, 
Spotsylvania,  Va.  Studied  law  in  Lexington,  Va.,  and  in 
1859  located  in  Roane,  W.Va.,  and  was  elected  attorney 
for  the  state  in  that  county  in  1860.  He  joined  the  con 
federate  states  volunteers  in  1861  and  was  elected  captain 
of  his  company,  then  a  part  of  the  Wise  Legion  operating 
in  West  Virginia.  All  of  his  brothers  being  in  the  war, 
he  resigned  his  commission  and  went  to  the  old  home 
to  take  care  of  his  father  and  mother.  The  war  continued 
and,  unable  to  remain  inactive  while  his  state  was  being 
invaded,  he  joined  the  Mercer  cavalry  of  the  ninth  Vir 
ginia  cavalry  regiment  and  saw  active  service  in  charges 
at  Chancellorsville,  Gettysburg,  Mine  Run,  and  other 
battles;  was  later  captured  as  a  state  prisoner  and  held 
until  exchanged  in  1865  after  acquittal  by  the  military 
court.  He  resumed  the  practice  of  law  in  his  native  and 
adjoining  counties  in  1866;  was  elected  state's  attorney 
for  Spotsylvania,  and  later  served  as  representative  of  his 
county  for  two  terms  in  the  house  and  one  in  the  state 
senate,  1876-1885.  He  was  a  member  of  the  readjuster 
party,  and  in  all  his  campaigns  had  to  fight  the  deter 
mined  opposition  of  the  democratic  party.  Virginians 
know  best  what  this  means.  In  1879  he  married  Miss 
Caroline  Elizabeth  Jones  of  Fauquire  county,  and  is  now 
the  father  of  nine  children,  namely:  Samuel,  William, 
James,  Robert,  John,  Matthew,  Elizabeth,  Margaret  and 
Julia.  The  boys  are  all  professional  men  widely  located 


558  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

and  eminently  successful.  Mr.  Powell's  father,  also  named 
James  L.  Powell,  was  a  Baptist  minister,  and  his  mother 
was  Julia  Stevens  before  her  marriage,  and  connected 
with  the  Montague  family.  Mr.  Powell  has  now  retired 
from  active  business  and  is  spending  his  time  on  the  farm 
of  his  birth  amid  the  priceless  treasures  of  his  splendid 
library  and  hallowed  associations  of  his  ancestral  home. 
He  is  chiefly  interested  in  the  education  of  his  daughters 
and  noting  the  movement  of  things  in  the  county  and  state 
he  loves  so  well. 

HENRY    HOWARD   WHITNEY, 

Officer  United  States  Army, 

Was  born  at  Glen  Hope,  Clearfield  county,  Pa.,  Decem 
ber  25,  1866;  son  of  the  Rev.  Walter  Richard  Whitney 
and  Eliza  (Kegerreis)  Whitney.  He  was  educated  at 
Williamsport  Dickinson  Seminary,  receiving  the  degree 
of  A.B.  in  1884;  and  was  graduated  from  the  United 
States  military  academy  in  1892.  He  married  at  Wash 
ington,  D.C.,  February  25,  1897,  Ellen  Wadsworth  Clos- 
son,  daughter  of  General  Henry  W.  Closson  of  the  United 
States  army.  He  is  a  member  of  the  National  Geographic 
society,  Washington,  D.C.;  is  a  Mason,  and  a  member  of 
the  military  order  of  the  Loyal  Legion  and  the  Society 
of  American  Wars.  He  served  on  special  duty  at  the 
'war  department  in  military  information  division  April  i, 
'1896,  to  1898;  appointed  military  attache  to  Argentine 
Republic;  under  verbal  orders  from  the  secretary  of  war, 
he  communicated  with  General  Gomez  from  the  north 
coast  of  Cuba  in  May,  1898,  during  hostilities,  and  made 
a  military  reconnoisance  of  the  island  of  Porto  Rico, 
disguised  as  an  English  sailor,  landing  at  Ponce;  fur 
nished  information  which  was  made  the  basis  of  the  mili 
tary  campaign  in  Porto  Rico;  was  on  General  Nelson  A. 
Miles'  staff  during  Spanish-American  war  to  August  8, 
1903;  promoted  major  coast  artillery  corps  April  14, 


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1909;  and  detailed  1910  in  adjutant  general's  department; 
is  now  adjutant  general  department  of  Mindanao,  Zam- 
boanga,  Philippine  Islands.  He  traveled  around  the 
world  with  General  Miles  as  lieutenant-colonel  and  aide 
de  camp  in  1902-1903;  also  over  Europe  on  confidential 
official  business  in  1899.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Chevy 
Chase  and  Metropolitan  clubs  of  Washington,  D.C.,  and 
the  St.  Nicholas  club  of  New  York  citv.  Residence:  1359 
Columbia  Road,  Washington,  D.C.  Address:  War  De 
partment,  Washington. 

EDWARD  GEORGE  DOHAN, 

President  Villanova  College  of  Pennsylvania, 
Was  born  Jan.  12,  1870,  in  Troy,  N.Y.  He  has  been 
Prior  of  the  Augustinian  convent  of  New  York  city;  and 
rector  of  St.  Nicholas  of  Tolentine  church  in  New  York 
city.  He  is  now  president  of  Villanova  college  of  Penn 
sylvania. 

JEFFERSON  DAVIS  WALKER, 

Educator, 

Was  born  in  1862  in  Warren  county,  Ga.  He  received 
the  rudiments  of  his  education  in  the  public  schools,  and 
graduated  from  the  Atlanta  Baptist  college  of  Georgia; 
has  been  principal  of  schools  at  Cave  Spring,  Social 
Circle  and  Cedartown,  Ga. ;  principal  of  schools  at  Gor 
don,  Wilton  and  Ashdown,  Ark.;  principal  of  the  Arka- 
delphia  Baptist  academy  of  Arkansas.  In  1892  he  was 
a  delegate  to  the  republican  national  convention;  has  been 
chairman  of  Clark  county  republican  party.  He  is  now 
secretary  of  the  executive  committee;  is  now  principal  of 
a  school  at  Beirne,  Ark.  Married  Miss  Nannie  A.  Banks 
at  Cave  Springs,  Ga.,  on  October  22,  1885,  of  whom  six 
children  were  born — 2  girls  and  4  boys.  The  eldest, 
J.  D.,  jr.,  died  at  Gordon  in  1888.  Mrs.  Nannie  Walker 
died  July  6,  1910,  at  Arkadelphia,  Ark.  She  was  a  de- 


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voted  wife  (born  June  3,  1871 ;  died  July  6,  1910).  Was 
one  of  the  census  enumerators  for  Clark  county  in  1910; 
stockholder  in  the  Arkansas  Baptist  college,  and  the  Ar- 
kadelphia  Baptist  academy.  Residence:  Arkadelphia, 
Ark. 

SAMUEL  GILIBERT  IVERSON, 

State  Auditor, 

Was  born  at  Rushford,  Minn.,  April  21,  1859;  son  of 
John  and  Gunhild  (Gunderson)  Iverson;  educated  in 
common  and  high  schools  at  Rushford,  Minn.,  Shattuck 
school,  Faribault,  Minn.,  .graduating  from  College  of 
Law,  university  of  Minnesota,  LL.B.,  1893;  married  at 
Rushford,  Minn,  April  24,  1900,  to  Mrs.  Calista  B.  Retel. 
Began  work  as  clerk  in  store,  1876;  in  February,  1881, 
was  appointed  postmaster  of  Rushford,  Minn.,  by  Presi 
dent  Hayes,  continuing  until  October  i,  1886;  elected  to 
Minnesota  legislature  November,  1886;  appointed  May, 
1887,  auditor's  accountant  in  state  auditor's  office;  became 
deputy  state  treasurer,  Jan.,  1891,  deputy  state  auditor 
January,  1895;  elected  state  auditor  November,  1902;  and 
re-elected  1906  and  1910.  Served  six  years  in  M.N.G., 
and  was  first  lieutenant  Company  C,  first  infantry,  when 
he  resigned  in  1892.  Republican.  Episcopalian.  Ma 
son;  member  I.O.O.F.,  M.W.A.,  Modern  Samaritans, 
Sons  of  Norway;  Knights  of  Pythias  and  Red  Men. 
Clubs:  Commercial,  Norden. 

STEPHEN  SANFORD, 

Manufacturer  and  Business  President, 
Was  born  May  26,  1826,  in  Mayfield,  N.Y.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  public  schools;  at  the  academy  of  Amster 
dam,  N.Y. ;  at  the  Georgetown  college  of  the  District  of 
Columbia;  and  for  two  years  was  student  at  West  Point. 
In  1844  he  entered  the  carpet  manufacturing  business 


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of  his  father,  which  is  now  one  of  the  largest  establish 
ments  of  its  kind  in  the  country.  He  founded  the  Amster 
dam  Reservoir  company,  by  which  a  thousand  acres  of 
land  have  been  flooded  by  the  waters  of  the  Chunctanunda 
Creek,  supplying  water  pawer  for  its  own  and  other  man 
ufactories.  He  is  president  of  the  Amsterdam  Reservoir 
company;  president  of  the  Chunctanunda  Gas  Light  com 
pany;  president  of  the  Amsterdam  National  bank;  and 
president  of  the  Greenhill  Cemetery  association.  He  is 
an  agriculturist  and  a  breeder  of  horses  and  cattle.  In 
1869-71  he  was  a  representative  from  New  York  to  the 
forty-first  congress  as  a  republican.  He  founded  a  home 
for  elderly  women  of  Montgomery  county;  and  presented 
it  to  the  city  of  Amsterdam,  N.Y.  He  also  built  the  Chil 
dren's  home;  and  has  been  a  large  contributor  to  the  hos 
pitals  and  churches  of  his  community;  and  resides  in 
Amsterdam,  N.Y. 

WILLIAM   GOODELL   FROST, 

President  of  Berea  College, 

Was  born  July  2,  1854,  m  Le  Roy,  N.Y.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  Beloit  college;  in  1876  graduated  from  Oberlin 
college;  afterward  studied  at  Wooster  university  of  Ohio 
and  at  Harvard  and  Gottingen  universities;  and  has  re 
ceived  the  degrees  of  D.D.  and  Ph.D.  In  1879-82  he  was 
professor  of  Greek  language  and  literature  at  Oberlin 
college  of  Ohio;  and  since  1892  has  been  president  of 
Berea  college  of  Kentucky.  He  is  the  author  of  Inductive 
Studies  in  Oratory;  and  Greek  Primer. 

MARK  TRAFTON  BAILEY, 

Wholesale  Lumber, 

Was  born  at  Port  Huron,  Mich.,  April  13,  1860;  son  of 
Mark  T.  and  Anna  (Hollahan)  Bailey.  Educated  in 
public  schools  of  Saginaw.  Married  at  Saginaw  1892 
Lille  Gaddard.  Began  active  career  in  lumber  business 


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at  Saginaw  1880;  spent  ten  years  in  New  Orleans,  La.,  and 
South  in  same  line,  returning  to  Detroit  1903.  Member 
Wholesale  lumber  firm  of  Conely  and  Bailey,  organized 
1907.  Christian  Scientist.  Republican.  Recreation: 
Motoring.  Office:  3061  Jefferson  avenue  West.  Resi 
dence:  57  Philadelphia  avenue  East. 

GEORGE  SVERDRUP, 

President  of  Augsburg  Seminary  of  Minneapolis,  Minn., 
in  which  city  he  was  born  August  3,  1879.  He  received 
a  thorough  education  in  the  public  schools  and  colleges 
of  Minnesota.  He  is  professor  in  Old  Testament  Exe 
gesis;  and  president  of  Augsburg's  seminary  of  Minne 
apolis,  Minn. 

JAMES  ALONZO  STACKHOUSE, 
State  Commander  of  the  Knights  of  the  Maccabees  of  the 

World,  for  the  State  of  Tennessee, 

Was  born  at  Washington,  Wayne  county,  Ind.,  April  24, 
1852;  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  that  period, 
to  a  degree  to  enable  him  to  secure  license  to  teach ;  taught 
two  terms;  then  associated  himself  in  the  lumber  business 
as  an  inspector  and  general  mill  man;  followed  this  avo 
cation  many  years;  joined  the  Order  of  Maccabees  in 
1887.  Was  married  in  the  year  1877  to  Miss  Henrietta 
Roller.  His  wife  died  in  1911,  leaving  Llewellyn  C. 
Stackhouse  and  Aouda  May  Stackhouse  (now  Mrs.  A. 
M.  Ferris).  Two  sons,  Moine  Deon,  and  Adrian  C. 
Stackhouse  died  in  infancy.  He  has  been  honored  as 
supreme  representative  to  the  supreme  Tent,  at  sessions 
of  that  body  in  the  years  1896-99-01-04-07,  and  special 
called  review  at  Detroit,  Mich.,  in  1910,  and  was  unani 
mously  elected  to  the  state  quadrennial  convention,  held 
in  Memphis,  Tennessee,  as  supreme  representative  to  the 
supreme  review  that  is  to  be  held  in  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
beginning  third  Tuesday  in  July,  1911.  Has  been  a 
supreme  review  held  in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  He  has  been  a 


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Maccabee  for  over  twenty-five  years;  has  served  as  a 
state  commander,  giving  his  whole  time  to  the  order  over 
seventeen  years.  Socially,  he  is  a  32nd  degree  Mason,  a 
member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  I.O.O.F.,  a  member  of  the 
Encampment,  a  Rebecca,  a  past  president  of  the  Ten 
nessee  fraternal  congress,  a  K.  of  P.,  Sovereign  Wood 
man  of  the  World,  and  a  Maccabee.  His  home  is  in 
Memphis,  Tenn.,  1 126  North  Seventh  street.  He  is  living 
with  his  children  since  the  death  of  his  loving  companion 
and  wife.  At  the  last  supreme  review,  held  at  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  in  July,  1911,  he  was  unanimously  elected  supreme 
chaplain  of  the  order  K.O.T.M.  of  the  T.W.,  and  is  now 
holding  the  office  of  state  commander  for  the  state  of  Ten 
nessee. 

VISSCHER   VERE   BARNES, 

Judge  City  Court  of  T^ion,  III. 

Was  born  February  n,  1851,  in  Rensselaer  (Albany), 
N.Y.  He  received  a  thorough  education,  attended  Osh- 
kosh  normal  school  of  Wisconsin  and  Oberlin  university. 
He  took  a  law  course  at  ale  university,  graduating  with 
honor  and  delivered  one  of  the  three  orations,  also  tak 
ing  a  post-graduate  course  at  the  Chicago  law  school, 
receiving  degree  of  M.L.  and  D.C.L.  For  several  years 
he  was  county  judge  of  Kingsbury  county,  S.  D. ;  was  a 
member  of  the  Dakota  house  of  representatives,  and 
served  with  distinction  as  a  member  of  the  privisional 
senate  of  South  Dakota.  He  was  United  States  commis 
sioner  for  Dakota,  city  attorney  of  De  Smet,  S.D.,  and 
a  member  of  the  board  of  education  of  Yankton,  S.D.; 
was  appointed  by  the  attorney  general  of  South  Dakota 
to  prosecute  cases  under  the  prohibition  law  and  secured 
reversal  of  the  lower  court  in  the  leading  constitutional 
case  of  State  vs.  Becker,  51  N.  W.  Rep.,  1018.  He  has 
been  counsel  in  many  cases  for  the  past  fifteen  years  in 
the  supreme  courts  of  Illinois  and  other  states,  and  also 


564  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

in  federal  courts  and  in  Canada.  He  was  at  one  time 
chairman  of  the  Prohibition  organization  of  South  Da 
kota,  and  in  1900  was  candidate  for  governor  of  Illinois 
on  the  Prohibition  ticket.  He  has  been  city  attorney  of 
Lake  Bluff  and  Zion  City,  111.,  and  general  counsel  for 
Zion  and  John  Alexander  Dowie;  was  judge  of  the  city 
court  of  Zion  for  the  term  of  1903-07,  and  resides  in  Zion, 
111.  Is  now  city  attorney,  and  has  been  elected  member 
of  Chi  Tau  Kappa,  Yale,  to  which  only  those  who  have 
graduated  with  honor  from  that  institution  are  chosen. 

ROBERT  BRECKENRIDGE  BAKER, 

Merchant, 

Was  born  in  London,  England,  January  31,  1867;  son  of 
Robert  Breckenridge  and  Annette  Louise  (Matlack)  Ba 
ker,  who  were  residing  temporarily  abroad.  His  father 
was  the  founder  of  the  Phosphor  Bronze  Smelting  com 
pany  of  Philadelphia,  and  was  a  descendant  of  Job  Baker, 
who  came  from  England  and  settled  at  Westport,  Mass., 
about  1760.  The  line  is  traced  through  his  son  Job,  who 
married  Rachel  Weaver;  their  son  George  W.,  who  mar 
ried  Ruth  Howland  Smith,  and  their  son  Robert  B.,  Colo 
nel  Baker's  father.  His  maternal  ancestors  were  of  old 
French  Huguenot  stock,  and  his  great  uncle,  Timothy 
Matlack  (q.v.),  was  a  noted  revolutionary  patriot  whose 
portrait  hangs  in  Independence  hall,  Philadelphia.  The 
first  two  years  of  Colonel  Baker's  life  was  spent  in  Paris, 
France,  after  which  his  parents  returned  to  their  home 
in  Philadelphia.  He  was  educated  in  the  William  Penn 
Charter  school  and  at  Swarthmore  college.  He  left 
Swarthmore  in  1886  to  begin  a  mercantile  career,  entering 
the  employ  of  Robert  Hare  Powel  and  company,  coal 
operators  of  Philadelphia,  and  remaining  there  until  the 
company  was  taken  over  by  its  successor,  the  Sterling  Coal 
company.  This  company  operates  a  number  of  coal  mines 
in  Pennsylvania,  employing  some  800  men  and  mining 


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approximately  one  and  a  half  million  tons  of  coal  per  year. 
It  is  one  of  the  largest  mining  concerns  in  Pennsylvania. 
Beginning  in  a  clerical  capacity,  he  rose  to  higher  posi 
tions,  becoming  secretary  and  a  director  of  the  company 
in  1889,  vice-president  in  1902,  and  president  in  1907,  a 
position  he  still  holds.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Baker 
Transportation  company,  Bakerton  Ljand  and  Improve 
ment  company,  Bakerton  Water  company,  Bakerton  Sup 
ply  company,  and  El  Mora  Coal  Mining  company;  vice- 
president  of  the  Stineman  Coal  and  Coke  company,  and 
treasurer  and  director  of  the  Powelton  Barge  company. 
For  recreation  he  indulges  in  motoring,  golf,  riding  and 
other  outdoor  sports.  He  was  aide-de-camp  on  the  staff 
of  Governor  Daniel  H.  Hastings  1895-99,  and  attained 
the  rank  of  lieutenant-colonel.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
New  York,  New  York  Athletic,  Army  and  Navy,  Ard- 
sley,  Riverside  Yacht,  Indian  Harbor  Yacht  and  the  Fair- 
field  County  Golf  clubs.  He  is  unmarried. 

EUGENE  HALE, 

Statesman  and  Jurist, 

Was  born  June  9,  1836,  in  Turner,  Me.  He  is  of  old 
English  ancestry  that  was  transplanted  from  Herford- 
shire  to  Massachusetts  in  1635.  He  received  an  academic 
education,  studied  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1857,  and  commenced  practice  at  the  age  of  twenty.  He 
has  received  the  degree  of  LL.D.  from  Bates  college, 
from  Colby  university,  and  from  Bowdoin  college.  He 
was  for  nine  successive  years  county  attorney  for  Hancock 
county,  and  was  a  member  of  the  legislature  of  Maine  in 
1867,  1868,  and  1880.  He  was  elected  a  representative 
from  Maine  to  the  forty-first  congress,  and  was  re-elected 
to  the  forty-second,  forty-third,  forty-fourth  and  fortyfifth 
congresses.  In  1874  President  Grant  appointed  him  post 
master-general,  but  he  declined  the  office,  and  he  declined 
the  post  of  secretary  of  the  navy  tendered  him  by  Presi- 


5G6  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

dent-elect  Hayes  in  March,  1887.  He  was  chairman  of 
the  republican  congressional  committee  from  1878  to 

1880.  He  led  the  Elaine  forces  in  the  national  convention 
in  Cincinnati  in  1876,  and  in  1880  at  Chicago  against  the 
Grant  programme  for  a  third  term  headed  by  Conklin, 
Logan  and  Cameron,  and  carried  the  convention  for  Gar- 
field    on    the    thirty-sixth    ballot,    when    he    announced 
Elaine's  withdrawal   and  gave  the  vote  of   Maine  for 
Garfield.     He  was  elected  to  the  United  States  senate  to 
succeed  Hannibal  Hamlin,  and  took  his  seat  March  4, 

1881.  He  was  re-elected  in  1887,  1893,  1899  and  in  1905, 
and  was  not  a  candidate  for  re-election  in   1911.     He 
served  as  chairman  of  the  committee  on  appropriations, 
chairman  of  the  committee  on  public  expenditures,  and  as 
a  member  of  the  committees  on  finance,  naval  affairs,  and 
census,  and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  world's  foremost 
critics  on  naval  matters.    He  is  a  member  of  the  national 
monetary  commission,  and  resides  in  Ellsworth,  Maine. 

JAMES  HENRY  WORMAN, 

Diplomat,  Author, 

Was  born  February  28,  1845,  in  Berlin,  Germany.  He 
was  educated  in  the  high  schools  and  universities  of  Ger 
many,  France  and  United  States;  and  has  received  the 
degrees  of  A.M.,  Ph.D.  and  LL.D.  For  several  years  he 
was  associate  editor  of  the  National  Repository;  senior 
professor  of  Chautauqua  from  its  foundation  until  1885; 
and  head  of  the  Southern  Chautauqua  and  other  schools. 
In  1877-82  he  was  professor  at  Adelphia  college;  and  in 
1882-85  was  professor  at  Vanderbilt  university.  In  1887- 
1900  he  was  editor-in-chief  of  Outing.  In  1899-1902 
he  was  United  States  consul  to  Munich,  and  then  became 
consul-general  to  that  city.  In  1904  he  was  transferred 
upon  his  request  to  Canada,  in  order  to  be  near  his  chil 
dren.  He  is  the  author  of  Complete  Grammar  of  the 
German  Language;  Elementary  German  Grammar;  The 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  567 

Chautauqua  Language  Series  in  French,  German  and 
Spanish ;  and  various  text-books  for  the  study  of  modern 
languages.  Since  1899  he  has  been  in  the  United  States 
consular  service;,  and  in  1904  became  consul  to  Three 
Rivers,  Quebec.  He  resides  in  West  Newton,  Mass. 

THOMAS  EAKINS, 

Artist, 

Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  July  25,  1844.  He  was  grad 
uated  at  the  high  school  of  Philadelphia,  and  went  to 
Paris,  where  he  received  his  art  education  at  L'Ecole  des 
beaux  arts  under  Gerome.  He  also  studied  in  the  atelier 
of  Bonnat,  and  with  the  sculptor  Dumont.  After  return 
ing  to  Philadelphia,  he  was  appointed  demonstrator  of 
anatomy,  and  afterward  professor  of  painting  and  director 
of  the  Pennsylvania  academy  of  fine  arts.  For  several 
years  he  was  teacher  in  the  Brooklyn  art  guild,  and  lec 
turer  on  anatomy  and  perspective  in  the  art  student's 
league  of  New  York.  He  is  now  professor  in  the  art 
student's  league  of  Philadelphia.  He  has  painted  many 
small  pictures  of  domestic  life  in  the  early  days  of  Amer 
ica,  of  American  sporting  and  athletic  games,  studies  of 
the  American  negroes,  which  have  been  exhibited  in  the 
Paris  salons,  the  National  academy,  New  York,  the 
Water-color  society,  American  Art  association,  and  else 
where.  Among  his  noted  pictures  are:  Dr.  Gross  in  his 
Clinic;  William  Rush  Carving  an  Allegorical  Figure; 
A  Lady  Singing;  The  Chess-Players;  Mending  the  Net; 
The  Writing-Master;  and  The  Zither-Player.  He  sent 
The  Chess-Players,  several  portraits  in  oil,  and  the  water- 
colors  Whistling  for  Plover  and  Base-Ball  to  the  Centen 
nial  exhibition  in  1876.  Agnew's  Clinic;  Horses  on  Sol 
diers  and  Sailors  Monument,  Brooklyn;  Reliefs  on  Tren 
ton  Monument. 


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JOHN  WESLEY   FRAZIER, 

Registrar  of  the  Bureau  of  Surveys,  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
Was  born  January  5,  1837,  m  Delaware  county,  Pa.;  son 
of  Archibald  and  Margaret  Bonsall  (Robinson)  Frazier. 
He  is  a  descendant  of  Henry  Bonsall  who  came  to  Dela 
ware  county  in  1683.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Delaware  county  and  in  Philadelphia.  He 
married  Anna  M.  Redfield  of  Philadelphia  in  Septem 
ber,  1860.  Miss  Redfield  was  a  descendant  of  William 
Redfield,  who  came  to  Charlestown,  Mass.,  in  1635;  also 
a  descendant  of  John  Alden  and  Priscilla  (Molines) 
Alden,  Mayflower  pilgrims;  they  have  had  six  children: 
Archie  L. ;  William  Wallace;  Anne  M.;  John  W.,  jr.; 
Bertram  Graeme;  and  Alan  Cameron.  Colonel  Frazier, 
while  adjutant  of  the  Survivors'  association  of  the  Phila 
delphia  brigade,  brought  about  the  reunion  of  the  Blue 
and  Gray  at  Gettysburg  July  2,  3  and  4,  1887 — a  reunion 
of  the  Philadelphia  brigade  and  Pickett's  division  of 
Virginia,  the  first  reunion  of  the  North  and  the  South 
held  on  any  battlefield  of  the  civil  war.  He  was  assessor 
of  internal  revenue  of  Philadelphia  1866-69,  a  presiden 
tial  appointment;  registrar  of  surveys,  Philadelphia,  1887 
to  1912;  is  a  past  master  of  Mt.  Moriah  lodge  of  Free 
Masons  No.  155  of  Pennsylvania;  a  past  commander  of 
Colonel  Fred  Taylor  Post  No.  19,  G.A.R. ;  and  present 
comfriander  of  Colonel  William  L.  Curry  Post  No.  18, 
G.A.R. ;  a  member  of  the  California  regiment — the  sev 
enty-first,  of  the  Pennsylvania  line;  past  commander  for 
three  years  of  the  Philadelphia  brigade;  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  Veterans  association  of  Philadelphia;  member 
of  the  Grand  Army  of  Pennsylvania;  and  of  the  War 
Veterans'  club  of  Philadelphia;  was  a  sergeant  of  Com 
pany  C,  71  st  Pennsylvania  regiment,  from  April  6  to 
October  12,  1861,  and  of  the  2Oth  Pennsylvania  regiment 
from  June  i  to  September  i,  1863 ;  a  member  of  the  46th 
Ward  republican  club  of  Philadelphia;  and  a  member 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  569 

of  the  First  Methodist  church  of  Atlantic  City,  NJ.  His 
business  address  is  412  City  Hall,  Philadelphia;  and  resi 
dence  No.  4814  Hazel  avenue,  Philadelphia. 

JULIAN   SHAKESPEARE   CARR, 

Manufacturer  and  Banker, 

Was  born  at  Chapel  Hill,  N.C.,  Oct.  12,  1845,  and  was 
educated  at  the  university  of  North  Carolina.  He  entered 
the  Confederate  army  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  civil  war, 
soon  after  the  close  of  which  he  began  business  as  a  to 
bacconist,  in  a  small  way  at  first,  but  owing  to  the  assiduity 
and  "push"  of  his  management,  the  enterprise  has  since 
attained  great  proportions.  He  is  president  of  the  Black- 
well  Durham  Tobacco  company;  of  the  Durham  and 
Roxboro  railroad;  of  the  First  National  bank  of  Dur 
ham;  of  the  Durham  Electric  Light  company;  the  Com 
monwealth  cotton  factory,  and  many  other  organizations. 
Mr.  Carr  is  a  Methodist,  devoted  to  his  church  and  liberal 
to  its  institutions  and  enterprises,  at  the  same  time  that 
he  extends  his  benefactions  to  all  Christian  charities  irre 
spective  of  creeds.  He  was  delegate  to  the  Robert  Raiks 
Sunday  school  convention  in  London,  England,  in  1878; 
to  the  ecumenical  conference  of  the  Methodists  of  the 
world  in  the  same  city  in  1881 ;  to  the  Methodist  centen 
nial  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  in  1887;  and  from  the  state  at 
large  to  the  democratic  conventions  in  Chicago  in  1884; 
and  at  St.  Louis  in  1888.  Trinity  college  in  North  Caro 
lina,  the  Greensboro  (North  Carolina)  female  college, 
and  the  university  of  North  Carolina,  Wake  Forest  Col 
lege  (Baptist),  Davidson  (Presbyterian),  Elon  (Christ 
ian),  have  all  shared  his  benefactions.  One  of  the  hand 
somest  buildings  at  the  university  is  the  "Carr  Building," 
donated  by  General  Carr.  He  served  in  the  army  of 
Northern  Virginia  until  the  surrender  of  Lee  at  Appo- 
mattox;  is  now  major  general,  commanding  North  Caro 
lina  confederate  veterans. 


570  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

COLUMBUS  ALONZO   KELLER, 

Deputy  Grand  Sire, 

Was  born  on  November  24,  1851,  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Jeffer 
son  county,  111.,  and  lived  in  that  county  until  he  went 
to  Texas,  arriving  there  on  April  24,  1885,  and  has  lived 
in  San  Antonio  ever  since  that  time.  His  college  course 
was  taken  at  McKendree  college,  Lebanon,  111.,  where  he 
graduated  in  June,  1871.  He  was  student  at  the  law 
school  of  Michigan  university  at  Ann  Arbor  in  1872  and 
1873,  and  on  September  14,  1873,  was  admitted  to  the 
practice  of  law  by  the  supreme  court  of  Illinois.  Was 
married  on  September  16,  1873,  to  Nellie  F.  Raymond, 
of  Lebanon,  111.,  and  immediately  located  at  Mt.  Vernon 
in  that  state  and  began  the  practice  of  law  as  partner  of 
Judge  James  M.  Pollock,  who  had  vacated  the  circuit 
bench  in  June  previous.  Was.  made  an  Odd  Fellow  in 
Marion  lodge  No.  13  at  Mt.  Vernon  on  May  13,  1875, 
and  in  1879  was  elected  representative  to  the  Grand  lodge 
of  Illinois,  and  in  1880  was  elected  grand  warden,  and  in 
1 88 1  deputy  grand  master,  and  in  1882  was  elected  and 
installed  as  grand  master  at  McCormick's  hall  in  Chi 
cago,  111.,  on  his  thirty-first  birthday.  In  1884  he  was 
elected  representative  from  the  grand  lodge  to  the  sover 
eign  grand  lodge,  but,  owing  to  his  wife's  illness,  he  re 
moved  to  San  Antonio  and  resigned  as  grand  representa 
tive.  He  has  been  engaged  in  the  active  practice  of  law 
in  San  Antonio  ever  since  he  arrived  there,  and  is  now  in 
partnership  with  his  son  Victor  under  the  firm  name  of 
Keller  and  Keller.  In  1891  he  was  elected  as  represen 
tative  from  the  grand  lodge  of  Texas  to  the  sovereign 
grand  lodge,  and  entered  that  body  at  the  St.  Louis  ses 
sion  and  was  a  representative  up  to  1899.  He  was  re- 
elected  in  1904  and  has  been  in  the  sovereign  grand  lodge 
continuously  since.  In  1891  he  served  on  the  judiciary 
committee,  and  remainder  of  time  has  been  on  the  com 
mittee  on  appeals,  and  was  chairman  of  that  committee 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  571 

at  the  sessions  of  1897  and  1898,  and  1909  and  1910.  He 
was  elected  deputy  grand  sire  at  Atlanta,  Ga.,  on  Sep 
tember  aoth  by  a  vote  of  118;  his  two  opponents,  Judge 
Robert  T.  Daniels  of  Georgia,  and  Hon.  Hill  Montague 
of  Virginia,  receiving  66  and  24  votes  respectively. 

ELISHA  ALEXANDER  ERASER, 

Lawyer  and  Lecturer  of  Detroit,  Mich., 
Was  born  March  13,  1887,  in  Bowmanville,  Ontario, 
Canada.  He  was  educated  at  Oberlin  college  and  at  the 
university  of  Michigan;  and  has  received  the  degree  of 
A.B.  and  A.M.  In  1864-73  he  was  superintendent  of 
public  schools  of  Kalamazoo,  Mich.  He  then  practiced 
law  for  three  years  in  Battle  Creek,  Mich.,  where  he 
served  two  years  as  city  attorney.  Since  1876  he  has  prac 
tised  his  profession  in  Detroit,  Mich.;  and  since  1892 
has  been  professor  in  the  Detroit  college  of  law.  Lec 
turing  on  contracts,  constitutional  law  and  international 
law.  He  is  identified  with  the  republican  party;  and 
sice  1877  nas  been  a  ruling  elder  in  the  Fort  Street  Pres 
byterian  church  of  Detroit,  Mich.  In  1904  he  repre 
sented  the  Presbyterian  church  of  the  United  States  at 
the  Pan-Presbyterian  alliance  held  in  Liverpool,  Eng 
land;  and  by  special  request  delivered  an  address  on 
Christianity  and  national  expansion. 

FRANCIS   MARION   SMITH, 

Capitalist  and  Business  President, 

Was  born  February  2,  1846,  in  Richmond,  Wis.  He  re 
ceived  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Milton  college  of  Wis 
consin.  In  1872  he  discovered  Teel's  Marsh  borax  mines 
in  Nevada;  and  is  president  of  the  Pacific  Coast  Borax 
company.  He  is  also  president  of  the  realty  syndicate  of 
Oakland,  Cal.;  and  is  identified  with  various  other  cor 
porations.  In  1904  and  1908  he  was  a  republican  elector; 
and  is  prominently  identified  with  the  republican  party. 


572  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

SAMUEL  MARTIN   INMAN, 

Cotton  Merchant, 

Was  born  at  Dandridge,  Term.,  February  19,  1843.  His 
great-grandfather,  Abednego  Inman,  was  a  gallant  revo 
lutionary  soldier  of  English  descent,  a  farmer  and  Pres 
byterian,  and  his  great-grandmother,  Miss  Thompson,  a 
Virginia  lady  of  Scotch-Irish  family.  His  father  was 
Shadrack  W.  Inman,  a  successful  merchant,  and  his 
mother  Mrs.  Jane  (Martin)  Hamilton.  During  vaca 
tions  his  judicious  sire  disciplined  him  in  industry  and 
steady  habits  by  farm  and  store  work,  and  he  attended 
Maryville  and  Princeton  colleges,  until  at  eighteen  his 
studies  were  interrupted  by  the  war,  through  which  he 
served  in  the  ist  Tennessee  cavalry,  as  private  and  lieu- 
ant,  acting  at  the  end  on  division  staff  duty,  and  doing  the 
soldier  role  with  the  same  completeness  that  has  marked 
his  whole  stainless  and  valuable  career.  In  1866  he  did 
business  a  year  in  Augusta,  Ga.,  and  in  1867  removed  to 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  forming  with  his  father  the  cotton  house  of 
S.  W.  Inman  and  Son,  which  upon  his  father's  return  to 
Tennessee  in  1870  became  the  great  firm  of  S.  M.  Inman 
and  Co.,  doing  the  largest  cotton  trade  of  the  South,  and 
probably  in  the  world.  He  married  in  1868  to  Jennie 
Dick  of  Rome,  Ga.,  who,  after  a  beautiful  life,  died  in 
1890.  With  intuitive  judgment  he  has  drawn  to  him  the 
best  partners  and  workers,  and  with  consummate  ability 
and  enterprise  created  the  most  colossal  cotton  business 
of  the  South,  amassing  a  fortune  nobly  used.  Commercial 
genius  runs  in  the  family.  His  brothers,  John  H.  and 
Hugh,  and  two  kinsmen,  Wm.  H.  and  Walker  Inman, 
became  self-made  millionaires,  John  at  one  time  being 
president  of  the  Richmond  Terminal  company,  with  its 
11,000  miles  of  railway  threading  the  South,  and  large 
system  of  ocean  steamships.  Mr.  Inman  is  a  genuine 
Christian  philanthropist  and  temperance  leader,  generous 
in  charity,  and  public-spirited.  He  was  a  chief  founder 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  573 

and  one  of  the  commissioners  of  the  Georgia  school  of 
technology.  He  was  a  large  stockholder  in  the  Constitu 
tion  Publishing  company,  the  East  Atlanta  company,  and 
also  is  now  director  in  the  Southern  Railway  company, 
and  the  Lowry  National  bank  of  Atlanta;  is  chairman  of 
the  board  of  trustees  of  Agnes  Scott  college,  a  splendid 
college  for  women  near  Atlanta;  and  a  host  of  similar 
enterprises.  He  has  repeatedly  declined  public  trusts 
pressed  upon  him  unsought  by  popular  confidence.  His 
manly  strength  and  firmness  are  set  off  by  a  perennial  and 
gentle  amiability,  which  perhaps  lies  at  "he  foundation 
of  his  remarkable  success. 

CHARLES  HARRY  WHITE, 

Retired  Naval  Officer, 

Was  born  in  New  Hampshire.  He  entered  the  service 
as  assistant  surgeon,  December  26,  1861 ;  Chelsea  naval 
hospital,  1862;  in  steam  gunboat  "Huron,"  1862-33;  mon 
itor  "Lehigh,"  1864,  S.  A.  blockading  squadron;  navy 
yard,  Portsmouth,  N.H.,  1864;  naval  academy,  Newport, 
R.I.,  1864;  "Roanoke"  (iron  clad),  1864-5;  navy  yard, 
New  York,  1865-6;  "Ashuelot,"  186-9,  Asiatic  station. 
Commissioned  surgeon  November  18,  1869;  navy  yard, 
Boston,  1869;  naval  laboratory,  New  York,  1869-72;  "Be- 
nicia,"  1872-3;  Asiatic  fleet,  1872-3;  "Idaho,"  Asiatic 
station,  1873-4;  "Monocacy,"  Asiatic  fleet,  1874-5;  naval 
laboratory,  New  York,  1875-8;  navo'l  hospital,  Mare 
Island,  Cal.,  1879;  "Lackawanna,"  Pacific  squadron, 
1880-8;  Museum  of  Hygiene,  Washington,  D.C.,  1883-8; 
"Trenton,"  Pacific  squadron,  1890-1;  "Baltimore,"  Pa 
cific  squadron,  1888-9;  "Pensacola,"  1889-90;  "San  Fran 
cisco,"  Pacific  squadron,  1891 ;  "Pensacola,"  Pacific 
squadron,  1891-2;  waiting  orders,  January,  1892,  to  Jan 
uary,  1893;  Smithsonian  institution,  1893;  naval  medical 
examining  board,  1893-97.  Promoted  to  Medical  Di 
rector  June  8,  1895;  at  Museum  of  Hygiene,  from  Octo 
ber,  1897.  Retired  November  19,  1900. 


574  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

MARTIN  WASHINGTON  YENCER, 

State  Representative  of  Indiana, 

Was  born  December  27,  1871,  near  Uancester,  Ohio.  He 
was  educated  at  the  common  schools  of  Fairfield  county, 
Ohio,  the  Baltimore  high  school,  attended  the  old  Fair- 
field  County  academy  of  P'leasantville,  Ohio,  and  the 
Crawfus  institute  of  Lancester,  Ohio.  Taught  in  the 
common  schools  of  Fairfield  county,  Ohio,  for  two  years, 
at  the  age  of  nineteen.  In  1893,  at  the  age  of  21,  began 
the  study  of  medicine  and  surgery  at  the  Starling  Medical 
college  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  in  1894  at  the  medical 
department  of  the  National  normal  university  of  Leba 
non,  Ohio,  and  graduated  from  the  Central  college 
of  physicians  and  surgeons  of  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  1897. 
Began  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Boston,  Ind;  re 
mained  there  for  ten  years.  In  1902  he  was  elected  to  the 
house  of  representatives  in  the  Indiana  state  legislature, 
and  re-elected  again  in  1904  by  the  largest  majority  ever 
given  to  a  republican  candidate  from  Wayne  county.  In 
1908  he  was  a  candidate  for  United  States  representative 
in  congress  from  the  sixth  Indiana  district.  He  was  a 
number  of  times  a  delegate  to  the  republican  state  con 
ventions.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Wayne  County  Medical, 
the  Indiana  Medical  and  the  American  Medical  associ 
ations.  Dr.  Yencer  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  order, 
the  Elks  and  the  Sons  of  Veterans.  In  politics  he  is  a 
republican  and  resides  in  Richmond,  Ind.  Dr.  Yencer, 
February  22,  1911,  married  Miss  Gennett  May  Hill,  a 
graduate  of  the  Waltham  training  school  for  nurses. 
Miss  Hill's  fathers'  ancestors  were  relatives  of  Thomas 
Jefferson,  the  third  president  of  the  United  States. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  575 

JOHN  RIDGELY  CARTER, 

Lawyer,  Diplomat, 

Was  born  November  28,  1864,  in  Maryland.  He  was 
educated  at  Trinity  college  of  Hartford,  from  which  in 
stitution  he  has  received  the  degrees  of  A.B.  and  M.A. 
He  studied  law  at  Harvard  law  school,  receiving  the 
degree  of  LL.B.  He  subsequently  studied  at  the  Leipzig 
university,  and  in  1889  was  admitted  to  the  Baltimore 
bar.  In  1896  he  became  second  secretary  to  the  Ameri 
can  embassy  in  London;  and  in  1905-09  was  first  secre 
tary.  In  1909  he  became  E.E.  and  M.P.  to  Roumania; 
and  subsequently  E.E.  and  M.P.  to  the  Argentine  Re 
public. 

DOREMUS  ALMY  HAYES, 

Theologian  and  Author, 

Was  born  May  17,  1863,  in  Russelville,  Ohio.  He  has  re 
ceived  the  degrees  of  A.B.  and  A.M.  from  the  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan  university,  and  the  degrees  of  Ph.  D.  and  S.T.B. 
from  Boston  university.  He  also  studied  in  Berlin  and 
Leipzig,  and  received  the  degree  of  LL.D.  from  the  Mis 
souri  Wesleyan  university.  In  1887-88  he  filled  a  pastor 
ate  in  San  Leandro,  Cal.;  in  1888-91  was  professor  of 
Greek  language  and  literature  in  the  university  of  the 
Pacific,  and  in  1892-95  filled  a  pastorate  in  Napa,  Cal. 
In  1896-1901  he  was  professor  of  the  English  Bible 
exegesis  since  1901 ;  and  librarian  since  1906  of  the  Gar- 
rett  Biblical  institute  of  the  Northwestern  university. 
He  wrote  monographs  for  the  Book  of  Acts,  The  Revival 
—Its  Power  and  Its  Perils;  and  numerous  articles  in  the 
Encyclopedia  Americana  and  other  Biblical  works. 


576  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

i  •> 

FRANCIS  ANTHONY  GROSS, 

Banker, 

Was  born  in  Hennepin  county,  Minnesota,  August  10, 
1870;  son  of  Matthias  and  Mary  M.  (Lenzen)  Gross; 
educated  in  public  and  parochial  schools  of  Minneapolis 
and  St.  John's  university,  Collegeville,  Minn.;  married 
October  9,  1893,  to  Miss  Ida  Katherine  Buerfening.  Be 
gan  business  career  in  father's  grocery  store,  and  later  was 
hall  master  of  the  Minneapolis  work  house;  entered  the 
German-American  bank  at  Minneapolis  July,  1889,  as 
messenger,  and  advanced  to  present  position  as  president 
of  the  bank.  Roman  Catholic;  member  Catholic  Knights 
of  America;  Sons  of  Minnesota;  Elks,  Royal  Arcanum; 
Interlachen  Country  club.  Recreations:  Bowling,  gar 
dening.  Clubs:  North  Side  Commercial. 

CHRISTOPHER  H.   PAYNE, 

Diplomat  and  Statesman  of  Huntington,  W .V a., 
Was  born  September  7,  1847,  in  Red  Sulphur  Springs, 
Va.,  now  West  Virginia.  He  was  educated  in  Richmond 
institute,  now  the  Union  university.  He  received  the 
degree  of  D.D,;  and  attained  success  as  a  farmer,  edu 
cator,  clergyman  and  lawyer,  and  represented  congres 
sional  districts  in  West  Virginia  in  four  national  repub 
lican  conventions;  once  a  delegate  and  three  times  as 
a!lderman;  and  represented  Fayette  county  in  the  West 
Virginia  legislature  in  1896-97.  For  five  years  he  edited 
and  published  newspapers  in  West  Virginia;  and  has 
delivered  two  addresses  before  national  bodies  of  North 
ern  Baptists.  He  was  admitted  to  practice  law  in  all  the 
courts  of  West  Virginia  and  in  the  United  States  district 
and  circuit  courts.  Since  1903  he  has  been  United  States 
consul  to  the  Danish  West  Indies  at  St.  Thomas. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  577 

JOHN   ELY   BURCHARD, 

Lawyer  and  Statesman, 

Was  born  in  1865  in  Clinton,  N.Y.  After  leaving  college 
he  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  became  owner  and  editor  of 
the  Soo-Democrat;  and  was  collector  of  customs  during 
President  Cleveland's  second  term.  For  three  years  he 
was  city  attorney  and  for  three  terms  was  mayor  of  Mar 
shall, Minn. ;  and  since  1900  has  practiced  law  in  St.  Paul, 
Minn.  He  is  president  of  the  John  E.  Burchard  com 
pany,  the  Burchard-Hulbert  Investment  company,  the 
Southwest  Land  and  Orchard  company,  the  St.  Paul  Ma 
chinery  Manufacturing  company;  and  is  vice-president 
of  and  director  in  various  other  companies  and  banks. 
He  is  a  thirty-second-degree  Mason;  and  in  1907  was  ap 
pointed  on  the  governor's  staff  with  the  rank  of  colonel. 

EDWARD  PAYSON  FOWLER, 

Physician  of  New  York  City, 

Was  born  November  30,  1834,  m  Coshocton,  N.Y.  Since 
1855  has  practiced  medicine  in  New  York  city.  He  was 
one  of  the  founders  and  president  of  the  New  York  Med- 
ico-Chirurgical  Society.  He  is  an  ardent  republican  in 
politics ;  and  a  member  of  the  Union  League  club  of  New 
York  city.  He  is  the  author  of  several  valuable  medical 
works;  and  still  practices  his  profession  in  New  York  city. 

JOHN  A.  WILSON, 

Theologian, 

Was  born  October  4,  1839,  in  Venango  county,  Pa.  In 
1867-69  he  practiced  law  in  Newcastle,  Pa.;  and  in  1872- 
93  filled  pastorates  in  Beaver,  Pa.,  St.  Louis  and  Wooster, 
Ohio.  Since  1893  ne  nas  been  professor  of  church  his 
tory  and  pastoral  theology  in  the  Allegheny  Theological 
seminary  of  Pittsburg,  Pa. 


578  SUCCESSFUL  AMERiOANS 

WILLIAM  SIDNEY  NEVINS, 

Railroad  Equipment, 

Was  born  August  13,  1850,  at  Towancla,  Pa.  Graduated 
from  Eastman's  National  Business  college  September, 
1869.  Entered  railway  service  November,  1869,  since 
which  he  has  been  consecutively  to  October,  1875,  freight 
and  ticket  clerk  Lehigh  Valley  railroad  at  Towanda; 
October,  1875,  to  October,  1884-,  bill  clerk,  same  road,  at 
Waverly,  N.Y. ;  October,  1884, to  June  T>  1887,  chief  clerk 
and  cashier  to  agent,  same  road,  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y. ;  June 
i  to  September,  1887,  acting  agent;  September,  1887,  to 
July  i,  1894,  agent,  same  place;  July  i,  1894,  to  January 
i,  1896,  freight  and  ticket  agent,  same  road,  at  Waverly, 
N.  Y. ;  January  i,  1896,  to  May  i,  1897,  contracting 
freight  agent  Northern  Steamship  company  at  Buffalo; 
Bay  i,  1897,  became  traveling  freight  agent  Minneapolis, 
St.  Paul  and  Sault  Ste.  Marie  railway  and  Minneapolis, 
St.  Paul  and  Buffalo  Steamship  company  at  Buffalo. 
From  March,  1906,  to  August,  1908,  he  was  city  freight 
agent  of  the  Canadian  Pacific  railway  at  Buffalo,  N.Y. 
Since  1908  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  business  of  rai^/ay 
equipment  at  Buffalo,  N.Y. 

CHARLES   HAMILTON   HUGHES 

Physican,  Founder,  Author, 

Was  born  May  23,  1839,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Ir  1859  he 
graduated  from  the  St.  Louis  medical  college.  He  /as 
a  major  and  army  surgeon  in  the  tnilitarv  hrtoitals  iur- 
ing  the  civil  war.  He  is  president  of  the  faculty  and  pro 
fessor  of  nervous  diseases  in  Barnes  medical  college  of 
St.  Louis,  Mo.  He  was  editor  and  founder  of  the  Alien 
ist  andNeurologist.  He  is  the  author  of  Reflex;  Shuttle 
Pulse;  Patriot's  Prayer;  Up  With  the  Flag;  Symposium 
of  the  Maine ;  and  the  Great  of  Humble  Birth  in  History ; 
and  resides  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  579 

JAY  ELMER  ADAMS, 

Land  Proprietor, 

Was  born  March  30,  1862,  on  a  farm  near  Osceola, 
Clarke  county,  la.,  the  son  of  Thomas  J.  Adams,  a  farmer, 
and  Beril'la,  his  wife.  His  people  were  Kentuckians  orig 
inally,  and  are  of  the  kin  of  the  Adams,  Moffett  and 
Hickman  families  of  Indiana.  Brought  up  as  a  country 
boy,  with  no  superfluity  of  education,  Jay  E.  Adams  was 
thrown  upon  his  own  resources  at  eleven  years  of  age 
by  the  death  of  his  mother.  Each  summer  was  spent  in 
working  on  a  farm  for  the  bare  necessaries  of  life  and 
the  winters  were  spent  in  plodding  through  simple  text 
books  at  a  rural  school.  At  the  age  of  eighteen,  Mr. 
Adams  took  charge  of  a  country  school  in  western  Ne 
braska,  then  went  into  a  store  as  clerk,  and  at  twenty 
became  traveling  salesman  for  a  wholesale  house  in 
Omaha,  being  then  as  thoroughly  trained  to  toil  and  as 
self-reliant  and  alert  as  most  college  men  are  at  thirty. 
His  salary  as  a  salesman  was  good  and  the  nucleus  of  a 
fortune  was  laid  by  frugal  'living  and  careful  saving. 
For  a  time  Mr.  Adams  lived  in  Denver,  Col.,  but  in  Oc 
tober,  1890,  settled  in  San  Antonio,  Tex.,  which  has  ever 
since  been  his  home.  There  he  devoted  himself  to  real 
estate  interests,  buying  much  acre  property  and  dividing 
it  into  city  lots.  It  is  he  who  bought  the  land,  plotted  the 
streets  and  developed  the  attractive  suburb  of  Laurel 
Heights,  now  the  best  resident  property  in  the  city.  Mr. 
Adams  is  a'lso  the  owner  of  ninety  thousand  acres  of  land 
in  Mexico  and  eight  thousand  acres  in  Texas  farm  land, 
of  which  more  than  two  thousand  acres  is  in  cultivation 
and  in  farms.  He  also  owns  some  six  hundred  and  fifty 
acres  in  farms  in  Illinois;  a  summer  resort  an.d  a  summer 
home  in  the  mountain  of  Colorado,  besides  townsites  and 
additions  in  Texas.  All  of  his  operations  have  been  con 
ducted  in  his  own  name.  To  him  and  his  wife,  Mame  M. 
Young,  whom  he  married  in  Central  City,  Nebraska,  in 


580  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

1883,  four  children  have  been  born,  namely:  Carleton, 
Craig,  Jay  Junior,  and  Marjorie,  a  little  girl  now  of  six 
years,  but  who  is  boss  of  the  household.  Mr.  Adams 
takes  natural  pride  in  his  growing  possessions,  but  far 
more  in  the  fact  that  he  has  never  intentionally  done  any 
thing  to  be  ashamed  of  and  has  always  tried  to  apply  the 
Golden  Rule.  He  feels  a  keen  interest  in  all  public 
affairs  for  the  benefit  of  humanity  and  in  his  church  and 
Sunday  school  work,  he  himself  being  an  international 
worker  and  officer.  His  chief  pride  of  all  things  is  in  the 
manhood  of  his  now  three  grown  boys:  one  in  business, 
successful;  one  in  college  and  the  third  in  high  school. 
He  says  he  expects  them  to  be  a  great  improvement  on 
the  "old  man",  because  they  have  a  much  better  oppor 
tunity  than  he  had.  Mr.  Adams'  home  is  one  of  the 
finest  in  all  Texas  and  a  prettier  place  could  not  be  found 
in  all  the  Southland. 

SANFORD   C.   LEWIS, 

Business  President, 

Was  born  March  13,  1847,  in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  In  1876- 
77  he  was  prospecting  for  minerals  in  Central  and  South 
America;  and  subsequently  became  recognized  as  one  of 
the  most  successful  business  men  of  Western  Pennsylvania. 
He  is  president  of  the  Eclipse  Refining  company;  is  vice- 
president  of  the  Franklin  Natural  Gas  company;  and  for 
two  years  has  been  mayor  of  Franklin,  Pa.  In  1896  he 
was  quartermaster-general  of  Pennsylvania.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  St.  Louis  convention  that  nominated  Presi 
dent  McKinley. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  581 

ERNEST  R.   MOORE, 
Representative  from  Linn  County, 

Was  born  in  Anamosa,  Jones  county,  Iowa,  November  i, 
1869.  He  moved  to  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa,  with  his  par 
ents  in  1877  and  has  since  resided  in  that  city.  He  is  of 
Scotch-Irish  stock,  his  parents  settling  in  Iowa  in  the 
early  fifties.  Received  his  education  in  the  common  and 
high  schools  of  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa,  supplemented  by 
private  instruction.  Served  upwards  of  ten  years  in  the 
Iowa  national  guard,  resigning  his  commission  in  the  fall 
of  1897.  On  the  outbreak  of  the  Spanish-American  war 
he  enlisted  in  Company  C,  forty-ninth,  Iowa,  as  a  private, 
and  was  afterwards  commissioned  as  first  lieutenant  and 
quartermaster,  serving  on  the  staff  in  that  capacity  and 
seeing  service  in  the  United  States  and  Cuba.  Is  a  banker 
by  profession,  being  president  of  the  American  Trust  and 
Savings  bank,  one  of  the  largest  banks  of  Cedar  Rapids. 
Married  December  25,  1902,  to  Winifred  Evans.  Has 
been  a  delegate  from  his  county  to  all  republican  state 
conventions  for  the  last  eleven  years.  Was  a  delegate  to 
the  republican  national  convention  at  Chicago  in  1908, 
which  nominated  William  H.  Taft,  and  was  secretary 
of  the  delegation  and  a  member  of  the  convention  com 
mittee  on  rules.  Elected  representative  in  1906,  re- 
elected  in  1908  and  1910.  A  republican  in  politics. 

JOSEPH  THOMAS  RICHARDS, 

Railroad  Engineer, 

Was  born  February  12,  1845,  near  Rising  Sun,  Md.  He 
was  educated  at  the  West  Nottingham  academy  of  Mary 
land;  and  in  the  Polytechnic  college  of  Pennsylvania.  In 
1869  he  entered  railway  service  and  soon  filled  positions 
from  rodman  to  chief  engineer.  He  is  now  vice-president 
and  director  of  the  West  End  Trust  company;  and  past 
president  of  the  Engineers'  club  of  Philadelphia. 


582  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

HUGH   DOUGHERTY, 

President  Marion  Trust  Company  of  Indianapolis,  Ind., 
Was  born  July  28,  1844,  in  Darke  county,  Ohio.  He 
served  as  a  union  soldier  during  the  civil  war,  enlisting  as 
a  member  of  company  F,  ninety-fourth  regiment  of  Ohio 
volunteer  infantry.  He  was  made  prisoner  of  war,  and 
sent  to  Camp  Chase,  Ohio,  until  his  exchange.  After  his 
military  career  he  entered  business  pursuits;  became  as 
sistant  cashier  in  the  First  National  bank  of  Bluffton,  of 
which  his  uncle,  John  Studabaker,  was  president.  The 
title  of  this  bank  was  subsequently  changed  to  the  Studa 
baker  bank,  of  which  institution  Mr.  Dougherty  has  been 
president  since  1895.  He  was  largely  instrumental  in  the 
building  of  several  railroads,  and  has  been  active  and 
liberal  in  the  promotion  of  all  material  interests  in  his 
city  and  county,  and  has  been  equally  conspicuous  in  ad 
vancing  the  cause  of  education  and  morality.  In  1870 
he  was  elected  to  the  Indiana  state  senate ;  and  served  with 
distinction  in  that  body.  In  1878  he  was  a  candidate  for 
congress;  and  was  delegate  to  the  democratic  national 
convention  in  1884  and  again  in  1892;  and  resides  in  In 
dianapolis,  Ind. 

WILLIAM    BEACH    OLMSTED, 

TLducator  and  Clergyman, 

Was  born  February  26,  1864,  in  New  York  city.  In  1887 
he  received  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Trinity  college;  in 
1908  he  received  the  honorary  degree  of  A.  M.  from 
Yale  university;  and  in  1910  the  honorary  degree  of 
L.H.D.  from  Trinity  college.  In  1887-97  he  was  master 
of  St.  Mark's  school  at  Southboro,  Mass.;  and  since  1897 
has  been  head  master  of  the  Pomfret  school  at  Pomfret, 
Conn.  In  1908  he  was  ordained  deacon  and  in  1909  was 
ordained  a  priest  in  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  583 

AMOS   LAWRENCE  MASON, 
Physician, 

Was  the  grandson  of  Jeremiah  Mason  and  of  Amos  Law 
rence,  and  was  born  at  Salem,  Mass.,  April  20,  1842,  his 
father,  the  Rev.  Charles  Mason,  D.D.,  being  rector  of 
the  old  St.  Peter's  Episcopal  church  in  Salem.  Dr.  Ma 
son  was  graduated  from  Harvard  in  1863,  and,  after 
spending  five  years  in  travel  and  study,  entered  upon  his 
profession  of  medicine,  taking  his  degree  at  the  Harvard 
Medical  school  in  1872,  having  passed  the  previous  year 
as  house  physician  in  the  Massachusetts  general  hospital. 
After  another  period  of  European  study  he  returned  to 
Boston,  where  he  has  since  given  his  constant  attention  to 
his  professional  duties,  which,  like  those  of  most  physi 
cians,  are  not  of  a  nature  to  attract  the  public  eye.  He  was 
one  of  the  directors  of  the  Boston  dispensary,  a  private 
corporation  established  in  1796,  which  gives  medica1!  care 
to  a  large  part  of  the  poor  of  the  city.  He  has  spent  much 
time,  for  thirty  years,  as  one  of  the  medical  staff  in  the 
service  of  the  great  city  hospital  of  Boston,  an  institution 
which  has  few  equals  among  similar  municipal  establish 
ments,  either  from  a  philanthropic  point  of  view,  or  as 
regards  the  educational  advantages  which  students  of 
medicine  may  there  obtain.  Dr.  Mason  was  associate 
professor  of  clinical  medicine  in  the  medical  faculty  of 
Harvard  university;  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Med 
ical  society  and  of  the  Association  of  American  Physi 
cians;  is  president  of  the  Suffolk  district  and  of  the  medi 
cal  improvement  societies  in  1896-97.  He  belongs  to  the 
Society  of  Colonial  Wars. 


584  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

SHEPPARD  KNAPP, 

Merchant, 

Was  born  in  Yorktown,  Westchester  county,  near  Peek- 
skill,  August  30,  1839;  descends  from  one  of  the  older 
families  of  the  country.  Moses  Knapp,  born  in  England 
about  1655,  was  one  °f  tne  trustees  named  in  the  royal 
charter  of  White  Plains,  dated  March  13,  1721,  and  died 
in  this  country  in  1756  at  the  age  of  101.  The  men  of  the 
family  were  farmers  and  their  lands  have  been  handed 
down  from  father  to  son  through  successive  generations. 
Jacob  Frost  Knapp,  Sheppard's  father,  farmer  and  car 
riage  builder,  died  when  his  son  was  three  years  of  age. 
Coming  to  New  York  in  1852,  a  lad,  Mr.  Knapp  obtained 
a  clerkship  and  saved  enough  to  gain  a  year's  course  at 
an  academy  in  Bordentown,  N.J.  Resuming  the  fancy 
dry  goods  trade  in  New  York  city,  he  accepted  later  a 
clerkship  in  a  retail  carpet  store  in  Hudson  street.  In 
18555  a  fellow  clerk  and  he  started  a  carpet  store  of  their 
1855  a  fellow  clerk  and  he  started  a  carpet  store  of  their 
removing  to  a  commodious  store  on  Sixth  avenue,  near 
his  present  location.  Seven  years  later,  he  negotiated  for 
the  erection  of  a  large  building,  which  he  now  occupies, 
although  it  has  been  enlarged.  When  Mr.  Knapp  began 
the  sale  of  carpets,  the  American  manufacture  was  in  its 
infancy.  Mr.  Knapp  promoted  the  development  of  the 
home  industry,  and  it  is  largely  due  to  his  effort  and  ex 
ample  that  millions  of  dollars,  which  were  once  annually 
sent  to  Europe  for  carpets,  are  now  retained  in  this  coun 
try.  The  Smyrna  American  carpet  almost  owes  its  exist 
ence  to  Mr.  Knapp,  and  he  was  refused  a  patent  only  on 
a  mere  technicality.  In  1863  he  married  Sarah  E.,  daugh 
ter  of  Hiram  Miller  of  New  York.  They  have  five  chil 
dren.  Mr.  Knapp  is  an  earnest  and  active  citizen, 
esteemed  for  his  upright  and  progressive  character.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  New  York  Athletic  club. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  585 

WILLIAM   MONTGOMERY  CLEMENS, 
Criminologistf 

Was  born  in  Paris,  Ohio,  January  16,  1860;  son  of  John 
and  Sarah  E.  (Flickinger)  Clemens;  educated  in  public 
school  of  Akron,  Ohio,  and  Buchtel  Coll.;  married  first 
July  2,  1881,  Rosa  Garfield  (deceased)  ;  second,  Hacken- 
sack,  N.J.,  April  25,  1901,  Edna  Graves;  children:  Rhea, 
born  1884;  Nina,  born  1886;  Marian,  born  1888;  Flor 
ence,  born  1890.  Local  editor  Akron  Argus,  1876-77; 
Pittsburg  Leader,  1879;  Dispatch,  1880;  associate  editor 
Ledger,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  1881 ;  city  editor  Cleveland 
Sunday  Voice,  1882;  editor  and  publisher  Vanity  Fair, 
Cleveland,  1884;  correspondent  United  Press  in  cam 
paign  of  1884;  editor  and  publisher  San  Diego  Sunday 
News,  1888-89;  on  editorial  staff  San  Francisco  Chron 
icle,  1890-94;  editor  Literary  Life,  New  York  city,  1897; 
American  Press  Association,  1898;  revision  editor  Rid- 
path  Library  of  Universal  Literature,  1905.  Author: 
Famous  Funny  Fellows,  1882;  Life  of  Mark  Twain, 
1891 ;  Depew  Story  Book,  1896;  Sixty  and  Six,  1897;  Life 
of  Theodore  Roosevelt,  1898;  Life  of  Admiral  Dewey, 
1898;  Hasty  Pudding  Poems,  1899;  A  Ken  of  Kipling, 
1899;  The  Choate  Story  Book,  1902;  The  Gilded  Lady 
(novel),  1903;  The  House  of  the  Hundred  Doors,  1906. 
Contributor  of  thousands  of  articles  to  encyclopaedias, 
especially  the  Encyclopaedia  Americana  and  the  Britan- 
nico  Supplement.  Has  traveled  extensively  in  Europe 
and  America.  Engaged  in  business  as  expert  in  criminal 
investigations,  1907-11.  Republican;  Unitarian.  Recre 
ation:  Fishing.  Address:  45  William  Street,  New  York 
city. 


586  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

HENRY    GRAHAM    ASHMEAD, 

Historian  and  Playwright, 

Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  June  30,  1838.  He  was 
educated  at  West  Chester  academy  and  Saunders'  insti 
tute,  Philadelphia.  He  married  first  Rebecca  Frances 
Warner,  daughter  of  Captain  Richard  W.  Warner  of 
Alexandria,  Va.,  and  second  Emma  Campbell,  daughter 
of  James  and  Angelina  (Garsed)  Campbell.  He  was  ad 
mitted  to  the  bar  of  New  York  November  29,  1859;  bar 
of  Delaware  county,  Pa.2  February  23,  1875.  Mr.  Ash- 
mead  is  author  of:  History  of  Delaware  County  (in  Ea 
gle's  History  of  Pennsylvania),  1874;  Historical  Sketches 
of  Chester,  1883  ;  History  of  Delaware  County,  Pa.,  1884; 
Chester  and  Its  Suburbs,  1886;  Art  Work  of  Delaware 
County,  1897;  Genealogical  Sketch  of  the  Delaware 
County  National  Bank;  Descendants  of  Robert  A.  Phorty 
Delaney,  Wetherill,  1902;  Souvenir  History  of  Chester, 
1903;  and  the  same  year  was  associate  editor  of  Pennsyl 
vania-Colonial  and  Federal;  History  of  the  Delaware 
County  National  Bank;  and  the  Story  of  Lapidea  Farm. 
He  was  one  of  the  editors  of  the  Genealogical  and  Per 
sonal  Memoirs  of  Chester  and  Delaware  Counties;  au 
thor  of  plays:  Mistress  Nancy,  The  Captain's  Ward, 
Miss  De  Councy,  A  Hollow  E'en  Tangle,  The  Match 
makers,  The  Silent  Witness.  In  1885  President  Cleve- 
lland  appointed  him  postmaster  of  the  city  of  Chester. 
He  was  one  of  the  original  organizers  of  the  Delaware 
County  Historical  society  in  1895,  and  has  been  the  secre 
tary  since  its  institution.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Swedish 
Colonial  society;  Colonial  Society  of  Pennsylvania;  Sons 
of  the  Revolution;  American  Historical  association;  Na 
tional  Geographic  society;  City  History  Society  of  Phi 
ladelphia;  Pennsylvania  History  club;  and  secretary  for 
the  commission  to  erect  a  state  hospital  for  the  criminal 
insane.  Address:  Chester,  Pa. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  587 

GEORGE  RATHBONE  DYER, 

Banker, 

Was  born  in  Providence,  R.L,  June  24,  1869;  son  of 
Elisha  and  Nancy  Anthony  (Viall)  Dyer.  His  father 
(q.v.)  was  the  forty-first  governor  of  Rhode  Island,  and 
his  grandfather  the  twenty-second  governor  of  that  state. 
He  was  educated  in  private  schools  of  Providence  and  at 
St.  Paul's  School  of  Concord,  N.H.,  and  began  his  busi 
ness  career  in  the  city  of  New  York  in  the  employ  of  the 
banking  house  of  Ladenburg,  Thalman  and  company. 
In  1900  he  became  identified  with  the  firm  of  C.  I. 
Hudson  and  company,  and  on  May  ist  of  the  following 
year  he  was  admitted  to  the  firm  as  a  partner.  This  firm 
is  one  of  the  oldest  brokerage  houses  in  Wall  street  and 
one  with  every  extensive  private  wire  connections  all  over 
the  country.  Colonel  Dyer  has  been  identified  with  the 
national  guard  of  New  York  state  for  many  years,  having 
joined  the  seventh  regiment  in  1889.  Subsequently  he 
joined  the  twelfth  regiment,  and  served  as  second  lieuten 
ant,  then  first  lieutenant,  and  then  captain.  He  saw  active 
service  with  his  regiment  in  the  Spanish-American  war 
in  Cuba.  He  was  promoted  to  be  major  of  volunteers  on 
May  13,  1898,  elected  major  of  the  twelfth  regiment  N. 
G.N.Y.  in  June,  1899,  and  colonel  on  September  7,  1899, 
a  position  he  still  holds.  Colonel  Dyer  is  a  member  of 
the  Knickerbocker  and  Union  clubs  of  New  York  city, 
the  Meadow  Brook  Hunt  club,  and  the  Seawanhaka 
Yacht  club,  the  Society  of  Foreign  Wars,  Sons  of  the 
Revolution,  and  military  and  naval  order  of  Spanish- 
American  war.  He  is  past-commander  of  Old  Guard 
Camp  No.  19,  Spanish-American  War  Veterans,  and  is  a 
trustee  of  the  Grant  Monument  association.  He  was 
married  November  7,  1901,  to  Grace  G.,  daughter  of 
Edward  P.  Scott  of  New  York  city,  and  has  three  sons, 
Walter  G.,  Elisha  and  George  R.  Dyer,  Jr. 


588  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

WILLIAM  GILSON  FARLOW, 

Botanist, 

Was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  December  17,  1844.  He  was 
graduated  at  Harvard  in  1866,  at  the  medical  department 
of  that  university  in  1870,  and  spent  several  years  in  Eu 
rope,  studying  under  Henri  A.  de  Bary  in  Strasburg, 
and  also  with  Eduard  Bornet  and  Gustave  Thuret.  In 
1874,  after  his  return  to  the  United  States,  he  was  ap 
pointed  assistant  professor  of  botany  at  Harvard,  and  in 
1879  was  elected  to  the  chair  of  cryptogamic  botany.  He 
is  a  member  of  scientific  societies  in  Europe  and  in  the 
United  States,  and  besides  being  a  fellow  of  the  American 
association  for  the  advancement  of  science,  received  n 
1879  an  election  to  the  National  Academy  of  Sciences. 
Professor  Farlow's  publications  have  been  principally 
devoted  to  marine  algs,  fungi,  and  diseases  of  plants. 
These  have  gained  for  him  a  high  reputation  among 
cryptogamic  botanists.  The  accounts  of  the  "Progress  of 
Botany,"  in  the  reports  of  the  Smithsonian  institution 
from  1879  till  1886,  were  written  by  him,  and  he  has  also 
contributed  valuable  articles  on  his  specialties  to  the  re 
ports  of  the  United  States  fish  commission  and  to  the  Mas 
sachusetts  board  of  agriculture.  He  has  published  The 
Potato  Rot  (Boston,  1875)  ;  Diseases  of  Olive  and  Orange 
Trees  (1876);  The  Gymnosporangia,  or  Cedar-Apples 
of  the  United  States  (1880)  ;  The  Marine  Alga?  of  New 
England  (Washington,  1881);  and  has  in  preparation 
(1887)  Introduction  to  Cryptogamic  Botany. 

ANSON  WALES  HARD,  SR., 

Coffee  Importer, 

Was  born  in  Arlington,  Vt,  October  16,  1841 ;  is  a  son  of 
the  Rev.  Anson  B.  Hard,  a  Protestant  Episcopal  clergy 
man.  Educated  in  the  acaedmy  of  his  church  in  Phila 
delphia,  Mr.  Hard  began  life  when  sixteen  years  old  as 
clerk  in  his  uncle's  office  in  Baltimore.  In  1862  he  came 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  589 

to  New  York  as  the  confidential  and  head  clerk  of 
Wright,  Maxwell  and  company,  coffee  merchants,  and 
in  1870  became  a  partner  in  Wright  and  company,  coffee 
merchants.  Their  trade  was  largely  with  Rio  de  Janeiro, 
and  Mr.  Hard  spent  several  years  in  Brazil,  actively 
promoting  their  interests.  He  returned  to  the  North  in 
1874,  and  in  1875  formed  the  present  house  of  Hard  and 
Rand,  coffee  importers,  now  recognized  a  leading  con 
cern  in  the  business,  having  branch  houses  in  Santos,  Rio 
de  Janeiro,  London  and  Batavia.  In  1870,  Mr.  Hard 
married  Miss  Sarah  E.,  daughter  of  James  M.  Brown, 
the  banker.  Nine  children  have  resulted  from  this  union, 
seven  of  whom  are  now  living:  James  M.  B.,  Sarah  A., 
Julia  P.,  Laura  W.,  Nellie  W.,  Anson  W.,  and  De  Courey 
L.  Hard.  Mr.  Hard  is  widely  known  as  an  honest,  able 
and  prudent  man.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Century  Met 
ropolitan,  Rockaway  Hunting,  Down  Town  and  Church 
clubs,  and  a  director  of  the  Atlantic  Mutual  Insurance 
company,  the  Bank  of  New  York,  the  Seamen's  Bank  for 
Savings,  St.  Luke's  hospital,  the  Home  for  Incurables, 
the  Society  of  St.  Johnland,  and  the  American  Museum 
of  Natural  History;  and  trustee  of  the  Norwich  Fire 
Insurance  society  of  England. 

WILLIAM    HENRY   LACY, 

Clergyman  and  Missionary, 

Was  born  Jan.  8,  1858,  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.  He  was  ed 
ucated  in  the  Northwestern  university,  and  has  received 
the  degrees  of  A.B.,  A.M.,  S.T.B.,  and  D.D.  In  1887- 
94  he  was  a  professor  in  the  Anglo-Chinese  college  of 
Foochow;  in  1891-1903  was  superintendent  of  the  Anglo- 
Chinese  book  concern;  and  since  1907  has  been  sole  man 
ager  of  the  Methodist  publishing  house  in  China.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Woman's  college  of  South  China,  and  a 
trustee  of  the  Anglo-Chinese  college  of  Foochow,  China. 


590  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

WILLIAM   EDWARDS   MURDOCK, 

Printer  and  Publisher, 

Was  born  September  15,  1844,  in  Candia,  N.H.;  son  of 
Rev.  William  and  Mary  J.  (Read)  Murdock,  and  a  des 
cendant  of  Robert  Murdock,  a  native  of  Scotland,  who 
settled  in  Roxbury,  Mass.  He  was  educated  at  the  Howe 
academy  in  Billerica  and  the  Lancaster  institute,  Lan 
caster,  Mass.  He  enlisted  in  the  civil  war  as  a  member 
of  the  z^th  regiment  Massachusetts  infantry  volunteers, 
and  participated  in  the  battles  of  Roanoke  Island,  New- 
bern,  Kingston,  Whitehall,  Goldsborough,  the  siege  of 
Petersburg,  and  many  other  engagements.  At  the  close 
of  the  war  he  entered  the  printing  business  in  Providence, 
R.I.,  but  within  a  year  (1866)  became  connected  with 
Sampson,  Davenport  and  company,  publishers  of  the 
Boston  city  directory.  Ten  years  later  he  was  admitted 
to  partnership.  In  1903  the  business  was  incorporated  as 
Sampson  and  Murdock  company,  Mr.  Murdock  having 
been  president  of  the  company  since  its  incorporation. 
The  business  consists  principally  in  publishing  city  direc 
tories,  maps,  registers,  almanacs,  and  other  statistical 
works,  besides  conducting  a  large  printing  plant  in  Bos 
ton.  Mr.  Murdock  is  treasurer  of  the  Drew  Allis  com 
pany,  a  publishing  house  having  offices  in  Worcester, 
Mass.,  and  was  president  of  the  Association  of  American 
Directory  Publishers  for  two  years.  For  twenty-five 
years  he  was  an  active  member  of  the  Park  Street  Congre 
gational  church  of  Boston,  and  is  now  a  member  of  the 
Old  South  Congregational  church  in  Boston.  He  is 
prominent  in  the  Masonic  fraternity,  being  past  master  of 
Joseph  Webb  Lodge  Ancient  Free  and  Accepted  Masons, 
member  of  St.  Paul's  Royal  Arch  Chapter  and  of  De- 
Molay  Commandery,  Knights  Templars.  He  is  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  Post  113,  de 
partment  of  Massachusetts,  2$th  Regiment  association, 
Bostonian  society,  National  Geographic  society,  Boston 


591 

Chamber  of  Commerce,  Franklin  Typographical  Society, 
Boston  Typothetse,  Boston  Art  club,  New  Hampshire, 
and  Congregational  clubs;  is  a  director  of  the  Boston 
Young  Men's  Christian  association  and  a  manager  of  the 
North  American  Civic  League.  He  is  a  republican  in 
politics,  has  always  taken  a  deep  interest  in  matters  of 
public  welfare,  and  was  at  one  time  a  prominent  member 
of  the  Municipal  League,  but  has  never  entered  public 
life.  Mr.  Murdock  was  married  November  29,  1877,  to 
Hattie  E.,  daughter  of  Rev.  Ichabod  Marcy  of  Boston, 
for  nearly  fifty  years  a  minister  of  the  New  England 
Methodist  Episcopal  conference. 

ROGER  LEAVITT, 

Member  of  Board  of  Education, 

Was  born  at  Waterloo,  Iowa,  June  25,  1860,  and  gradu 
ated  at  Beloit  college  in  the  class  of  '82.  Immediately 
after  graduation  he  entered  the  banking  office  of  his  fa 
ther,  John  H.  Leavitt.  In  1885,  after  a  short  post  gradu 
ate  course  at  Yale  college,  he  became  cashier  of  the 
Grundy  County  National  bank,  Grundy  Center,  Iowa, 
where  he  remained  until  the  spring  of  1888,  when  he 
moved  to  Cedar  Falls  and  became  first  cashier  of  the 
Cedar  Falls  National  bank,  of  which  bank  he  is  now 
vice-president.  He  is  director  of  the  Grundy  County 
National  bank,  Grundy  County  Savings  bank,  Townsend 
and  Cowan  Lumber  company,  Cedar  Falls  Canning  com 
pany,  Waterloo  and  Cedar  Falls  Union  Mill  company, 
vice-president  of  the  Cedar  Falls  Building  and  Loan  as 
sociation  and  of  the  Townsend  and  Merrill  Lumber  com 
pany.  In  1900  he  was  elected  trustee  of  the  state  normal 
school  at  Cedar  Falls.  A  few  years  later  was  choesn 
trustee  of  Grinnell  college.  In  1911  was  elected  trustee 
of  Chicago  Theological  seminary.  Is  married  and  has 
four  sons  and  two  daughters.  A  republican  in  politics. 


592  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

EDWARD  LtAUTERBACH, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  August  12,  1844,  in  New  York  city.    His  edu 
cation  was  begun  in  the  public  schools  and  continued  in 
the  College  of  the  City  of  New  York,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  with  honors  in  1864,  later  receiving  the  hon 
orary  degree  of  LL.D.  from  Manhattan  college.     Upon 
the  completion  of  this  course  he  began  the  study  of  law 
and  after  his  admission  to  the  bar  he  rose  rapidly  in  his 
profession,  and  is  now  the  senior  member  of  the  well- 
known  firm  of  Hoadley,  Lauterbach  and  Johnson.     He 
has  three  daughters.    A  son,  also  a  member  of  that  firm, 
died  a  few  years  ago.    Mr.  Lauterbach  has  attained  much 
distinction  as  a  lawyer.    He  has  made  an  exhaustive  study 
of  the  statutes  relating  to  corporations  and  has  a  high 
standing  at  the  bar  as  a  specialist  in  this  branch  of  prac 
tice.     He  has  successfully  conducted  a  large  number  of 
important  litigations  involving  intricate  points  of  law, 
and  has  a  wide  reputation  for  being  able  to  settle  large 
cases  outside  the  courts.     He  has  also  been  a  prominent 
figure  in  railroad  circles  as  an  organizer.     Mr.  Lauter 
bach  has  always  been  a  republican,  and  has  taken  an 
active  parti  n  state  and  national  politics.    For  some  years 
he  was  chairman  of  the  republican  county  committee  of 
New  York,  and  was  a  delegate  at  large  to  the  St.  Louis 
convention  of  1904  and  a  member  of  the  committee  ap 
pointed  to  draft  the  platform.    He  was  a  delegate  at  large 
from  New  York  city  to  the  constitutional  convention  of 
1894,  and  chairman  of  its  committee  on  public  charities. 
He  has  been  closely  identified  with  charitable,  educa 
tional   and   philanthropic  work;   was   president  of   the 
board  of  trustees  of  the  College  of  the  City  of  New  York 
and  a  regent  of  the  university  of  the  state  of  New  York 
for  seven  years.     He  is  a  director  of  and  counsel  for  a 
large  number  of  railway,  steamship  and  industrial  com 
panies. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  593 

CHARLES    M.    SCHWAB, 

Capitalist, 

Was  born  February  18,  1862,  in  Williamsburg,  Blair 
county,  Pa.;  family  removed  to  Loretto,  Cambria  county, 
Pa.,  1872;  graduated  from  St.  Francis  college  at  16;  mar 
ried  at  Loretto,  Pa.,  1883,  Emma  Dinkey.  As  a  boy  he 
worked  for  neighboring  farmers;  drove  coach  to  and 
from  Cresson,  Pa.,  his  father  at  one  time  being  contractor 
for  carrying  the  mails  between  Loretto  and  Cresson; 
clerk  in  grocery  store  at  Braddock,  Pa.,  1878.  He  was 
anxious  to  become  a  civil  engineer,  and  in  1881  made  his 
ambition  known  to  Captain  Jones,  one  of  the  superin 
tendents  in  the  Edgar  Thompson  Steel  works  of  the  Car 
negie  Company,  whom  he  asked  for  employment.  Began 
by  driving  stakes  at  $i  a  day,  but  in  less  than  a  year  was 
Captain  Jones'  chief  assistant,  and  in  seven  years  was 
chief  of  the  engineering  department,  and  it  was  princi 
pally  under  his  direction  that  the  Homestead  plant  was 
erected.  On  death  of  Capt  Jones,  was  made  superin 
tendent  of  the  Edgar  Thompson  works,  and  in  1892  of 
the  Homestead  works  also ;  elected  member  board  of  man 
agers  Carnegie  company  1896,  and  its  president  1897,  and 
when  the  Carnegie  interests  were  merged  in  the  larger 
United  States  Steel  corporation  in  1901,  became  president 
of  the  latter  until  1904,  when  he  resigned  the  presidency. 
Now  president  Bethlehem  Steel  corporation,  trustee  New 
York  Trust  company,  director  in  Carnegie  Steel  company 
and  many  other  iron,  steel  and  coke  corporations.  Built 
a  magnificent  Catholic  church  at  Loretto,  Pa.,  and  estab 
lished  a  complete  electric  lighting  plant  there;  built  a 
convent  house  at  Cresson,  Pa.,  a  thoroughly  equipped  in 
dustrial  school  at  Homestead,  Pa.,  and  fitted  up,  on  the 
southern  shore  of  Staten  island,  N.Y.,  a  sanitarium  for 
sick  and  crippled  children  during  the  summer  months. 
Has  summer  residence  at  Loretto,  Pa.  Residence:  River 
side  Drive. 


594  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

ALBERT  LOWRY  WEBSTER, 

Consulting  Engineer, 

Was  born  in  Orange,  N.J.,  August  3,  1859;  son  of  Ben 
jamin  Crampton  and  Eliza  Campbell  (Wilbur)  Webster; 
educated  Yale,  Ph.B.,  1879;  later  C.E. ;  fellow  by  cour 
tesy  John  Hopkins  university,  1884-85.  Married  in  Grace 
church,  N.Y.,  June  i,  1897,  Mary  Say  Lawrence.  Chil 
dren:  Benjamin  Lawrence,  born  1898;  Eleanor,  born 
1901.  Instructor  in  surveying  Yale  (Sheffield  scientific 
school),  1 880-81;  assistant  topographer  United  States 
geological  survey  in  the  far  west,  1881-84.  In  office  of 
W.  H.  Lindley,  C.E.,  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Germany, 
1885-86;  since  1887  practising  civil  engineering  in  New 
York  city.  Expert  sanitary  engineer  of  the  department 
of  public  works,  New  York  city,  1888-89;  special  student 
in  architecture,  Columbia  university,  New  York,  1892- 
94;  lecturer  on  sanitary  science  in  school  of  Hygiene  of 
Cornell  Medical  school,  New  York  city,  1900-07;  expert 
for  the  tenement  house  commission,  1900-01 ;  expert  for 
the  consolidated  public  libraries,  New  York  city;  expert 
for  the  new  Bellevue  hospitals,  New  York  city.  Repub 
lican.  Member  Philosophical  society,  Washington,  D. 
C. ;  associate  member  American  Society  Civil  Engineers; 
member  New  England  Water  Works  association,  A. A. 
A.S.,  Franklin  institute,  Berzelius  society,  Yale  univer 
sity.  Clubs:  City,  Century.  Residence:  112  E.  4Oth  St. 
Address:  82  Wall  St.,  New  York  City. 

GEORGE  T.  SMITH, 

Banker, 

Was  born  April,  29,  1855,  at  New  York  City.  Gradu 
ated  from  grammar  school  No.  35  to  the  College  of  the 
City  of  New  York  June,  1870.  Entered  railway  service 
1872  as  messenger  in  office  of  superintendent  Star  Union 
line  at  New  York,  since  which  time  he  has  been  consec 
utively  bill  of  lading  clerk,  rate  clerk,  custom  house  clerk, 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  595 

cashier  and  chief  clerk  to  general  agent,  same  line,  at 
New  York;  agent  Pennsylvania  road  at  New  York;  June 
15,  1897,  to  July  15,  1901,  eastern  superintendent  Star 
Union  line  at  New  York;  July  15,  1901,  to  resignation, 
December  31,  1908,  general  agent  Pennsylvania  road  at 
New  York.  He  is  now  president  and  director  of  First 
National  bank  of  Jersey  City,  i  Exchange  place,  Jersey 
City,  N.J.;  American  Graphite  company,  director;  Bay- 
onne  Trust  company,  director;  Bergen  and  Lafayette 
Trust  company,  director;  Bowling  Green  Trust  company, 
director;  the  Colonial  Life  Insurance  company  of  Amer 
ica,  vice-president  and  director;  Joseph  Dixon  Crucible 
company,  president  and  director;  the  New  Jersey  Title 
Guarantee  and  Trust  company,  vice-president  and  di 
rector;  People's  Trust  company,  director;  Provident  In 
stitute  for  Savings,  member  of  board  of  managers;  Rari- 
tan  River  railroad,  director;  Trust  Company  of  New  Jer 
sey,  director;  West  Hudson  County  Trust  company,  di 
rector;  New  York  Bay  railroad,  director;  E.  L.  Young 
company,  vice-president  and  director. 

GEORGE  F.  WOLZ, 

Mayor  of  Fremont,  Neb., 

Was  born  December  30,  1862,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Fremont,  Neb.; 
and  is  now  a  successful  merchant  of  that  city.  He  is  past 
colonel  of  the  Nebraska  division  Sons  of  Veterans;  past 
captain  U.  R.  Knights  of  Pythias;  and  a  member  of  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows;  and  is  also  Knight 
Templar  and  Scottish  Rite  Mason  and  a  member  of  sev 
eral  other  fraternal  and  patriotic  societies.  Since  1903 
he  has  been  mayor  of  Fremont,  and  is  now  serving  his 
fourth  term  of  1911-1913.  After  stepping  out  of  politics 
for  ten  years,  1910-1911,  was  again  placed  in  office  by 
the  citizens  of  Fremont.  Is  also  secretary  of  Fremont 
commercial  clubs. 


596  SUCCESSP^UL   AMERICANS 

WILILIAM   A.   HAMMOND, 

Lawyer  and  Statesman  of  Oklahoma, 
Was  born  May  27,  1879,  in  Baltimore,  Md.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  the  Maryland  Agricultural  college;  and  at  the 
university  of  Maryland.  He  is  a  successful  lawyer  of 
Oklahoma;  is  identified  with  the  democratic  party;  and 
has  filled  various  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  lodge,  Scottish  Rite  Mason,  Elks, 
Red  Men,  and  Shrine.  He  is  now  serving  his  first  term 
of  1910-12  as  a  member  of  the  Oklahoma  House  of  Rep 
resentatives;  and  resides  in  Hartshorne,  Okla. 

WILLIAM    HENRY   CARPENTER, 
Associate  Dean  of  the  Graduate  Faculties  of  Columbia 

University, 

Was  bornjuly  15,  1853,  in  Utica,  N.Y.  He  was  edu 
cated  at  Cornell  university,  Hamilton  college,  Johns 
Hopkins  university  and  at  the  university  of  Freiburg; 
and  has  received  the  degrees  of  A.B.  and  Ph.D.  He  has 
been  vice-president  of  the  Germanistic  Society  of  Amer 
ica.  He  is  contributing  editor  of  Americana  Germanica; 
and  the  author  of  numerous  works  in  German. 

HENRY  BURD  CASSEL, 

United  States  Congressman  from  Pennsylvania, 
Was  born  October  19,  1855,  in  Marietta,  Pa.  He  finished 
his  education  at  the  Columbia  classical  institute.  In  1896 
he  was  a  delegate  to  the  national  republican  convention. 
In  1898-1902  he  was  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  state 
legislature.  He  is  wholesale  and  retail  lumber  dealer; 
and  director  and  stockholder  in  various  corporations. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  fifty-seventh  to  fill  a  vacancy 
and  elected  to  the  fifty-eighth  and  fifty-ninth  congresses 
as  a  republican.  He  was  re-elected  to  the  sixtieth  con 
gress  from  the  ninth  district  of  Pennsylvania  for  the 
term  of  1907-09;  and  resides  in  Marietta,  Pa. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  597 

JOHN  WALLACE   SPRINGER, 

Banker  and  Statesman  of  Denver,  Col., 
Was  born  July  16,  1859,  in  Jacksonville,  111.  In  1878  he 
received  the  degree  of  A.B.  from  Asbury,  now  DePauw 
university;  and  two  years  later  was  admitted  to  the  bar. 
In  1891  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Illinois  house  of 
representatives.  In  1891-96  he  practiced  law  and  en 
gaged  in  banking  in  Dallas,  Texas.  From  1896  he  has 
been  a  resident  of  Denver,  Col.;  aided  in  organizing  and 
became  vice-president  of  the  Capitol  National  bank  in 
1902.  Since  1909  he  has  been  president  of  the  Conti 
nental  Trust  company;  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
Continental  Land  and  Title  company;  and  owns  and  op 
erates  a  io,ooo-acre  stock  ranch  near  Denver.  He  was 
elected  mayor  of  Denver  in  1904,  but  was  counted  out. 
The  same  year  he  was  endorsed  by  the  Colorado  state 
convention  for  vice-president  of  the  United  States  on  the 
republican  ticket.  In  1898-1905  he  was  president  of  the 
National  Live  Stock  association  of  the  United  States; 
and  since  1907  has  been  president  of  the  Colorado  Cattle 
and  Horse  Growers'  association. 

CHARLES  HENRY  DAVIS, 

Business  President  of  Yarmouth,  Mass., 
Was  born  May  4,  1865,  in  Montgomery  county,  Pa.  In 
1887  he  graduated  at  the  head  of  his  class  from  Colum 
bia  with  the  degree  of  C.E.  Since  1889  he  has  been  con 
sulting  engineer  of  Philadelphia,  Boston  and  New  York. 
He  is  president  of  the  American  Road  Machine  com 
pany;  president  of  the  Barclay  Railroad  company;  presi 
dent  of  the  Long  Valley  Coal  company;  president  of  the 
John  Stephenson  company;  and  president,  vice-president 
and  director  of  a  score  of  other  corporations.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  leading  engineering  and  scientific  societies 
and  a  member  of  several  Yacht  clubs  and  the  Union 
League  of  New  York  and  Philadelphia. 


598  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

GEORGE   H.   ALLEN, 

Has  gained  his  position  in  New  York  city  through  the 
arduous  labors  of  mercantile  life,  coupled  with  native 
shrewdness  and  energy,  and  his  partnership  in  the  im 
porting  firm  of  Paris,  Allen  and  company,  of  which  he  is 
now  senior  partner.  He  has  also  been,  for  a  number  of 
years,  president  of  W.  A.  Gaines  and  company,  distillers, 
in  Frankfort,  Ky.,  incorporated  with  a  capital  of  $600,- 
ooo,  who  own  the  "Old  Crow"  and  "Hermitage"  distil 
leries.  He  is  a  member  of  the  New  York  Athletic  club. 


HORACE  B.  DUNN, 
State  Representative  of  Pennsylvania) 
Was  born  in  Huntingdon,  Huntingdon  county,  Pa.,  Jan 
uary  7,  1858 ;  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  the  acad 
emy  at  Huntingdon;  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  Huntingdon  county  in  1882,  since  which  time  he 
has  been  practicing  his  profession;  was  chairman  of  the 
Huntingdon  county  republican  committee  in  1887,  1890 
and  1891;  member  of  the  borough  council,  1889-1895; 
district  attorney,  1897-1903  ;  elected  to  the  house  of  repre 
sentatives  in  November,  1910. 


WILLIAM  W.   SEYMOUR, 

Mayor  of  Tacoma,  Wash., 

Was  born  July  20,  1861,  in  St.  Albans,  Vt.  He  is  presi 
dent  of  the  number  of  public  service  corporations  in  the 
state  of  Washington  and  elsewhere;  and  is  also  interested 
quite  extensively  in  timber  lands  in  the  state  of  Washing 
ton.  He  has  been  president  of  the  park  board  of  Tacoma ; 
and  has  filled  numerous  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor, 
and  is  now  serving  with  distinction  as  mayor  of  Tacoma, 
Wash. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  599 

AURELIUS  L.  ARMSTRONG, 

Representative  from  Henry  County, 
Was  born  at  Quincy,  Hickory  county,  August  8,  1854. 
When  one  year  old,  he  moved  with  his  parents  to  Henry 
county,  where  he  has  lived  continuously,  except  the  time 
spent  in  Lincoln  county  during  the  civil  war.  He  was 
married  to  Miss  Susan  M.  Henshaw  May  i,  1879,  and 
one  child,  now  married,  was  born  of  the  union.  He 
served  as  mayor  of  Clinton  during  the  years  1904  and 
1905,  was  a  member  of  the  central  city  committee  for 
four  years,  and  was  elected  as  representative  of  the  46th 
general  assembly  by  a  majority  of  1,051.  He  served  on 
the  committees  on  accounts,  the  public  health  and  scien 
tific  institutions,  commerce  and  manufactories,  and  the 
redistricting  committees.  He  resides  at  Clinton,  is  a 
druggist,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  church,  and 
also  a  member  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America;  has 
served  on  the  official  board  of  the  former  for  many  years, 
and  is  at  present  a  deacon  of  the  local  church;  is  also 
member  of  Head  Camp  standing  committee  on  hazard 
ous  risks  and  prohibited  occupations  in  Modern  Wood 
men,  and  is  an  active  member  of  Elk  lodge. 


JOHN   LAZELLE   SAWYERS, 

President  Centerville  National  Bank  of  Iowa, 
Was  born  in  July,  1856,  in  Unionville,  Iowa.  He  is 
prominently  identified  with  the  business  and  public  af 
fairs  of  Centerville,  Iowa;  and  has  filled  various  posi 
tions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  is  president  of  the  Center 
ville  National  bank;  vice-president  of  the  Centerville 
Savings  bank;  vice-president  of  the  Southern  Iowa  Trac 
tion  company;  and  is  also  identified  with  various  other 
industrial  and  financial  business  enterprises. 


600  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

ALPHONSO  TRUMPBOUR  CLEARWATER, 

Lawyer  and  Jurist  of  Kingston,  N.  Y., 
Was  born  September  11,  1848,  in  West  Point,  N.Y.  He 
was  educated  at  the  Anthon  grammar  school;  attended 
the  Kingston  academy,  and  received  the  degree  of  LL.D. 
from  Rutgers  for  distinction  in  public  service.  In  1877 
he  became  district  attorney  for  Ulster  county,  N.Y. ;  was 
re-elected  in  1880  and  in  1883;  and  in  1884  and  1886 
declined  the  nomination  for  congress.  In  1889-98  he 
was  county  judge  of  Ulster  county.  He  was  appointed 
justice  of  the  supreme  court  to  succeed  Alton  B.  Parker; 
and  was  then  elected  chief  judge  of  the  court  of  appeals. 
He  was  many  times  a  delegate  to  the  national,  state,  sena 
torial  and  other  conventions.  He  is  vice-president  of 
the  Ulster  County  Historical  society;  and  has  contributed 
numerous  papers  and  addresses  on  historical,  patriotic 
and  biographical  topics  to  standard  publications. 

JOHN  ABNER  MEAD, 

Of  Rutland  City,  Vt., 

Was  born  in  Fair  Haven,  April  20,  1841,  and  located  in 
Rutland  December  8,  1870;  is  a  manufacturer  and  was 
educated  at  Middlebury  college,  where  he  graduated  in 
1864;  was  a  private  in  Company  K,  12  regiment;  was  a 
member  of  the  senate  in  1892;  is  president  of  the  Howe 
Scale  company,  and  also  president  of  the  Baxter  National 
bank;  was  treasurer  of  the  Rutland  and  Addison  Railroad 
company,  director  of  Clement  National  bank,  director 
and  president  of  the  State  Trust  company,  and  mayor  of 
the  city  of  Rutland,  and  was  member  of  the  house  in  1906, 
and  lieutenant-governor  in  1908;  governor  in  1910.  Re 
ligious  preference,  Congregationalist.  He  received  de 
gree  of  LL.D.  from  Norwich  university  of  Vermont  in 
June,  1911;  from  Middlebury  college  of  Vermont  in 
June,  1911;  from  University  of  Vermont  in  October, 
1911. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  601 

GORHAM    POWERS, 

Lawyer  and  Jurist, 

Was  born  in  Pittsfield,  Somerset  county,  Maine,  Septem 
ber  14,  1840.  He  received  a  common  school  and  aca 
demic  education;  settled  in  Minnesota  in  1866;  enlisted 
as  a  private  Feb.  4,  1862,  fourth  Maine  battery  light 
artillery;  commissioned  lieutenant  in  thirteenth  United 
States  colored  heavy  artillery  August,  1864;  discharged 
October,  1865.  Graduated  from  Albany  law  school, 
1866;  practiced  law  in  Minneapolis  two  years,  then  lo 
cated  at  Granite  Falls;  held  the  office  of  county  attorney 
of  Yellow  Medicine  county  seven  years;  in  1879  was  a 
member  of  the  legislature;  appointed  judge  of  district 
court  1 2th  judicial  district,  Minn.,  by  Governor  Merriam 
February,  1890;  elected  same  year  and  re-elected  in  1908; 
has  since  been  re-elected  without  opposition,  his  present 
term  expiring  January,  1915. 

F.   G.   BUFORD, 

State  Representative  of  Tennessee, 

Was  born  December  13,  1851,  in  Buford,  Tenn.  He  was 
educated  at  the  Washington  and  Lee  university  of  Vir 
ginia  was  graduated  with  highest  honors  in  Greek,  Latin 
and  mathematics.  He  is  a  successful  farmer  and  stock 
man  of  Somerville,  Tenn;  is  a  member  of  the  executive 
board  of  trustees  of  the  Tennessee  state  fair;  was  presi 
dent  of  the  national  standard  pacing  horse  register;  and 
has  also  been  president  of  various  live  stock  associations. 
In  1895  he  represented  Giles  county  in  the  Tennessee 
legislature.  He  is  now  a  state  representative  from  Fay- 
ette  county  to  the  Tennessee  legislature;  is  serving  his 
scond  term  og  1909-11 ;  and  resides  in  Somerville,  Tenn. 
In  1895  he  married  Miss  Corinne  Cannon  of  Somerville, 
Tenn.,  and  to  them  was  born  one  son,  Frank  Cannon 
Buford. 


602  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

ROMEO  A.  NORTON, 

Of  Huntington,  Vt., 

Was  born  in  Huntington  January  15,  1857,  and  has  always 
lived  there;  occupation,  farmer;  was  educated  in  the  com 
mon  schools;  was  first  constable  and  collector  from  1886 
to  1892,  deputy  sheriff  from  1886  to  1902,  a  member  of 
the  republica  ntown  committee  six  years,  selectman  from 
1905  to  1908,  lister  from  1895  to  1898,  and  at  the  present 
time,  and  high  bailiff  and  lister  from  1886  to  the  present 
time.  Religious  preference,  Free  Baptist.  Post  office 
address :  Huntington  Center,  Vt.  Was  elected  a  member 
of  the  Vermont  legislature  of  1910  and  1911  and  served 
as  one  of  the  committee  on  minor  courts.  His  grand 
father  came  from  Otis,  Mass.,  was  among  the  first  settlers 
of  Huntington,  and  a  relative  of  Ex-President  Grant; 
collector  of  taxes  five  years;  studied  law  1882  and  1883. 
Married  twice;  his  first  wife  was  Anna  E.  Bickford  of 
Huntington,  by  which  five  children  were  born,  all  living: 
Ernest  Guy  Norton,  Hobert  J.  M.,  Bertha  C.,  Martha 
M.,  and  Anna  M.  Norton ;  his  first  wife  died  in  1899,  and 
married  for  his  second  wife  in  1902  Miss  Nellie  M. 
Buzzell  of  Barrington,  N.H.  She  died  November  21, 
1911. 


WILLIAM   H.  O'BRIEN, 

Banker  and  Statesman  of  Indiana, 

Was  born  in  Lawrenceburg,  Ind.  He  has  been  mayor  of 
Lawrenceburg,  Ind.;  and  served  with  distinction  as  a 
member  of  the  Indiana  state  senate.  He  has  been  chair 
man  of  the  Indiana  democratic  state  central  committee; 
and  treasurer  of  the  democratic  national  committee.  He 
is  now  auditor  of  state  for  Indiana;  and  resides  in  India 
napolis,  Ind. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  603 

YATES   STIRLING, 

United  States  Naval  Officer, 

Was  born  May  6,  1843,  in  Baltimore,  Md.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  private  schools  of  Baltimore;  and  at  the 
United  States  naval  academy.  He  served  on  the  OnOn- 
daga  and  on  the  Shenandoah;  was  promoted  ensign  in 
1863,  lieutenant  in  1866,  lieutenant-commander  in  1868, 
commander  in  1880,  captain  in  1894,  and  rear  admiral  in 
1902.  In  1900  he  was  commandant  of  the  naval  station 
at  San  Juan;  in  1902  was  commander  of  the  navy  yard  at 
Puget  Sound;  in  1903-04  commanding  the  Philippine 
squadron;  and  in  1904-05  was  commander-in-chief  of  the 
Asiatic  fleet.  In  1905  he  was  retired  from  active  service; 
and  resides  in  Baltimore,  Md. 

HOWARD  TEASDALE, 

Lawyer  and  Statesman  of  Sparta,  Wis., 
Was  born  August  9,  1855,  m  Janesville,  Wis.  He  received 
the  rudiments  of  his  eduvation  in  the  rural  schools;  at 
tended  Sparta  high  school;  and  graduated  from  the  uni 
versity  of  Wisconsin.  He  is  identified  with  the  repub 
lican,  party;  is  a  successful  lawyer;  and  a  member  of 
several  fraternal  and  patriotic  societies.  He  was  city 
clerk  for  five  years;  was  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  two 
years;  and  for  ten  years  served  is  city  attorney.  For 
twelve  years  he  was  superintendent  of  the  waterworks; 
and  for  four  years  was  president  of  the  water  commis 
sioners.  For  fifteen  years  he  has  been  treasurer  of  the 
city  schools.  For  nearly  four  years  he  was  district  at 
torney  of  Monroe  county;  has  been  special  state  treasury 
agent;  and  for  ten  years  deputy  county  clerk  to  the  court 
commissioners.  He  is  now  serving  his  first  term  of  191 1- 
15  as  a  member  of  the  Wisconsin  state  senate  from  the 
thirty-first  district. 


004  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

ABBOT  S.  COOKE, 
Business  President  of  Pittsburg,  Pa., 
Was  born  July  9,  1859,  in  Chicago,  111.  In  1881-87  he 
was  cashier  of  the  Springer  Mercantile  and  Banking  com 
pany  of  Springer,  N.M.;  and  in  1888-96  was  engaged  in 
the  banking  and  lumber  business  in  Hoisington,  Kas.  In 
1896-1905  he  was  the  eastern  representative  of  the  Mor 
gan-Gardner  Electric  company;  and  since  1905  has  been 
president  of  the  Cooke-Wilson  Electric  Supply  company 
of  Pittsburg,  Pa.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Union  Electric 
company;  vice-president  and  director  of  the  Diamond 
Machine  company;  and  president  of  the  Cooke  and  Wil 
son  company  of  Charleston,  W.Va.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution;  a  member  of  the 
Pittsburg  board  of  trade;  a  member  of  the  Pittsburg 
Athletic  association;  and  a  member  of  the  Automobile 
club  of  Pittsburg,  and  various  other  organizations. 

CHARLES  I.  HUDSON, 

Broker  of  Wall  Street, 

Was  born  August  20,  1852,  in  New  York  city.  In  1874 
he  became  a  member  of  the  New  York  Stock  exchange; 
and  two  years  later  entered  business  under  the  firm  name 
of  C.  I.  Hudson  and  company,  which  has  become  one  of 
the  leading  brokerage  firms  of  Wall  street.  He  was  one 
of  the  organizers  of  the  Fourteenth  Street  bank  in  1888; 
was  one  of  the  organizers  and  directors  of  the  Thirty- 
fourth  Street  bank  and  the  Trust  Company  of  America. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Metropolitan  club,  Union  League 
club,  Thousand  Island  Yacht  club,  Meadow  Brook  Hunt 
club,  American  Jersey  club,  an  dnumerous  others.  He 
has  purchased  Knollwood  at  East  Norwich,  L.I.,  which 
consists  of  an  estate  of  two  hundred  and  eighty-three 
acres,  where  he  has  the  largest  herd  of  imported  jerseys  in 
America. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  605 

WILLIAM  WESLEY  BARRY, 

Retired  Pay  Inspector  in  United  States  Navy, 
Was  born  in  Fall  River,  Mass.  Acting  assistant  Paymas 
ter  July  30,  1863,  to  September,  1865,  Mississippi  squad 
ron.  Appointed  assistant  paymaster  March  15,  1870; 
navy  yard,  New  York,  May,  1870,  to  December,  1872; 
U.S.S.  Supply,  January,  1873,  to  December,  1873,  Vienna 
exposition;  U.S.S.  Mayflower,  North  Atlantic  station, 
May,  1874,  to  October,  1874;  U.S.S.  Canonicus,  North 
Atlantic  station,  November,  1874,  to  April,  1875;  U.S.S. 
Alert,  North  Atlantic  station,  May,  1875,  to  August, 
1875;  store-ship  Onward,  Callao,  Peru,  September,  1875, 
to  November,  1877;  navY  vard,  Boston,  July,  1878,  to 
October,  1878;  naval  depot,  Nagasaki,  Japan,  February, 
1879,  to  December,  1881 ;  U.S.S.  Swatara,  North  Atlantic 
station,  December,  1882,  to  December,  1884;  U.S.  re 
ceiving  ship  Independence,  Mare  island,  California,  Oc 
tober,  1885,  to  November,  1888;  "Essex,"  South  Atlantic 
station,  April,  1890,  to  April,  1893;  leave  of  absence, 
April,  1893,  to  July,  1893;  navy  yard,  Portsmouth,  July, 
1893,  to  August,  1896;  navy  yard,  Mare  Island,  Cal.,  Oc 
tober,  1896-99.  Retired,  September  15,  1899.  He  was 
one  of  three  United  States  naval  officers  present  as  the 
representatives  of  the  United  States  navy  on  the  opening 
of  the  Vienna  exposition.  While  in  charge  of  the  United 
States  naval  depot  at  Nagasaki,  Japan,  he  had  nearly 
three  hundred  thousand  dollars  worth  of  stores  under  his 
charge,  for  issue  to  the  United  States  naval  ships  on  the 
Asiatic  station  when  required  by  them.  Since  retiring  in 
1899  he  has  been  on  duty  at  the  navy  yard,  Boston,  April, 
1902,  to  June,  1903;  at  the  navy  pay  office, -Portsmouth, 
N.H.,  June,  1903  to  August,  1904;  and  at  the  navy  yard, 
Portsmouth,  N.H.,  October,  1904,  to  November,  1905. 


G06  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

MARTIN   S.   BRENNAN, 

Roman  Catholic  Priest, 

Was  born  July  23,  1845,  in  Ireland.  He  was  brought  to 
St.  Louis  by  his  parents  when  about  three  years  old.  In 
1865  he  received  the  degree  of  A.B.,  and  subsequently 
the  degree  of  A.M.,  from  the  College  of  the  Christian 
Brothers  of  St.  Louis.  In  1869  he  was  ordained  a  priest; 
for  eleven  years  he  was  assistant  pastor  of  St.  Malachy's 
church  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  was  pastor  of  St.  Thomas  for 
eight  years;  and  was  then  promoted  to  the  charge  of  St. 
Lawrence  O'Toole's.  He  is  the  author  of  Electricity 
and  Its  Discoveries;  What  Catholics  Have  Done  for  Sci 
ence;  and  Astronomy,  New  and  Old. 

JAMES  STROUD   BELL, 

Flour  Miller, 

Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  June  30,  1847;  son  of 
Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (Faust)  Bell;  educated  in  public 
school  and  Central  high  school,  Philadelphia;  married 
at  Philadelphia  January  8,  1873,  to  Sallie  Montgomery 
Ford.  Began  business  life  as  clerk  with  father  in  firm  of 
W.  and  S.  Bell,  Philadelphia,  1864;  admitted  to  firm  of 
Samuel  Bell  and  Son  1868;  withdrew  from  firm  in  1888 
and  removed  to  Minneapolis;  partner  in  firm  of  Wash- 
burn,  Martin  and  company,  1888-89;  president  since  1889 
of  Washburn-Crosby  company,  manufacturing  flour  at 
Minneapolis;  Buffalo,  N.Y. ;  Louisville,  Ky. ;  Great 
Falls,  Mont.;  and  Kalispell,  Mont.;  largest  milling  con 
cern  in  United  States,  and  larger  flour  output  than  any 
other  company  in  the  world.  Also  vice-president  St.  An 
thony  and  Dakota  Elevator  company,  Barnum  Grain 
company;  president  Royal  Milling  company;  director 
for  many  years  of  Northwestern  National  bank  Minne 
apolis.  Republican  (stalwart).  Presbyterian.  Clubs: 
Minneapolis,  Minikahda,  Lafayette.  Director  Chicago 
Great  Western  Railway  company. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  607 

JOHN  HENRY  ALBIN, 

Lawyer  and  Statesman  of  Concord,  N.  H., 
Was  born  October  17,  1843,  in  West  Randolph,  Vt.  In 
1864  he  greduated  from  Dartmouth  college.  In  1868  he 
began  the  practice  of  law;  in  1872-73  was  a  member  of  the 
New  Hampshire  state  legislature;  and  has  rilled  numer 
ous  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  In  1879  he  was 
grand  master  of  Odd  Fellows  of  New  Hampshire;  is 
prominent  in  other  lodges;  and  was  one  of  the  founders 
of  the  Odd  Fellows  home  of  New  Hampshire.  He  has 
been  president  for  many  years  of  the  Sullivan  county  rail 
road;  and  for  some  ten  years  was  president  and  principal 
owner  of  the  Concord  street  railway,  which  in  1901  was 
taken  over  by  the  Boston  and  Maine  railroad. 

LESLIE   WALWORTH    LEITHHEAD, 

Chemist, 

Was  born  at  Montreal,  Canada,  August  6,  1868,  son  of 
James  B.  and  Charlotte  (Davis)  Leithhead;  educated  in 
common  schools,  Montreal;  Montreal  College  of  Chem 
istry  and  Pharmacy,  gold  medalist,  minor  and  major  ex 
aminations,  graduate  (about)  1888  or  1889.  Was  con 
nected  with  Kenneth  Campbell  and  company,  wholesale 
druggists,  Montreal,  Canada,  June  10,  1880-90;  in  charge 
of  laboratory  of  Lyman,  Knox  and  company,  Montreal, 
1890-93;  member  of  Martin,  Bole  and  Wynne  company, 
Winnipeg,  Man.,  1893-96;  came  to  Duluth  and  bought 
interest  in  Sagar  Drug  company,  1896;  now  president  and 
manager  of  the  L.  W.  Leithhead  Drug  company,  organ 
ized  1900,  importers,  wholesale  druggists  and  manufac 
turing  chemists.  Licentiate  of  pharmacy  in  Minnesota, 
Wisconsin  and  North  Dakota.  Republican.  Episcopa 
lian.  Married  at  Duluth  October  8,  1902,  to  Miss  Ophe 
lia  Sellwood.  Clubs:  Kitchi  Gammi,  Commercial, 
Northland  Golf;  Minnesota  (St.  Paul);  Minnesota  so 
ciety,  N.Y.  Recreations:  Fishing  and  hunting. 


608  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

DAVID   NEWTON   JONES, 

Physician  of  Gaylord,  Minn., 

Was  born  September  i,  1856,  in  Corner,  Ohio.  He  stud 
ied  in  the  northwestern  Ohio  normal  school;  then  taught 
school  for  awhile;  and  in  1881  commenced  the  practice 
of  medicine  in  Lima,  Ohio.  In  1890-93  and  1900-04  he 
was  president  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  Gaylord, 
Minn.;  and  in  1888-89  was  mayor  of  that  city.  He  is  a 
prominent  member  of  the  Masonic  order;  was  a  member 
of  the  state  board  of  medical  examiners;  was  appointed 
on  the  state  hospital  board  and  served  as  its  president  the 
last  ewo  years  of  his  term.  In  1902  he  erected  the  Gay- 
lord  hospital;  for  ten  years  was  chairman  of  the  demo 
cratic  county  committee;  and  is  prominently  identified 
with  the  business  and  public  affairs  of  his  community. 


EDGAR  R.  BARTON, 

Surgeon  and  Physician, 

Was  born  at  South  Bridgton,  Me.,  May  26,  1872;  son  of 
James  H.  and  Laura  E.  (Chaplin)  Barton;  educated  in 
public  schools  of  Portland,  Me.,  and  Minneapolis, 
Minn.;  university  of  Minneapolis,  College  of  Medicine 
and  Surgery,  graduating,  degree  of  M.D.,  1901.  Has 
been  engaged  in  practice  of  medicine  at  Frazee  since 
1901.  President  Frazee  Drug  company.  Surgeon  for 
Northern  Pacific  Railway  company  and  Nichols-Chis- 
olm  Lumber  company.  Ex-president  village  council, 
Frazee;  director  Citizens'  State  bank.  Member  Clay- 
Becker  County  Medical  Society,  Minnesota  State  and 
American  Medical  associations.  Republican.  Married 
at  Wadena,  Minn.,  November  13,  1901,  to  Miss  Mabel 
Parker;  three  children:  James  Parker,  born  August  21, 
1902 ;  and  Edgar  R.,  Jr.,  born  April  26,  1906 ;  John  Chap 
lin,  born  November  29,  1907. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  609 

GUSTAV  ADOLPH  BENZE, 

Clergyman, 

Was  born  in  Warren,  Pa.,  Jan.  11,  1867;  son  of  A.  Leo 
pold  Benze,  preacher,  poet  and  composer,  and  Elizabeth 
(Kiehl)  Benze.  The  Benze  family  is  an  old  Brunswick 
family  of  which  the  celebrated  astornomer  Gauss  is  its 
most  illustrious  descendant.  The  paternal  grandmother 
was  a  De  Pomalianski,  member  of  a  noble  Polish  family. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Erie,  Erie  high 
school,  Thiel  college,  Greenville  (graduated  A.B.  with 
first  honor  and  A.M.  in  course)  ;  theological  seminary, 
Gettysburg;  and  graduated  from  the  theological  seminary 
of  Lutheran  church,  Philadelphia.  Received  the  honor 
ary  title  of  D.D.  from  Upsala  college,  Kenilworth,  N.J., 
May  30,  191 1.  He  married  in  Erie,  Pa.,  October  7,  1903, 
Alice  L.  Fourspring.  Mr.  Benze  was  ordained  to  the 
ministry  in  1889,  holding  his  first  pastorate  at  Corry- 
Drakes  Mills,  1889-1891 ;  organized  the  first  Danish 
church  in  Pennsylvania  at  Corry;  assumed  pastorate  of 
St.  John's  Evangelical  Lutheran  church,  1891;  built  a 
large  addition  to  the  church  at  the  cost  of  $35,000.  He 
organized  St.  Stephen's  church,  Erie,  and  built  the  first 
church;  organized  St.  Mathew's  church,  Erie;  was  in 
strumental  in  organizing  missions  at  Conneaut  and  Ashta- 
bula,  Ohio,  and  Dunkirk,  N.Y.,  also  in  starting  Erie 
Church  Extension  society;  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
Lutheran  Home  for  the  Agedt,  Erie,  Pa.  Mr.  Benze 
has  been  president  of  the  Erie  conference  of  Lutheran 
Pittsburg  Synod  1878-1910;  mmber  of  the  executive  com 
mittee  of  synod  1898-1910;  member  of  mission  committee 
and  secretary  of  educational  committee  Pittsburg  synod; 
delegate  to  the  general  councils  of  the  Lutheran  church 
at  Erie,  Pa.;  Lima,  O. ;  Norristown,  Pa.;  Milwaukee, 
Wis. ;  Buffalo,  N.Y. ;  and  Lancaster,  Pa.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Erie  County  Historical  society,  Chamber  of  Com 
merce,  Erie;  president  of  the  Lutheran  Home  for  the 


610  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

Aged,  Chrysostomos  society,  Thiel  college,  Alumni  asso 
ciation  of  Thiel  college.  Member  of  the  Kropp  commis 
sion  of  the  general  council;  of  the  committee  on  German 
conference ;  recording  secretary  of  the  German  home  mis 
sion  board,  and  recording  secretary  of  the  Slav  mission 
board  of  the  general  council.  He  is  author  of  a  history 
of  St.  John's  Lutheran  church,  Erie,  Pa.,  and  publisher 
and  editor  of  the  Kirchliche  Wegweiser  and  Parish  In 
dex. 

RICHARD    HENRY   GILBERT, 

Clergyman  of  Berwick,  Pa., 

Was  born  April  8,  1855,  in  Wales.  He  received  the  de 
gree  of  D.D.  from  Dickinson  college  of  Carlisle,  Pa.  For 
ten  years  he  was  engaged  in  photography;  in  1877178 
was  editor  of  the  Hazleton  Sentinel;  and  since  1878  has 
been  a  minister  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  Since 
1906  he  has  been  superintendent  of  the  Danville  district, 
central  Pennsylvania  conference  of  the  Methodist  Epis 
copal  church.  He  was  president  of  the  Pennsylvania 
auxiliary  of  the  American  Society  of  Religious  Educa 
tion;  and  vice-president  and  State  secretary  of  St.  Paul. 

THOMAS  FELL, 

Educator,  College  President, 

Was  born  July  15,  1851,  in  Liverpool,  England.  He  was 
educated  at  King's  college  of  London;  in  1874  graduated 
from  the  London  university;  received  the  degree  of  LL.D. 
from  Hampden-Sidney  college;  and  the  degree  of  Ph.D. 
from  St.  John's  college  of  Maryland.  In  1884-86  he  was 
professor  of  ancient  and  modern  languages  in  the  new 
Windsor  college  of  Maryland;  and  since  1886  has  been 
president  of  Saint  John's  college  at  Annapolis,  Md.  In 
1897  he  was  vice-chancellor  of  the  university  of  Mary 
land.  He  has  made  valuable  contributions  to  educational 
and  scientific  literature. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  611 

THOMAS  E.  JACKSON, 

Retired  Merchant  of  Tampa,  Fla.,fl 

Was  born  in  1852  in  Hillsborough  county,  Fla.  He  was 
educated  at  Tampa  and  at  St.  John's  college  of  Fordham, 
N.Y.  He  then  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  with  his 
father,  a  large  wholesale  and  retail  house  in  Tampa, 
which  business  he  continued  after  his  father's  death  in 
1887.  He  served  three  terms  as  Mayor  of  his  city;  was 
author  of  the  bonding  bill;  and  for  ten  years  was  treas 
urer  of  Hillsborough  county.  In  1895  he  retired  from 
the  mercantile  business;  and  is  now  identified  with  the 
real  estate  business  of  Tampa,  Fla. 

DYRE   B.   BAKKE, 

Banker, 

Was  born  in  Stange  Prestegjeld,  Hedemarken,  Norway, 
December  6,  1854;  son  °f  Berthel  Larson  and  Eline 
(Dyresen)  Bakke;  attended  common  schools  eight  years 
and  private  school  two  years.  Came  to  America  in  1881 ; 
was  engaged  as  Norwegian  teacher  in  Otter  Tail  county 
two  years;  managed  a  farm  and  a  country  store  in  New- 
folden,  Marshall  county,  1887-1901;  filled  positions  of 
school  clerk,  town  clerk  and  county  commissioner  for  the 
last  ten  years  of  the  period;  in  real  estate  business  at  Thief 
1906,  and  soon  after  organized  the  People's  State  bank. 
July  3,  1903,  of  which  he  was  president;  sold  out  in  May, 
19066,  and  soon  after  organized  the  People's  State  bank. 
Ex-alderman  and  ex-mayor  of  Thief  River  Falls.  Re 
publican.  In  the  year  1910  he  organized  Holt  State 
bank  at  Holt,  Marshall  county,  Minn.;  is  now  the  presi 
dent  of  said  bank  and  holding  the  controlling  stock.  Sold 
out  his  holdings  in  the  People's  State  bank.  Member  of 
Evangelical  Lutheran  church.  Mason.  Married  at 
Christiania,  Norway,  February  27,  1879,  to  Bredene  Jo- 
hansen. 


612  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

HENRY  GOULD  FOOTE, 
President  H.  G.  Foote  Lumber  Company, 
Was  born  at  Danbury,  Conn.,  May  22,  1874;  son  of  David 
Thompson  and  Mary  Alice  (Gould)  Foote;  educated  in 
schools  at  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  and  Boston,  Mass.  Began 
in  lumber  business,  1898;  president  and  general  manager 
H.  G.  Foote  Lumber  company,  organized  September  i, 
1906,  as  wholesale  and  retail  dealers  in  lumber,  lime, 
cement,  plaster,  coal,  wood  and  building  material.  Vice- 
president  Minneapolis  Building  Material  Exchange. 
Member  Gamma  Delta  Psi  fraternity.  Mason;  member 
I.O.O.F.,  Knights  of  Maccabees.  Married  at  Minne 
apolis  January  8,  1902,  to  Miss  Jessie  M.  Queal.  Clubs: 
Cemmercial,  Min'ikahda,  Minneapolis,  Lafayette,  and 
civic  and  commercial  associations. 

JULIUS   FLEISCHMANN, 

Banker  and  Business  President  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
Was  born  June  8,  1872,  in  Riverside,  Hamilton  county, 
Ohio.  He  graduated  from  the  Franklin  school  of  Cin 
cinnati,  Ohio.  In  1894  he  became  manager  of  his  father's 
business;  and  in  1897  on  his  father's  death  in  conjunction 
with  his  brother  he  assumed  control  of  all  the  various 
Fleischmann  interests.  He  is  president  of  the  Union 
Grain  and  Hay  company;  president  of  the  Market  Na 
tional  bank;  president  of  the  Security  Savings  Bank  and 
Safe  Deposit  company;  president  of  the  Riverside  Malt 
ing  and  Elevator  company  of  Cincinnati;  president  of  the 
Illinois  Vinegar  Manufacturing  company  of  Chicago; 
and  president  of  the  Fleischmann  Manufacturing  com 
pany  of  New  York.  He  served  with  distinction  on  the 
staffs  of  Governors  McKinley,  Bushnell  and  Nash.  In 
1901-0^  he  served  two  terms  as  mayor  of  Cincinnati, 
Ohio;  is  a  32-degree  Mason;  and  president  of  numerous 
clubs  and  societies. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  613 

GEORGE  WEIDMAN  DAW, 

Lawyer  and  Statesman  of  Troy,  N.Y., 
Was  born  May  24,  1855,  in  Cohoes,  N.Y.  Since  1880  he 
has  practiced  law  in  Troy,  N.Y. ;  has  occupied  many  im 
portant  local  positions;  and  in  1883-86  was  attorney  for 
the  excise  board  of  Troy.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers, 
and  in  1895  became  a  director  of  the  People's  bank  of 
Lansingburgh;  and  is  a  director  in  other  concerns.  He 
takes  an  active  part  in  politics;  has  been  secretary  of  the 
Rensselaer  county  repubilcan  committee  in  1880-84,  and 
was  acting  chairman  during  the  Elaine  campaign  of  1884. 
He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Rensselaer  Union 
club,  now  known  as  the  Troy  Republican  club.  He  was 
one  of  the  organizers  and  is  now  a  director  in  the  People's 
bank  of  Troy,  N.Y.  He  was  also  one  of  the  organizers 
of  the  Union  bank  of  Schenectady;  of  the  Albany  Trust 
company;  and  of  the  Troy  Trust  company. 


CHARLES   E.    FRIEDRICH, 

Wholesale  Grocer, 

Was  born  at  Red  Wing,  Minn.,  June  i,  1862 ;  son  of  John 
M.  and  Anna  C.  (Kampe)  Friedrich;  educated  in  public 
schools  of  Red  Wing;  married  at  Red  Wing  1894  to  Miss 
Catherine  A.  Wolff.  Began  in  grocery  business  at  Red 
Wing,  with  Friedrich  and  Hack;  was  next  C.  E.  Fried- 
rich  and  company,  and  since  1894  has  been  president  and 
general  manager  of  Friedrich  and  Kempe  company,  Inc., 
wholesale  grocers,  the  business  having  been  originally 
established  by  his  father  in  1855.  Also  director  of  Red 
Wing  Shoe  company;  director  Red  Wing  Advertising 
company.  Member  of  National  and  Minnesota  Whole 
sale  Grocers  associations.  Democrat.  Member  of  city 
council  six  years.  Episcopalian.  Mason.  Recreation: 
Brook  trout  fishing. 


614  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

ROY  F.  BRITTON, 

Lawyer  of  St.  Louis,  Mo., 

Was  born  March  18,  1881,  Cleveland,  Ohio.  Son  of  F. 
H.  Britton  and  Ida  (Freeman)  Britton.  Educated  in 
public  schools;  and  studied  law  at  university  of  Michigan 
(Ann  Arbor),  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.B.  1902,  and 
LL.M.  1903.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Michigan  June  21, 
1902;  in  Missouri  February  4,  1904.  In  company  with 
his  brother,  Robert  F.  Britton,  he  engaged  in  automobile 
business,  being  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  A.  L.  Dyke 
Automobile  Supply  company — the  first  automobile  sup 
ply  house  in  America.  Entered  active  practice  of  law 
latter  part  of  1905.  Assistant  general  attorney  of  the  St. 
Louis  Southwestern  Railway  company  since  January, 
1906;  was  elected,  on  the  republican  ticket,  representa 
tive  from  the  second  district,  St.  Louis  county,  to  forty- 
sixth  general  assembly  of  Missouri;  served  on  judiciary, 
roads  and  highways  and  clerical  force  committees  in  the 
house  of  representatives;  is  a  member  of  the  American, 
Missouri  and  St.  Louis  bar  associations,  St.  Louis  club, 
City  club,  Automobiel  club  of  St.  Louis  (secretary  1906- 
07,  vice-president  1910-11,  president  1911-12)  Bass 
Island  club,  Railroad  club  of  St.  Louis,  Society  of  the 
Sons  of  the  Revolution,  and  several  civic  organizations; 
is  a  Mason  and  an  Elk. 

JOHN   BRIDGE  APPEL, 

Educator  and  Lawyer  of  Newburgh,  N.Y., 
Was  born  December  9,  1866.  In  1884  he  graduated  from 
the  Franklin  and  Marshall  college;  took  a  post-graduate 
course  at  Princeton  university;  and  for  six  years  practiced 
law.  He.  preached  for  sixteen  years  in  Carmel,  Wilson, 
Maiden,  Kiskatom,  Gardiner,  Port  Jervis  and  Knox,  N. 
Y.  He  is  now  a  teacher;  and  the  author  of  Mary  of 
Bethany;  Herodias;  and  Mr.  Rosenfeld  of  Africa,  which 
had  a  circulation  of  twenty  thousand  copies. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  615 

WILLIAM   ERASER  CASSEDY, 

Lawyer  and  Director  of  Newburgh,  N.Y., 
Where  he  was  born  October  4,  1862.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  his  native  city;  and  in  1884  received 
the  degree  of  B.S.  from  Cornell  university.  Since  1886 
he  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law;  and  in  1907- 
08  was  corporation  counsel.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Quassaick  National  bank  of  Newburgh;  trustee  of  the 
Newburgh  Savings  bank;  and  identified  with  other  cor 
porations.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Newburgh  Home  for 
the  'Friendless,  the  Cedar  Hill  cemetery  and  the  Wash 
ington  Headquarters  association.  He  has  been  vice-presi 
dent  of  the  Newburgh  City  club  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Historical  Society  of  Newburgh  and  the  Highlands. 

DANIEL  H.  BOUGHTON, 

United  States  Army  Officer, 

Was  born  August  27,  1858,  in  Nunda,  Minn.  He  is  a 
graduate  of  the  United  States  military  academy  (ap 
pointed  from  Iowa),  1881 ;  of  the  United  States  infantry 
and  cavalry  school,  1887;  of  the  St.  Louis  law  school; 
Washington  university  (LL.B.),  1897;  and  of  the  Army 
War  college,  1910.  Served  in  the  campaign  of  Santiago, 
Cuba  (battle  of  San  Juan  and  siege  of  Santiago),  and  in 
the  Philippines  during  the  insurrection,  1900-1903,  where 
he  filled  several  important  positions,  including  the  man 
agement  of  the  war  emergency  rice  fund  in  Luzon.  Has 
been  assistant  professor  of  law  and  history  at  the  United 
States  military  academy,  and  head  of  the  departments  of 
law  and  military  art,  and  assistant  commandant  at  the 
army  service  schools  at  Fort  Leavenworth.  Is  now  a 
lieutenant-colonel  on  the  general  staff  in  Washington. 
Active  in  masonic  circles,  having  been  instrumental  in 
organizing  the  higher  bodies  of  the  Scottish  Rite  at  Fort 
Leavenworth — bodies  composed  of  military  men  exclu 
sively. 


GIG  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

THOMA8    LEGER    FIRTH    ARMITAGE, 

Physician, 

Was  born  in  county  Down,  Ireland,  November  22,  1860; 
son  of  Thomas  and  Agnes  (Shaw)  Armitage;  educated  in 
Dundalk  grammar  school,  county  Louth,  Ireland;  Leamy 
school,  Limerick;  and  by  private  tutors;  at  Trinity  col 
lege,  Dublin,  two  years;  Royal  university,  Ireland,  two 
years;  Queen's  college,  Belfast,  three  years;  Medico- 
Chirurgical  college,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  one  year,  1892. 
was  twelfth  best  in  public  examination  at  Philadelphia 
in  1892,  out  of  230  M.D.'s.  Began  practice  of  medicine 
1891  in  America.  Served  with  medical  staff  in  the  British 
Soudan  campaign,  1885-87,  and  won  medal  and  bar  and 
Khedive's  bronze  star.  Located  in  Princeton,  Minn., 
1898;  president  and  treasurer  Minnesota  Rural  Tele 
phone  company;  owner  Princeton  Drug  Store;  owner  and 
publisheer  of  the  Princeton  News.  Episcopalian.  Mem 
ber  American  Medical  association;  American  Health 
association;;  American  Association  for  Advancement  of 
Science;  Natural  Geographic  society;  Royal  Society  of 
Arts,  London,  England;  Fellow  of  Hon.  Council;  North 
British  Academy  of  Arts,  England.  Secretary  U.  S.  pen 
sion  examining  board,  etc.  Mason;  member  I.O.O.F., 
Knights  of  Pythias,  Good  Samaritans.  Married  at  Pitts- 
burg,  Pa.,  June,  198,  to  Margaret  Helly. 

CHARLES   B.   McMICHAEL, 

Judge  Court  of  Common  Pleas. 

Was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  In  1872  he  began  the 
practice  of  law  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  and  in  1881-93  was 
assistant  to  the  city  solicitor.  He  is  the  author  of  a  His 
tory  of  the  Municipal  Law  of  Philadelphia.  Since  1895 
he  has  been  judge  of  common  pleas;  was  re-elected  in 
1906  for  a  second  term;  and  is  now  president  judge  of  the 
court  of  common  pleas  No.  3;  and  resides  in  Philadel 
phia,  Pa. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  617 

TREVANION  WILLIAM   HUGO, 

Mechanical  Engineer,  Retired, 

Was  born  at  Cornwall,  England,  July  29,  1848;  son  of 
Nicholas  and  Mary  R.  (Marks)  Hugo;  came  to  America 
early  in  life  and  was  educated  in  public  schools  and  acad 
emy  at  Kingston,  Canada.  Began  in  mechanical  engi 
neering  1862;  came  to  Duluth  1881.  Mayor  of  city  of 
Duluth  two  terms;  ex-president  chamber  of  commerce; 
ex-president  of  board  of  education;  ex-president  common 
council.  Republican.  Member  American  Society  of 
Mechanical  Engineers,  American  Association  for  the 
Advancemetn  of  Science.  Clubs:  Kitchi  Gammi,  Cem- 
mercial,  ex-chairman  of  public  affairs  committee,  Gar- 
field.  Residence:  221  W.  6th  avenue,  Duluth. 


J.   STEARNS   GUSHING, 

Member  Governor's  Council  of  Massachusetts, 
Was  born  May  3,  1854,  in  Bedford,  Mass.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  the  high  schools  of  Clinton  and  Medford,  Mass. 
He  is  president  of  the  Norwood  Press  company;  and  in 
1911-12  was  president  of  the  United  Typothetas  of  Amer 
ica.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Boston  chamber  of  com 
merce;  a  member  of  the  Republican  club  of  Massachu 
setts;  and  a  member  of  several  other  political  associa 
tions.  In  1891-93  he  was  commodore  of  Winthrop  Yacht 
club;  and  in  1.902-03  was  commander  of  Ancient  and 
Honorable  Artillery  company  of  Massachusetts.  He  is 
a  Knight  Templar  and  a  thirty-two  degree  Mason;  and 
a  member  of  the  Aleppo  Temple  and  Mystic  Shrine.  He 
is  now  serving  his  third  term  of  1912-13  as  a  member  of 
the  Governor's  council  of  Massachusetts;  and  resides  in 
Norwood,  Mass. 


618 

ALEXANDER  WILLIAM   HARTMAN, 

President  Duluth  Edison  Electric  Company, 
Was  born  at  Shakopee,  Minn.,  1864;  son  of  Charles  and 
Anna  (Youngblood)  Hartman;  educated  in  public 
schools  of  Duluth.  Entered  railway  service  and  became 
general  agent  Northern  Pacific  railway  1888;  resigned 
position  with  railway  to  take  charge  of  electric  company; 
was  chief  promoter  of  bill  passed  by  state  legislature  giv 
ing  Duluth  authority  to  build  the  aerial  bridge.  Presi 
dent  Duluth  Edison  Electric  company,  which  supplies 
electric  lighting  to  the  city;  treasurer  Inter-State  Traction 
company;  president  Northern  Shoe  company.  Independ 
ent  republican.  Roman  Catholic.  Married  at  Chicago, 
111.,  1899,  to  Miss  Katherine  Chapin.  Clubs:  Kitchi 
Gammi,  Northland  Country,  Commercial,  Duluth  Boat, 
Duluth  Yacht.  Recreations:  Golf,  fishing. 


JAMES  A.   BROWN, 

Lawyer,  Capitalist, 

Native  of  Chautauqua  county,  N.Y. ;  educated  in  acad 
emy  at  Forrestville,  N.Y.,  and  at  Hamilton  college,  Clin 
ton,  N.Y.,  graduating,  degree  of  A.B.,  A.M.,  1879.  Be 
gan  active  career  as  a  school  teacher  and  was  principal 
of  academy,  Oxford,  N.Y.,  1879-83,  and  at  Sherman,  N. 
Y.,  1873-76.  Came  to  Minnesota  1884;  entered  profes 
sion  of  law  1886  at  Fergus  Falls.  ,  Also  president  First 
National  bank,  Deer  Creek,  Fergus  Packing  company, 
and  extensively  interested  in  manufacturing  enterprises, 
lumber  and  lands,  in  United  States  and  Canada.  Repub 
lican.  Episcopalian  (life  trustee  Church  Foundation  of 
Diocese  of  Minnesota).  President  Fergus  Falls  park 
board.  Mason  (32-degree).  Married  at  Oxford,  N.Y., 
1 88 1,  to  Miss  Mai  Mygatt,  daughter  of  Hon.  Henry  R. 
Mygatt.  Clubs:  Chippewa  and  Minneapolis  clubs. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  619 

LEONARD  ANTHONY  GIEGERICH, 

Jurist  of  New  York  City,, 

Was  born  May  20,  1855,  in  Rotz,  Bavaria.  He  was 
brought  to  America  when  an  infant;  and  since  1860  has 
lived  in  the  eleventh  ward  of  New  York  city.  In  1877 
he  was  admitted  to  the  bar;  and  in  1886  was  elected  a 
representative  to  the  New  York  state  legislature.  He  be 
came  collector  of  internal  revenue  for  the  third  district 
of  New  York;  and  in  1890  was  appointed  judge  of  the 
city  court.  In  1890  he  was  elected  county  clerk;  in  1891 
was  appointed  judge  of  the  court  of  common  pleas;  and 
the  following  year  was  elected  for  a  full  term  of  fourteen 
years.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  New  York  constitutional 
convention  of  1894.  In  1896  he  was  transferred  to  the 
supreme  court  and  was  re-elected  to  the  supreme  court 
bench  for  the  full  term  of  fourteen  years. 

JACOB  F.  MILLARD, 

Banker, 

Was  born  in  Swift  county,  Minn.,  Feb.  2,  1872;  educated 
in  common  schools  and  at  Willmar  seminary.  Lived  on 
farm  until  19  years  of  age;  celrk  in  general  store  for  three 
years;  was  bookkeeper  in  Bank  of  Kerkhoven,  Swift 
county,  Minn.,  two  years;  became  manager  of  the  general 
merchandise  store  of  O.  Becklund,  1895,  retiring  in  1902, 
when  the  business  changed  hands;  started  in  banking 
business  as  clerk  in  Kandiyohi  County  bank,  1902 ;  elected 
director  and  vice-president  after  four  months,  and  still 
continues ;  incorporator  of  State  Bank  of  Kandiyohi ;  vice- 
president  State  Bank  of  Kirkhoven;  president  State  Bank 
of  Pennock,  Pennock,  Minn.  Republican.  Presbyterian. 
Married  in  Kandiyohi  county,  1899,  to  Miss  Mary 
Hough.  Member  I.O.O.F.  Member  of  the  A.R.  and 
A.M.  lodge.  Appointed  bank  examiner  for  the  Minne 
sota  banking  department  in  January,  1911,  which  position 
is  held  at  this  time.  Resides  at  Willmar  as  before. 


620  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

LOUIS  KAREL  JAN  KOCH, 
Optician  and  Brick  Manufacturer, 

Was  born  in  Holland  January  25,  1861;  son  of  Willem 
and  Wilhelmina  (Korten)  Koch;  educated  by  private 
teacher  at  home  and  in  high  school  at  Arnheim,  Holland. 
Began  active  career  as  clerk  in  grocery  at  Arnheim,  1878, 
continuing  until  1881;  traveled  for  produce  business  in 
Holland,  1881-86;  came  to  America  January  16,  1886; 
was  engaged  in  land  business  with  headquarters  in  Chi 
cago,  and  later  St.  Paul,  for  brother,  Theo  F.,  until  Jan 
uary,  1894,  removing  to  Minneapolis  September,  1897. 
Took  up  optical  business  in  which  he  is  now  engaged, 
and  followed  it  for  a  number  of  years,  gradually  dispos 
ing  of  farming  land.  Owns  optical  department  Powers 
Mercantile  company.  Also  has  been  interested  in  manu 
facture  of  pressed  brick  since  1890,  and  is  vice-president 
of  the  Twin  City  Brick  company.  Independent  in  poli 
tics.  Member  of  Fine  Arts  society.  Married  at  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  December  24,  1894,  to  Mrs.  Emma  L.  Meyer. 
Clubs:  Commercial,  Automobile,  Apollo  (associate  mem 
ber)  .  Also  athletic  and  boat  clubs  and  civic  and  com 
merce  associations.  Recreations:  Fishing,  sailing,  auto- 
mobiling,  traveling.  Office:  1018  Lumber  Exchange. 
Residence:  3317  2nd  avenue  S.,  Minneapolis. 

HARRY  BURTON  AMEY, 

Lawyer  and  Statesman  of  Island  Pond,  Vt., 
Was  born  December  21,  1868,  in  Pittsburg  N.H.  He 
graduated  from  Dartmouth  college  with  the  degree  of 
A.B.  He  has  attained  success  in  the  practice  of  law  in 
Vermont;  and  in  1902-08  was  state's  attorney  for  Essex 
county.  He  was  a  member  of  the  house  of  representatives 
of  the  Vermont  state  legislature  in  1910.  Since  1910  he 
has  again  been  state's  attorney  for  Essex  county;  and  since 
1911  has  been  assistant  general  counsel  of  the  Central  Ver 
mont  Railway  company;  and  resides  in  Island  Pond,  Vt. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  .  621 

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D.   B.   GILBERT, 

Chairman  Prohibition  State  Committee  of  Nebraska, 
Was  born  January  20,  1866,  in  Lewisville,  Ind.  He 
taught  for  a  number  of  years  in  the  country  schools  of 
Kansas  and  Indiana;  and  was  teacher  and  chaplain  in  the 
Indiana  youths'  school  at  Fort  Wayne.  He  also  taught 
in  the  Central  normal  college  at  Danville;  and  in  the 
southern  Indiana  normal  college  at  Mitchell,  of  which 
institution  he  was  president  for  two  years.  He  is  promi 
nently  identified  with  the  business  and  public  affairs  of 
his  state;  and  is  the  owner  of  two  student  supply  stores 
in  Fremont,  Neb.  He  is  a  member  of  the  prohibition 
national  committee;  and  for  four  years  has  been  chairman 
of  the  state  prohibition  party  of  Nebraska. 

HARRY   HERBERT   McINTYRE, 

Auditor  Passenger  Receipts  Missouri  Pacific  Railway, 
Was  born  at  Chester,  Windsor  county,  Vermont,  May  24, 
1866;  son  of  Willard  Martin  and  Annette  Elmira  (Ord- 
way)  Mclntyre;  educated  in  district  and  graded  schools 
of  Chester,  Vt. ;  married  at  Chicopee,  Mass.,  December  3. 
1890,  to  Miss  Margaret  Annie  Smith ;  one  daughter,  Mar 
garet  Thompson  Mclntyre.  Was  page  in  legislature  of 
Vermont  when  ten  years  old  (session  of  1876)  ;  ran  news 
paper  route,  while  attending  school,  for  several  years 
prior  to  1882;  then  in  postoffice  and  jewelry  store  at 
Chester,  Vt.  While  continuing  school  work,  began  study 
of  law,  relinquishing  same  to  accept  clerical  position  in 
office  Connecticut  River  Railroad  at  Springfield,  Mass., 
May  12,  1885;  resigned  four  years  later  as  chief  clerk  of 
passenger  accounts  to  accept  position  of  apportionment 
clerk,  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  company,  March  20, 
1889,  steadily  promoted  until  appointed  to  present  posi 
tion  of  auditor  passenger  receipts,  same  road,  April  25, 
1900.  Republican.  Episcopalian. 


622  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

JOHN  ROBERT  BAGGETT, 

State  Senator  of  North  Carolina, 

Was  born  October  i,  1871,  in  Bass,  Sampson  county,  N.C. 
In  1892-94  he  attended  Glencoe  High  School;  in  1894-95 
Salem  high  school;  in  1896-99  the  university  of  North 
Carolina;  and  subsequently  attended  the  university  law 
school.  He  is  interested  in  goodd  road  law  for  Harnett 
county,  N.C.  For  twelve  years  he  was  engaged  in  edu 
cational  work;  and  now  practices  law  in  Lillington,  N.C. 
He  is  now  serving  his  term  as  a  member  of  the  North 
Carolina  state  senate  from  the  counties  of  Harnett,  John 
ston  and  Sampson;  and  is  a  member  of  several  important 
committees. 

OTTO  KIRCHNER, 

Lawyer  and  Scientist  of  Detroit,  Mich., 
Was  born  July  13,  1846,  in  Germany.  He  received  the 
honorary  degree  of  A.M.  from  the  university  of  Michi 
gan.  Since  1867  he  has  been  in  the  practice  of  law  in 
Detroit,  Mich.;  and  in  1877-81  was  attorney  general  for 
the  state  of  Michigan.  In  1885-86,  and  in  1893-1906,  was 
professor  of  law,  and  in  1906-08  was  lecturer  on  legal 
ethics  at  the  university  of  Michigan.  In  1896  he  was 
president  of  the  Michigan  Political  Science  association. 

CHARLES   GOODWIN   BENNETT, 

Secretary  United  States  Senate, 

Was  born  and  has  always  resided  in  the  old  Bennett  home 
stead  in  Brooklyn,  N.Y.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar; 
and  received  the  degree  of  LU.B.  from  the  university  of 
New  York.  He  is  chairman  of  the  Broadway  branch  of 
the  Mechanics  bank;  and  trustee  of  Kings  county  savings 
institution.  He  was  a  member  of  the  fifty-fourth  and 
fifty-fifth  congresses  from  New  York  as  a  republican. 
Since  1900  he  has  been  secretary  of  the  United  States 
senate;  and  resides  in  Washington,  D.C. 


SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS  623 

STEPHEN  JONES  MEEKER,    . 

Iron  Founder, 
Was  born  March  17,  1843,  in  Newark,  NJ.  He  entered 
his  father's  employ  in  iron  foundry,  which  was  established 
in  1843;  in  1873  he  became  a  partner  in  the  firm;  and  on 
the  death  of  his  father  in  1880  he  succeeded  to  the  business 
which  now  employs  several  hundred  hands.  In  1903  the 
Meeker  Foundry  Company  succeeded  Mr.  Meeker.  He 
was  president  of  the  New  Jersey  commission  to  the 
World's  Columbian  exposition.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Essex  club,  the  Essex  County  Country  club,  the  Jefferson 
club,  the  North  End  club,  and  the  Lawyers'  and  Man 
hattan  clubs  of  New  York  city.  He  is  also  active  in  re 
ligious  and  benevolent  matters;  and  is  a  member  of  the 
board  of  associated  charities. 

ALBERT  WILLIAM  LINDEKE, 

Dry  Goods, 

Was  born  in  St.  Paul  March  7,  1873;  son  of  Albert  H. 
Lindeke;  educated  in  public  schools  of  St.  Paul;  St.  Paul 
high  school,  graduating  1890;  Yale  university,  graduating 
degree  of  B.A.,  1894.  After  a  trip  abroad  returned  to  St. 
Paul  and  became  connected  with  the  wholesale  dry  goods 
firm  of  Lindeke,  Warner  and  Schurmeier,  now  Lindeke, 
Warner  and  Sons,  of  which  he  has  been  a  partner  since 
1903.  Graduate  of  Minnesota  state  university  law  school, 
degree  of  LL.B.,  1900;  admitted  to  the  bar,  but  has  never 
practiced.  Republican.  Episcopalian.  Clubs:  Minne 
sota,  Commercial,  Town  and  Country,  White  Bear  Yacht, 
Lafayette,  Amateur  Athletic,  Roosevelt  (first  president), 
Yale  (New  York  city).  Recreations:  Automobiling  and 
golf.  Appointed  member  of  St.  Paul  police  commis 
sioners  in  June,  1910.  Elected  president  of  the  board  in 
the  following  November  and  served  until  February,  1912, 
when  he  resigned  owing  to  pressure  of  business.  Director 
of  Association  of  Commerce. 


624  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

CHARLES  HENRY  LAUCHHEIMER, 

Colonel  United  States  Marine  Corps. 
In  1 88 1  he  graduated  from  the  United  States  naval  acad 
emy;  became  second  lieutenant  in  1883;  and  first  lieuten 
ant  in  1890.  In  1892-99  he  was  assistant  to  the  judge 
advocate  general  of  the  navy  in  Washington,  D.C.  In 
1898  he  was  promoted  to  captain;  and  in  1899  was  aP~ 
pointed  major  and  assistant  adjutant  and  inspector  United 
States  marine  corps.  In  1904  he  was  appointed  colonel, 
adjutant  and  inspector;  and  has  been  on  duty  in  the  Phil 
ippine  islands;  and  since  December  28,  1911,  has  been  on 
duty  in  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

JOHN  C.  SIKES, 

State  Representative  of  North  Carolina, 
Was  born  August  31,  1880,  in  Union  county,  N.C.  He 
was  educated  at  the  Wake  Forest  College  of  North  Caro 
lina.  He  has  attained  success  in  the  practice  of  law  in 
his  native  State;  is  identified  with  the  Lake,  Land  and 
Lumber  company  of  Monroe,  N.C.;  and  has  filled  vari 
ous  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
democratic  party;  is  now  filling  his  first  term  of  1911-13 
as  a  member  of  the  North  Carolina  State  House  of  Rep 
resentatives;  and  is  a  member  on  several  important  com 
mittees. 

WILLIAM  STEPHEN  RAINSFORD, 

Clergyman  of  New  York  City, 

Was  born  October  30,  1850,  in  Dublin,  Ireland.  He  has 
conducted  evangelical  services  in  Philadelphia,  Balti 
more,  Louisville,  Sandusky  and  in  London  and  in  other 
cities  in  Canada.  He  became  pastor  of  St.  George's  of 
New  York  City;  established  the  St.  George's  Boys'  Club 
and  the  Girls'  Friendly  society;  and  established  a  regular 
mission  on  Avenue  A,  and  various  branches.  His  home 
is  in  Ridgefield,  Conn. 


SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS  625 

LOWELL  ELLSWORTH  J EPSON, 

Manufacturer, 

Was  born  at  Faribault,  Minn.,  October  19,  1863;  son  of 
John  Jepson;  graduated  at  Charleton  college,  Northfield, 
Minn.,  degree  of  B.S.,  1887,,  and  took  M.A.  degree,  1897; 
married  at  Clearwater,  Minn.,  1889,  to  Ada  Whiting. 
Came  to  Minneapolis  in  1887.  President  of  the  Winkley 
Artificial  Limb  company;  represented  the  8th  district  of 
Minnesota  as  state  senator  for  eight  years.  Congrega- 
tionalist. 

BARKSDALE    HAMLETT, 

State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  for  Kentucky, 
Was  born  February  3,  1879,  in  Abilene,  Va.  He  received 
the  rudiments  of  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  state;  and  graduated  from  the  Hampden-Sid- 
ney  callege  of  Virginia.  He  soon  attained  success  as  an 
educator;  and  became  superintendent  of  city  schools  of 
Hopkinsville,  Ky.  He  is  identified  with  the  democratic 
party;  has  been  a  member  of  the  state  board  of  educa 
tion;  and  has  filled  several  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 
He  is  now  serving  his  first  term  of  1912-16  as  state  super 
intendent  of  public  instruction  for  Kentucky;  and  resides 
in  Frankfort,  Ky. 

GEORGE  HERBERT  PALMER, 

Educator  and  Author, 

Was  born  March  19,  1842,  in  Boston,  Mass.  He  received 
a  thorough  education;  and  in  1873  he  was  made  assistant 
professor  of  philosophy  at  Harvard  College.  He  was 
made  full  professor  ten  years  later;  and  in  i88q  became 
Alford  professor  of  natural  religion,  moral  philosophv 
an  dcivil  politv.  He  is  the  author  of  The  New  Educa 
tion;  The  Field  of  Ethics;  The  Teacher;  The  Problem 
of  Freedom;  and  numerous  other  works, 
tion. 


626  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

JOSEPH   BROWN   KENDALL, 

Banker,  Manufacturer, 

Was  born  at  Canton,  Pa.,  April  13,  1838;  son  of  S.  B.  and 
Fanny  Kendall;  educated  in  common  schools  and  com 
mercial  school,  Washington,  D.C.,  graduating  June  2, 
1868.  Served  in  civil  war,  1861-64;  wounded  at  battle  of 
Chancellorsville;  clerk  in  war  department,  Washington, 
D.C.,  1864-68;  came  to  Minnesota,  1868,  and  conducted 
general  merchandise  business  until  1893.  Has  been  en 
gaged  in  manufacture  of  brick  since  1893.  President 
State  Bank  of  Byron.  Member  Minnesota  legislature, 
1895-97;  member  G.A.R.,  I.O.O.F. 

GUY   EVERETT   MAXWELL, 

President  Winona  State  Normal  School, 
Was  born  in  Mason  county  111.,  1870;  son  of  Henry  C. 
and  Mary  (Ewers)  Maxwell;  came  to  Appleton,  Minne 
sota,  1879;  graduate  Hamline  university,  degree  of  A.B., 
1893;  Columbia  university,  Teachers  college,  degree  of 
A.M.,  1900;  married  at  St.  Paul,  1896,  to  Miss  Jeanette 
R.  Evans.  Taught  in  public  schools  of  Minnesota  and 
Wisconsin,  1893-98;  was  principal  training  department 
Winona  state  normal  school,  1900-04;  has  been  president 
of  the  school  since  1004.  Club:  Minnesota  School  Mas 
ters'.  Recreations:  Tennis  and  gymnasium. 

WILLIAM    DREW   WASHBURN, 

United  States  Senator, 

Was  born  January  14,  1831,  in  Livermore,  Me.  He  was 
surveyor-general  of  Minnesota  by  President  Lincoln  in 
1861-64;  was  a  director  and  large  owner  of  the  Minne 
apolis  Water  Power  company;  was  the  projector  and 
afterwards  president  of  the  Minneapolis  and  St.  Louis 
railroad;  and  organized  and  built  the  Sault  line  of  rail 
way  from  Minneapolis  to  Sault  Ste.  Marie,  Mich.,  of 
which  he  was  the  chief  projector,  and  remained  president 
until  his  election  to  the  United  States  senate  in  1889;  in 
1879-85  was  a  representative  in  congress;  and  United 
States  senate  in  1889-95. 


SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS  627 

WILLIAM   D.  WILLARD, 

Banker, 

Was  born  at  Mankato,  Minn.,  December  17,  1876;  son 
of  John  A.  and  Anna  M.  (Sibley)  Willard;  educated  in 
Mankato  high  school  and  at  the  university  of  Minnesota, 
graduating  degree  of  A.B.,  1888;  married  at  Chester,  Vt., 
1890,  to  Miss  Louise  A.  Robbins.  Was  manager  Man 
kato  Linseed  Oil  Works,  1890-98;  secretary  Mankato 
Mills  company,  1898-1901 ;  has  been  director  and  cashier 
First  National  Bank,  since  November,  1901.  Also  presi 
dent  Park  Point  Land  company;  secretary  and  treasurer 
Mankato  Citizens'  Telephone  company,  Western  Land 
and  Loan  company.  Member  Mankato  Public  Library 
Board.  Republican.  Presbyterian.  Member  National 
Credit  Men's  Association. 

ARTHUR  J.   REEVES, 

General  Agent  of  the  New  England  Mutual  Life  Insur 
ance  Company  for  Minnesota, 

Was  born  at  Madison,  Wis.,  September  24,  1866;  son  of 
John  and  Jane  Reeves,  daughter  of  Dr.  Charles  Oswin  of 
London,  England;  educated  in  public  schools  of  Iowa, 
with  two  years  in  Cedar  Valley  seminary,  Osage,  Iowa; 
married  at  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  November  5,  1891,  to  Mary 
S.  Clark;  one  son,  Oswin  Arthur;  left  school  on  death  of 
father  to  close  up  his  estate,  in  which  occupation  spent 
two  years;  moved  to  St.  Paul,  1886,  and  a  few  months 
later  established  in  real  estate  business.  Organized,  1889, 
the  fire  insurance  firm  which  was  afterward  Reeves  and 
Gilliam,  to  which  was  added  the  St.  Paul  agencv  of  the 
Mutual  Benefit  LSfe  Insurance  company,  in  1897;  re 
signed  April  i,  1902,  to  accept  general  agency  of  the  New 
England  Mutual  Life  Insurance  company  of  Boston,  in 
which  continues.  Republican  in  national,  independent 
in  state  and  local  politics.  Congregationalist.  Clubs: 
Commercial,  Congregational  club  of  Minnesota. 


628  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

EDGAR  WEAVER, 

County  Auditor, 

Was  born  in  1852  in  Milton,  Wis.  He  was  educated  at 
Milton  college.  In  1879-99  ne  was  general  agent  of  the 
J.  I.  Case  Threshing  Machine  company  at  Mankato, 
Minn.;  and  then  became  cashier  of  a  bank.  Since  1900 
he  has  been  auditor  of  Blue  Earth  county.  In  1893  he 
was  elected  mayor  of  Mankato,  serving  four  years.  In 
1895-97  ne  was  president  of  the  State  Agricultural  So 
ciety;  and  in  1896  became  a  member  of  the  state  capitol 
commission. 

JEFFERSON  F.  MOSER, 

Captain  United  States  Navy. 

In  1868  he  graduated  from  the  United  States  Naval 
Academy  at  Newport.  In  1870  he  was  promoted  to  mas 
ter;  in  1872  to  lieutenant;  in  1893  to  lieutenant-com 
mander;  in  1903  was  promoted  to  captain;  and  was  re 
tired  in  1904  after  forty  years  of  service.  He  was  largely 
employed  on  special  duty,  on  the  coast  survey  and  the  ex 
ploring  expeditions  in  connection  with  the  interoceanic 
canal  surveys.  He  levelled  the  accepted  canal  routes 
both  through  Nicaragua  and  Panama;  while  in  command 
of  the  Albatross,  he  was  appointed  by  the  president  a 
member  of  the  Fur  Seal  Commission,  and  in  this  capacity 
visited  Eastern  Siberia  and  the  Kuriles;  during  his  com 
mand  the  vessel  was  largely  engaged  upon  oceanography, 
the  exploration  of  the  salmon  streams  and  lake  systems  of 
Alaska,  and  the  exploration  of  a  portion  of  the  South 
Seas,  under  direction  of  Alexander  Agassiz.  He  is  now 
superintendent  of  the  Alaska  Packers'  Association  at  San 
Francisco,  Cal.  He  is  a  fellow  of  the  American  Associa 
tion  for  the  Advancement  of  Science;  member  of  Ethno 
graphical  Society  of  France,  a  member  of  the  Philoso 
phical  Society  of  Washington,  and  of  National  Geogra 
phical  Society. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  629 

CHARLES   E.  JOHNSON, 

Assistant  Public  Examiner, 

Was  born  at  Trondhjem,  Norway,  May  i,  1854;  came  to 
America  at  13  years  of  age;  educated  in  common  schools. 
Learned  telegraphy  in  Wisconsin  and  followed  railroad 
work  for  30  years,  with  Chicago  and  Northwestern  rail 
way,  except  about  one  year;  came  to  Minnesota  1875; 
has  served  as  assistant  state  bank  examiner  since  March, 
1904.  Private  to  lieutenant-colonel,  M.N.G. ;  lieutenant- 
colonel,  commanding  i4th  Minnesota  volunteer  infantry 
in  Spanish-American  war;  commanded  expedition  against 
Leech  Lake  Indians,  1898.  Republican.  Lutheran. 
Member  Masonic  order,  I.O.O.F.,  Knights  of  Pythias, 
B.P.O.E.  Married  December,  1877,  to  Miss  B.  O.  Field 
of  Blair,  Wis.  Club:  Elks.  Recreations:  Reading  and 
driving. 

HARRIS  RICHARDSON, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  at  Lowell,  Wis.,  August  8,  1858;  son  of  Edwin 
B.  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Tenney)  Richardson;  educated 
in  Janesville  (Wis.)  high  school;  two  years  in  prepara 
tory  department  Beloit  (Wis.)  College;  Yale  university, 
B.A.,  1881;  univeristy  of  Wisconsin,  law  department, 
L.L.B.,  1883.  Married  at  Danbury,  Conn.,  1882,  to  Mary 
K.  Fairchild  (now  deceased).  Admitted  to  bar,  June, 
1883;  began  practice  of  law  at  St.  Paul,  August,  1883; 
partner  with  Charles  D.  Kerr  from  1885  until  appoint 
ment  of  Col.  Kerr  as  district  judge,  1887;  partner  with 
James  E.  Markham,  1889;  member  firm  of  Warner, 
Richardson  and  Laurence,  1890-1900;  since  May  i,  1900, 
practicing  alone.  Republican;  member  Republican  State 
Central  Committee  three  terms  and  secretary  of  commit 
tee  two  terms.  Trustee  The  State  Savings  Bank.  Mem 
ber  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  fraternity.  Clubs:  Minnesota, 
Commercial. 


630  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

SAMUEL  UNTERMEYER, 

Lawyer  and  Statesman  of  New  York  City, 
Was  born  March  2,  1858,  in  Lynchburg,  Va.  He  was  a 
student  at  the  College  City  of  New  York;  and  in  1878 
received  the  degree  of  LL.B.  from  Columbia.  Since  1879 
he  has  been  in  the  active  practice  of  law  in  New  York 
City.  He  has  organized  and  is  counsel  for  many  brew 
ing,  manufacturing,  mining,  industrial,  and  railway  cor 
porations.  He  is  general  counsel  for  the  Kansas  City 
Southern  Railway  and  a  score  of  other  corporations.  He 
has  also  put  forth  in  public  addresses  and  articles  pleas 
for  the  federal  regulation  of  the  trust  and  kindred  sub 
jects.  He  is  a  director  of  the  United  Fruit  company  and 
various  other  corporations ;  and  is  a  member  of  the  Amer 
ican  Society  of  International  Law,  League  of  Political 
Education  and  various  other  clubs  and  societies. 


JOHN  AUGUSTUS  OCKERSON, 

Civil  Engineer, 

Was  born  March  4,  1848,  in  Skane,  Sweden.  He  received 
the  degrees  of  B.S.,  C.E.,  and  D.Eng.  For  many  years 
he  was  engaged  in  civil  and  mining  engineering;  was  as 
sistant  in  the  United  States  lake  survey;  and  in  1876  as 
sistant  engineer  Eads  Jetties.  In  1902-05  he  was  chief 
department  of  liberal  arts  at  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Ex 
position;  and  in  1898  became  a  member  of  the  Mississ 
ippi  River  Commission.  He  has  been  United  States  del 
egate  to  the  international  congress  of  merchant  marine 
in  Paris  in  1900;  and  to  the  international  congress  of  navi 
gation  the  same  year.  In  1864-65  he  served  in  the  one 
hundred  and  thirty-second  regiment  Illinois  infantry  and 
in  the  First  Minnesota  heavy  artillery.  He  has  been  twice 
president  of  the  St.  Louis  Engineers  Club.  He  is  the 
author  of  numerous  articles  on  engineering  topics. 


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STEWART  EVERETT  ROWE, 

Lawyer  and  Statesman  of  Kensington,  N  .H., 
Was  born  January  22,  1881,  in  Kensington,  N.  H.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city,  at 
Exeter  high  school,  Phillips  Exeter  academy  and  the 
Boston  university  law  school.  Since  1907  he  has  been 
sealer  of  weights  and  measures  for  Rockingham  county, 
N.H.  He  is  a  member  of  the  republican  party;  has  been 
a  member  of  the  board  of  education;  has  been  auditor, 
tax  collector,  and  held  various  town  offices.  In  1902  he 
was  a  delegate  to  the  New  Hampshire  constitutional  con 
vention.  He  has  been  a  delegate  to  state  congressional 
and  senatorial  conventions  of  the  republican  party.  He 
is  a  successful  lawyer  and  maintains  an  office  in  Exeter 
as  well  as  in  Kensington,  where  he  still  resides  on  the 
original  homestead  spot. 

WILLIAM  STONE  WOODS, 

Banker  and  Financier, 

Was  born  November  i,  1840,  in  Columbia,  Mo.  He  al 
ternately  taught  and  attended  school  until  1861 ;  and  was 
graduated  from  the  Missouri  State  university.  In  1864 
he  graduated  as  a  doctor  of  medicine  from  the  Jefferson 
Medical  college  of  Philadelphia.  After  a  few  years  of 
successful  practice  he  engaged  in  the  wholesale  grocery 
trade.  In  1869  he  started  a  bank  in  Rocheport,  Mo.  In 
1881  he  moved  to  Kansas  City;  and  there  organized  a 
wholesale  dry  goods  firm  and  also  became  president  of 
the  Kansas  City  Savings  Association.  In  1887  he  re 
organized  it  as  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce  with  a 
capital  of  two  million  dollars,  and  of  which  he  has  al 
ways  president.  In  1906  he  organized  the  Commeiual 
Trust  company  and  was  its  president  until  his  retirement 
from  active  business  in  1910. 


632  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

HENRY  L.  D.  STANFORD, 

lawyer  and  Jurist, 

Was  born  October  2,  1856,  in  Salisbury,  Md.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Salisbury  and  Mary 
land;  and  then  studied  law.  Until  1905  has  was  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  law;  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  order 
and  other  patriotic  and  fraternal  orders;  and  has  filled 
various  positions  of  trust  and  honor.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  democratic  party;  and  in  1905  was  a  delegate  in  the 
general  assembly  of  Maryland.  He  is  now  associate  judge 
for  the  First  Judicial  District  of  Maryland  for  the  term 
of  1911-26;  and  resides  in  Princess  Anne,  Md. 

HIRAM  A.  SCRIVER, 

Banker, 

Was  born  in  Canada,  1860;  son  of  John  A.  and  Kate 
(Rich)  Scriver;  graduated  from  Carleton  College, 
Northfield,  Minn.,  degree  of  A.B.,  1881.  Has  been  en 
gaged  in  the  banking  business  since  1881  and  is  now  pres 
ident  of  the  St.  Anthony  Falls  Bank  at  St.  Anthony  Falls, 
Minneapolis,  and  the  Citizens  State  Bank  of  Cannon 
Falls,  Minn.  Republican.  Congregationalist.  Club: 
East  Side  Commercial.  Office:  St.  Anthony  Falls  Bank, 
St.  Anthony  Falls,  Minn.  Residence:  603  Fulton  St., 
S.E.,  Minneapolis. 

HERBERT  WELSH, 
Secretary  of  the  Indian  Rights  Association, 
Was  born  December  4,  1851,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  In 
1871  he  graduated  from  the  university  of  Pennsylvania; 
and  then  spent  two  years  in  Paris  studying  art.  The  In 
dian  Rights  Association,  of  which  he  is  secretary,  was  or 
ganized  in  1882.  Its  object  is  to  promote  the  just  treat 
ment  of  the  Indians,  to  secure  their  education  and  their 
settlement  upon  individual  holdings  of  land,  and  to  se 
cure  for  them  ultimate  citizenship.  The  home  office  is  in 
Philadelphia;  and  none  of  its  officers  receive  salaries. 


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ANDREW  DAVID  STOWE, 

Rector  of  Christ  Episcopal  Church,  Minneapolis, 
Was  born  in  Readsboro,  Vermont,  April  21,  1851.  He 
removed  to  aterville,  Minnesota,  with  his  parents, 
the  Hon.  Lewis  and  Hannah  Babcock  Stowe,  in  June, 
1856.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  school,  Shattuck 
school,  Faribault  and  Seabury  Divinity  School  at  Fari- 
bault,  Minnesota.  From  May  1876  to  April  1878  he  was 
superintendent  of  the  government  school  and  had  charge 
of  the  agricultural  education  and  industries  for  the  Ind 
ians  on  the  White  Earth  Reservation  in  northern  Minne 
sota  and  brought  to  great  success.  He  was  ordained  a 
deacon  June  13,  1880,  in  the  Cathedral  at  Faribault,  and 
to  the  priesthood  December  19,  1880,  in  St.  Paul's  church 
at  St.  Paul  by  Bishop  Whipple.  He  became  rector  of 
Trinity  church,  at  Anoka,  Minnesota,  and  in  charge  of 
Elk  River,  Becker  and  Princeton,  August  30,  1880,  in 
wrhich  capacity  he  served  until  April  i,  1888.  He  served 
for  five  years  on  the  Board  of  Education  in  Anoka  and 
was  president  of  the  board  for  three  years.  He  became 
rector  of  Ascension  church  at  Stillwater,  April  i,  1888. 
He  resigned  Ascension  church  on  Easter,  1900,  and  as 
sumed  his  present  charge  October  ist,  1900,  also  having 
had  charge,  during  this  time,  of  St.  Matthew's  church, 
St.  Anthony  Park,  Epiphany  church  at  Hamline  and 
Grace  church  in  Minneapolis.  He  has  served  as  the  sec 
retary  of  the  diocese  of  Minnesota  since  October  ist,  1885, 
being  appointed  to  that  office  by  the  late  bishop  of  the 
diocese,  the  Right  Reverend  H.  B.  Whipple,  DD.,  LL.D. 
and  has  since  been  annually  chosen  to  that  office.  He  mar 
ried  Frances  Ellen  Jacklin  of  Detroit,  Mich.  There  are 
five  children,  viz.:  Mrs.  William  S.  Fish,  Klamath  Falls, 
Oregon;  Lewis  W.  Stone,  Deer  Lodge,  Mont.;  Mrs. 
Charles  L.  Pugh,  Spokane,  Wash.;  Edward  D.  Stowe, 
Minneapolis,  Minn.;  Ruth  L.  Stowe.  He  has  always 
taken  a  deep  interest  in  and  been  active  in  all  social,  edu- 


634  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

cational,  civic  and  religious  affairs  of  the  community  in 
which  he  lived  and  in  the  great  national  and  world  issues 
of  the  day. 
bright. 

JOSEPH  J.   LITTLE, 

Soldier,  Journalist,  Congressman, 

Was  born  June  5,  1841,  in  England.  He  served  in  the 
union  army  in  1862,  in  1863  and  1864  as  corporal,  first 
sergeant  and  first  lieutenant.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
board  of  education  and  chairman  of  a  committee  on 
buildings  at  the  time  of  his  election  to  congress;  and  was 
an  active  member  of  the  New  York  World's  Fair  com 
mittee.  He  was  named  as  one  of  the  incorporators  in  the 
World's  Fair-  bill  passed  by  the  New  York  legislature, 
as  also  in  the  congressional  bill  introduced  on  behalf  of 
New  York.  He  was  elected  to  the  fifty-second  congress 
as  a  democrat  to  fifill  a  vacancy. 


ADDISON   P.  MUNROE, 

State  Senator  of  Rhode  Island, 

Was  born  January  2,  1862,  in  Providence,  R.I.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city.  For 
many  years  he  was  engaged  as  a  successful  merchant  of 
Providence,  but  has  now  retired  from  active  business. 
He  is  identified  with  the  democratic  party;  in  1903  was 
a  representative  from  Providence  to  the  state  legislature; 
and  was  prominently  mentioned  as  a  candidate  on  the 
democratic  ticket  for  governor  for  the  coming  November 
election  of  1912.  He  is  now  serving  his  second  term  of 
1912-13  as  a  member  of  the  Rhode  Island  state  senate; 
and  in  his  last  election  polled  more  votes  than  any  other 
candidate  of  any  party. 


SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS  635 

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HERMANN  KRETZ, 

Architect, 

Was  born  in  Essen,  Rhein  Provinz,  Germany,  May  20, 
1860;  son  of  John  and  Margareth  A.  Kretz;  attended 
public  and  private  schools,  Barge,  Borbeck,  1866-74; 
School  of  Technology,  Essen,  1874-77;  Academy  of  Ar 
chitecture,  Holzminden,  1877-80,  graduating  as  architect, 
1881;  married  at  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  August  22,  1894,  to 
Miss  Helena  B.  Botzet.  After  traveling  through  greater 
part  of  Europe,  came  to  New  York,  1881;  from  there 
visited  principal  cities  of  United  States  and  Canada;  in 
1886  located  at  St.  Paul  and  engaged  in  general  practice 
of  architecture. 

GEORGE  RICHARDS, 

Colonel  and  Paymaster  United  States  Marine  Corps, 
Was  born  February  66,  1872,  in  Ironton,  Ohio.  In  1891 
he  graduated  from  the  United  States  Naval  Academy; 
was  appointed  second-lieutenant  in  1893;  and  in  1899 
was  appointed  major  and  assistant  paymaster  in  the  ma 
rine  corps.  In  1897,  he  was  promoted  to  first  lieutenant; 
was  made  captain  in  1899;  and  was  brevetted  lieutenant- 
colonel  in  1900  for  distinguished  conduct  in  the  presence 
of  the  enemy  at  the  battle  of  Tientsin,  China.  In  1909 
he  was  promoted  to  colonel  and  paymaster  in  the  United 
States  Marine  Corps,  in  charge  of  the  paymaster's  depart 
ment. 

HORACE  B.  WARD, 

Statesman  and  Public  Official  of  Danville,  Vt., 
Was  born  July  7,  1864,  in  Danville,  Vt.  He  was  educated 
at  Lyndon  Institute.  He  is  a  successful  farmer  of  Dan 
ville,  Vt.,  where  he  has  always  lived.  In  1908  he  became 
first  selectman;  was  road  commissioner  in  1900-03  and 
1909-10;  and  is  again  road  commissioner  for  1911-12.  In 
1910-11  he  represented  his  town  in  the  General  Assembly 
of  the  Vermont  State  Legislature;  and  served  on  several 
important  committees. 


636  SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS 

CHARLES  T.  WILLS, 

Contractor  and  Builder, 

Was  born  December  13,  1851,  in  New  York  City.  He 
became  and  expert  in  bricklaying,  was  soon  made  a  fore 
man;  and  soon  after  reaching  his  majority  he  entered 
business  on  his  own  account.  He  has  since  erected  the 
Vanderbilt  building,  the  New  Jersey  Central  railway 
depot  in  Jersey  City,  the  Mail  and  Express  building,  the 
Tiffany  building  and  numreous  other  buildings,  amount 
ing  to  several  of  millions  of  dollars  every  year.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  Garfield  National  Bank;  and  is  a  member 
of  numerous  clubs  and  societies.  In  1876  he  devoted  two 
months  to  filling  the  unexpired  term  of  Smith  Ely  in  con 
gress.  He  is  the  author  of  Sketches  Over  the  Sea  and 
numerous  other  works;  and  resides  in  Greenwich,  Conn. 

FREDERICK  MORGAN  STEELE, 

Manufacturer  of  Chicago, 

Was  November  27,  1851,  in  Albany,  N.Y.  In  1879  he 
removed  to  Chicago,  111.;  and  was  one  of  the  organizers 
of  the  Chicago  Forge  and  Bolt  company,  of  which  he  was 
secretary  for  seventeen  years.  He  was  then  instrumental 
in  organizing  the  American  Bridge  Works,  of  which  he 
was  secretary  and  treasurer  until  1900.  He  next  organized 
the  Standard  Forging  company,  of  which  he  is  president 
and  treasurer.  He  was  also  president  of  the  South  Haven 
and  Eastern,  Milwaukee,  Benton  Harbor  and  Columbus, 
and  Paw  Paw  Lake  railroads.  He  has  the  most  complete 
collection  of  hymns  in  the  original  handwriting  of  their 
authors,  consisting  of  about  six  hundred  hymns,  covering 
a  period  of  two  hundred  years. 

RUBY  ROSS  VALE, 

Lawyer, 

Was  born  at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  October  19,  1874;  son  of  Jo 
seph  Griffith  Vale  and  Sarah  (Eyster)  Vale.  Mr.  Vale 


SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS  637 

comes  of  a  family  of  lawyers,  his  grandfather,  father,  un 
cle,  brother  and  several  paternal  and  maternal  cousins 
being  members  of  this  profession.  He  was  graduated  from 
the  Dickinson  Preparatory  School,  Carlisle,  Pa.,  in  1892; 
and  from  Dickinson  College,  as  Ph.B.,  1896,  A.M.,  1899, 
and  D.C.L.,  1909;  Dickinson  School  of  Law  as  LL.B.  in 
1899.  He  married  at  Milford,  Del.,  in  1901,  Maria  Eliz 
abeth  Williams,  and  they  have  two  children:  Maria 
Elizabeth  and  Grace.  Mr.  Vale  was  principal  of  the 
Milford  Classical  School,  1896-1898.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Law  Association  of  Philadelphia  and  Law  Aca 
demy  of  Philadelphia;  member  American  Academy  of 
Political  and  Social  Science;  member  of  Phi  Kappa  Psi 
fraternity,  Theta  Nu  Epsilon  fraternity,  and  Belle  Let- 
tres  Literary  Society.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Racquet 
Club  of  Philadelphia  and  other  clubs.  Mr.  Vale  is  au 
thor  of:  Elementary  Principles  of  Pennsylvania  Law, 
1901,  two  volumes;  second  edition  in  1902.  He  was  an- 
notator  of  the  Rules  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Pennsyl 
vania,  1902;  indexed  and  arranged  Pennsylvania  Law  of 
Negotiable  Instruments,  1902;  compiler  of  Vale's  Sup 
plement  to  Brightly's  Digest  of  Pennsylvania  Decisions, 
1903;  compiler  Vale's  Digest  of  Pennsylvania  Decisions, 
two  volumes,  1754  to  1907.  He  has  contributed  magazine 
articles  on  legal,  political  and  economic  subjects.  In  his 
profession,  his  reputation  is  established  as  an  orator  and 
advocate  as  well  as  a  lawyer  of  wide  learning  and  ac 
curate  scholarship.  He  has  never  sought  nor  held  politi 
cal  office. 

ALEXANDER  HUGH  McCORMICK, 

Rear  Admiral  United  States  Navy, 

Appointed  an  active  Midshipman  from  Texas,  1859;  at 
the  Naval  Academy,  18^9-61;  ordered  to  active  service 
May,  1861 ;  on  Quaker  City,  June  to  October,  1861 ;  the 
receiving  ship  North  Carolina,  the  Norwich,  South  At 
lantic  blockading  squadron,  1862-3;  participated  in  the 


638  SUCCESSFUL  AMERICANS 

bombardment  of  Fort  Pulaski,  the  occupation  of  Jackson 
ville,  Fla.,  and  a  raid  on  Georgetown,  S.C.  Appointed 
acting  master  1862.  Promoted  to  ensign  December,  1863; 
on  Housatonic  and  Wabash,  1863.  Promoted  to  lieuten 
ant  1864;  on  Iroquois  1864-5  J  on  Chattanooga,  1866.  Pro 
moted  to  lieutenant-commander  1866;  at  naval  academy 
in  department  of  mathematics,  1866-9;  on  Lancaster, 
South  Atlantic  station,  1869-72;  naval  academy,  depart 
ment  of  astronomy  and  navigation,  1872-5;  commanded 
practice  steamer  Fortune,  1873;  on  Pensacola,  Pacific  sta 
tion,  1875-6.  Promoted  to  commander  September,  1876; 
bureau  of  ordnance,  1877-81 ;  commanded  Essex,  in  cruise 
around  the  world,  1881-5;  inspector  of  ordnance,  navy 
yard,  Washington,  1885-8;  bureau  of  ordnance,  1889; 
inspector  of  ordnance,  navy  yard,  New  York,  1889-92. 
Promoted  to  captain  April,  1892;  in  command  of  Lan 
caster,  Asiatic  station,  i892-c?4;  navy  yard,  Norfolk,  1894- 
97;  in  command  of  battleship  Oregon,  1898;  invalided, 
March,  1898;  commandant,  navy  yard,  Washington, 
1898-99.  Promoted  to  rear-admiral  September,  1899. 
Retired  at  own  request,  March,  1900. 

ARTHUR  LLOYD  THOMAS, 

Business  President  and  Statesman  of  Salt  Lake  City, 
Was  born  August  22,  1851,  in  Chicago,  II.  He  was  edu 
cated  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.  In  1879-97  he  was  secretary  of 
Utah  Territory;  in  1880  was  supervisor  census  of  Utah; 
and  in  1884  was  a  member  of  the  commission  to  compile 
and  codify  the  laws  of  Utah.  In  1886-89  he  was  a  mem 
ber  of  the  Utah  commission;  and  in  1889-93  was  governor 
of  Utah.  Since  1898  he  has  been  postmaster  of  Salt  Lake 
City,  Utah.  He  called  the  first  great  national  irrigation 
congress  at  Salt  Lake  City  in  1890;  and  also  called  the 
first  international  irrigation  congress  at  Los  Angeles  in 
1891.  He  is  president  of  the  Idaho  Irrigating  and  Colo 
nization  company. 


SUCCESSFUL   AMERICANS  639 

JOHN  WHERRY, 

Of  Peking,  China, 

Was  born  May  23,  1837,  in  Shippensburg,  Pa.  He  has 
received  the  degrees  of  B.A.,  M.A.,  and  D.D.;  and  in 
1863  was  appointed  missionary  to  China  by  the  Presby 
terian  board.  He  has  filled  many  important  positions  in 
his  church  in  China.  Since  1880  he  has  been  pastor  of  the 
first  Presbyterian  church  of  Pekin,  China;  and  since  1881 
principal  of  Truth  Hall  academy  of  that  city.  Since  1887 
he  has  been  a  member  of  the  commission  to  translate  the 
Bible  into  classical  Chinese;  and  is  the  author  of  numer 
ous  Biblical  works. 

FRANCIS  LE  ROY  SATTERLEE, 

Physician  of  New  York  City, 

Was  born  June  15,  1847,  in  New  York  City.  In  1868  he 
received  the  degree  of  M.D.  from  the  University  Medical 
college.  He  served  as  surgeon  to  the  Eighty-fourth  regi 
ment  New  York  national  guard,  with  the  rank  of  major; 
and  has  filled  numerous  other  positions  of  trust  and  honor. 
He  received  the  degrees  of  Ph.B.  and  Ph.D.  from  the 
university  of  the  City  of  New  York.  Since  1869  he  has 
been  professor  of  chemistry,  materia  medica  and  thera 
peutics  in  the  New  York  college  of  Dentistry,  and  is  the 
author  of  The  Treatment  of  Eryspelas;  and  a  Treatise  on 
Gout  and  Rheumatism. 

CAVOUR  S.   LANGDON, 

Railroad  Contractor, 

Was  born  at  New  Haven,  Vt.,  September  1 1,  1861 ;  son  of 
Robert  B.  and  Sarah  (Smith)  Langdon;  educated  in 
public  schools  of  Minneapolis,  Minn.;  married  at  Min 
neapolis,  December  27,  1893,  to  Mabel  Shaw.  Engaged 
in  railroad  construction  since  1878.  Member  of  the  firm 
of  Linton  and  company,  established  in  1892;  trustee 
Farmers'  and  Mechanics'  Savings  bank;  vice-president 
Minneapolis  Syndicate;  director  Minneapolis  Trust  com 
pany.  Member  of  the  M.N.G.  from  1879-81;.  Repub 
lican.  Episcopalian.  Clubs:  Minneapolis,  Minikahda, 


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HERMAN  WILLIAM   KIXMOELLER, 

President  O.  H.  Peck  Company, 

Was  born  at  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  December  31,  1870; 
son  of  Simon  and  Margaret  Kixmoeller;  educated  in 
German  parochial  and  Minneapolis  public  schools;  mar 
ried  at  Minneapolis,  January  11,  1903,  to  Miss  Hulda 
Rutzatz.  At  thirteen  years  of  age  entered  a  shoe  store 
but  after  five  years'  experience  in  the  shoe  business  en 
gaged  as  bokkeeper  in  a  photographic  supply  house  and 
became  manager;  later  half  partner  successively  in  the 
firm  of  J.  H.  Fouch  and  company,  and  the  Minneapolis 
Photo  Materials  company;  president,  manager  and  treas 
urer  of  the  photographic  supply  firm  of  O.  H.  Peck  com 
pany. 

AUSTIN  VELOUS  MILTON  SPRAGUE, 

Inventor  of  New  York  City, 

Was  born  May  28,  1840,  in  Rochester,  N.Y.  He  received 
a  public  school  and  academic  education  in  Rochester, 
N.Y. ;  and  subsequently  pursued  special  studies  in  law, 
medicine  and  engineering.  He  learned  his  trade  in  the 
shops  of  his  father,  who  was  a  hardware  merchant  and 
manufacturer.  In  1865  he  went  to  the  oil  fields  of  Penn 
sylvania,  improving  methods  of  oil  production.  He  is 
especially  notable  for  his  inventions  of  disinfectors  and 
sterilizers;  and  is  the  inventor  of  The  Sprague  Asept- 
isizer. 

JAMES  A.   MILLER, 
State  Senator  of  Pennsylvania, 

Was  born  May  3,  1863,  in  Lynn  Township,  Lehigh  coun 
ty,  Pa.  He  was  educated  in  the  select  schools  of  his 
native  county.  He  is  a  successful  merchant  of  New  Trip 
oli,  Pa.;  has  been  justice  of  the  peace  for  twenty-five 
years;  and  was  a  delegate  to  many  of  the  state  conventions 
and  to  the  national  democratic  convention  of  1908.  He  is 
serving  his  first  term  of  1911-14  as  a  member  of  the  Penn 
sylvania  state  senate. 


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